The above comments are hopelessly outdated. The challenge is completely doable now, I would rate it as medium difficulty by a Wildstar standard (i.e. you may not 1 shot it but a couple tries will get you there). I have no idea if this is due to changes done to the challenge in the year passed or if the posters misunderstood how the challenge works, but if anyone shares the view of Davis: you do not want to target the gliders at all. Like all other things you attack in Wildstar, it's a telegraph. Point and shoot.

It is also worth mentioning that on more than one occasion, the challenge has presented me with a sky full of nothing but the large gliders. Needless to say you cannot complete the challenge off of this scenario.

An example of SHOCKINGLY bad design. There is no good way to target the gliders. You can't tab target them and actually clicking on them has about a 10% success rate. If you accidentally hit one of the big gliders, then you are forced to stand there and shoot the rocket launcher (Normal attacks wont dmg it) at it 7-8 times at which point you may as well abandon and start over, because you won't have enough time left over to get the needed 40. A very frustrating challenge to say the least.

Fairly difficult challenge tied to the Anti-Air Defense Tower FabKit. Rewards a choice of Marauder Sentry Gun (decor), Zap Pistol (decor), 150 Renown or The Stonebreaker Collection (dye chest).