Editing Lenticular cloud (section)

==Flight==
Pilots of powered aircraft tend to avoid flying near lenticular clouds because of the turbulence and sinking air of the rotor generated at the trailing edge of these clouds, but [[gliding|glider pilots]] actively seek them out in order to climb in the upward moving air at the leading edge. The precise location of the rising air mass is fairly easy to predict from the orientation of the clouds. "Wave lift" of this kind is often very smooth and strong, and enables [[glider (sailplane)|gliders]] to soar to remarkable altitudes and to cover great distances. {{As of| 2020}}, the gliding world records for both distance (over 3,000&nbsp;km; 1,864&nbsp;mi)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-10 |title=Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (7605) {{!}} World Air Sports Federation |url=https://www.fai.org/record/7605 |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=www.fai.org |language=en}}</ref> and absolute altitude (over 22,000 metres; 74,334 ft)<ref>{{Cite web| date=2017-08-03 |title=Records| url=https://www.fai.org/page/igc-records| access-date=2020-10-05 |website=www.fai.org|language=en}}</ref> were set using such lift.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}