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[[File:Forces in flight.jpg|thumb|frame|Forces on a glider in flight]]
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[[File:Forces in flight.jpg|thumb|frame|Forces on a glider in flight]]
Most people have misconceptions about how flight works, you don't have to understand the details of flight to fly but having a grasp of the basics helps.
As long as the wings are moving forward they will produce lift. Lift is one of the the forces on the glider. The others being drag (friction) and weight (gravity). Weight always pull the glider towards the ground, and drag always tries to slow the glider down.