Had to find out — fast — what the inside of a glider cockpit was like, what all the diddly bits were called, how they worked, and where they were located — because I have to have a character create a glider that doesn’t work right — but that doesn’t work right for all the right reasons.
Did the Infamous Google Search for “glider cockpit” and came up with this absolute gem on the first try — the inside of a glider cockpit with RealPlayer explanations. God, the internet makes book research easier.