HANG GLIDER HOW TO

Once you have climbed to the the top of the dunes (the instructor carries the glider) you begin your solo hang gliding flights.

It’s about a 200 yard walk to the base of the dunes. You then have about 1 hour of ground school including a training video.Īfter ground school, your class proceeds to the dunes via a scenic walkway. Each class has no more than 5 students per instructor. We have been providing lessons at this site for over 25 years.Ī typical Beginner Dune Hang Gliding Lesson is 3 hours long and starts with check-in (30 minutes prior to class time). Through special arrangement with the State Park Service, we are allowed to conduct hang gliding lessons from these dunes. They have plenty of height for beginners, and are soft for landing. The dunes of Jockey’s Ridge provide the perfect platform for learning to hang glide. Bear Tours – Alligator River Wildlife Refugeĭune Hang Gliding lessons are conducted at our training facility in Jockey’s Ridge State Park located at Mile Post 12 in Nags Head, NC.Inshore Excursions: Crabbing, Fishing & Island Exploration.Vineyard Voyage & Sunset Boat Cruises – Duck, NC.Nags Head Dolphin Watch – Dolphin Tours.Hang gliders are highly maneuverable, and their safety record compares well with that of other aviation sports. Such is the efficiency of modern hang gliders that by 1999 the world straight distance record was 308 miles (495 km). Typical sources for such lift occur where wind is deflected upward by a hill or mountain ridge or in columns of warm air called “ thermals,” which are caused by the sun heating the Earth’s surface unevenly. However, by seeking air that is moving upward faster than the aircraft is sinking, skilled pilots can remain aloft for hours. Like all other engineless aircraft, hang gliders use gravity as the source of propulsion, so they are always sinking downward, just as a skier goes downhill. Glide ratios in excess of 20:1 are possible, coupled with top speeds of about 62 miles per hour (100 km per hour), yet they can still launch and land at little more than walking pace. In addition to the now-traditional delta-shaped flexible wings, a new generation of rigid, tailless hang gliders have become popular, in which carbon fibre and other composite materials provide the required blend of lightness and strength. That is, for every three feet traveled forward, they would descend one foot. The original Rogallos with a seated pilot had glide ratios of about 3:1.

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