("Newps" wrote)
He glid.


He gled.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gled
Gled = The common European kite

Kite \Kite\, n. Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvin[ae], of which
many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and
usually a forked tail.


Montblack :-)
Too glib?