FlyboyBen
Would you mean that there are thousands of gliders flying uncontrolled around the world ?
You are scaring me, I should quit gliding right now
Are you aware that two chaps flew 2174.5 km in straight line and more 3009 km in closed circuit, sans noise generator ?
he has no throttle to open if he needs a bit of extra power
who cares if he is high enough and has a way to control energy dissipation, namely airbrakes or similar.