What is soaring?

Answer 1

Soaring is basically the act of flying through the air without the aid of any propulsion(engine) and riding thermals(rising warm air) to get higher and higher into the air. Birds do it all the time. Also, there are aircraft that can achieve this type of flying. Gliders/Sailplanes as they're called are taken up to a certain altitude by a powered plane or winch, release and fly freely like a bird. Finding thermals will allow you to gain altitude and prolong the flight. Thermals are not always there though. This makes soaring very challenging.