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I can feel that glide too. You are flying along, then feel a slight gliding fall, then a wobble. You always feel any turbulence during the glides too.

Sorry for the highly technical terms but I agree it is unique to the A380.

Apart from this they comfortable to travel and sleep on.

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What are "glides"?

The flying equivalent to a car coasting.

I think it's the slight (unexpected and short duration) change in altitude. That sensation of ground falling under your feet, with a slight sense of suspension. As if the craft is sliding down. (Glide as in gliding down a slope.)

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