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Ridge lift (or 'slope lift') is created when a prevailing wind strikes a geologic obstacle that is large and steep enough to deflect the wind upward. If the wind is strong enough and the ridge high enough, it provides enough force for gliders to stay airborne for long durations or travel great distances. Long mountain ranges such as those found in the United States, New Zealand, and Chile have been used by glider pilots to fly in excess of a thousand kilometers in a single flight. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Gliders are un-powered heavier-than-air aircraft. ...

Ridge lift at the Torrey Pines Gliderport in La Jolla, CA Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Categories: Mountain meteorology | Aeronautics | Aviation terminology | Aviation terminology stubs Hang gliding is one of the windsports. ... Paragliding (known in France, Spain and Portugal as parapente) is a recreational and competitive flying sport. ... A modern glider crossing the finish line of a competition at high speed. ... What is a slope flying? 1. ... This wave cloud pattern formed off of the ÃŽle Amsterdam in the far southern Indian Ocean, due to orographic lift of an airmass by the island, producing alternating bands of condensed and invisible humidity downwind of the island as the moist air moves in vertical waves and the moisture successively...

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