Air Glider

Air Glider is a Stadium event in City Trial mode of Kirby Air Ride. There is only one such arena - no further versions can be unlocked.

Objective
The objective is to fly as far as possible after flying off a ramp before the machine has to hit the ground. The distance flown is measured in feet. How long the machine actually takes to achieve this is not limited.

Primary statistics

 * [[Image:Glideup.jpg|25px]]Glide
 * Negative [[Image:Weightup.jpg|25px]]Weight
 * [[Image:Dashup.jpg|25px]]Top Speed

Secondary statistics

 * [[Image:Purpleup.jpg|25px]]Boost
 * [[Image:Battery.jpg|25px]]Charge

The final say on the winner depends highly on the final weight and gliding ability of the machine. Top speed helps, but not as much as those two factors. Boost and Charge does help, but only by a miniscule amount i.e. takeoff speed.

The player always starts off on a downward slope, which leads to a ramp with five boost pads. Hitting all five before taking off is ideal. After that, it's a matter of finding the balance between maintaining altitude and speed by angling the machine. The sweet spot is when the speed stabilises.

The actual maximum distance machines can possibly go is just over 4,500 feet, as the arena comes to an end there. This distance can be achieved by a Dragoon under ideal conditions and a very large number of glide and negative weight power-ups. Alternatively, it can be reached by performing the Bulk Star glitch, which is essentially (very, very rapidly) spamming the A button non-stop right after take-off.