Something about attributing that quote to the wealthiest man in the world and a famously driven hard worker makes me think it ' s Internet BS . <| sep |> Glide still uses the Frame Shift Driveat the lowest speed possible . It is still moving the space around the ship so friction is not a thing to worry about . Glide is setup as a safety buffer . Once you reach a certain altitude , the ship slows down to a computer controlled speed called Glide . While in Glide , the pilot is expected to make observations of the planet andor properly line up the approach for landing . The computer controls the speed so the pilot doesn ' t have to pay attention to it . This prevents any pilot who could be distracted or suicidal from nose diving straight into the planet from orbit . Once your Glide altitude is low enough , the Frame Shift Drive shuts down and dumps the ship into normal space with full control .