Semantics I suppose! In soaring one is using various forms of lift to
avoid gravity returning your sailplane back to earth. The power pilot
uses fuel to achieve the same means. Bottom line-no lift, no fuel=final
glide sailplane or power plane. Or am I being too nit-picky.
My point is that it takes skill to fly anything safely, smoothly and
efficiently. Experience and professionalism makes it look easy.

Dean