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Hang gliding is an air sport in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorized foot-launch aerospace craft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite frame covered with synthetic sailcloth to form a wing. The pilot is ensconced in a harness suspended from the airframe, and exercises control by shifting body weight in opposition to a control frame.
In the sport's early days, pilots were restricted to gliding down small hills on low-performance hang gliders with a low Lift-to-drag ratio. In the 1980s, this ratio significantly improved. Since then, pilots can soar for hours, gain thousands of metres of altitude in thermal updrafts, perform aerobatics, and glide cross-country for hundreds of kilometres. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale and national airspace governing organizations control some regulatory aspects of hang gliding. Obtaining the safety benefits of being instructed is highly recommended.
Pam and Kristen Boydston hang gliding tandem
Hang Gliding Interlaken, Switzerland
hang gliding Third Tide Orchestra@Tokyo TUC
Hang gliding & Paragliding at Issaquah, Washington 10/10/16
Hang Gliding Crestline October 9th 2016
Hang Gliding Tour of Wellfleet Beaches
Mom Hang Gliding with Bucket List Toronto - Oct 9, 2016 - FULL VIDEO - helmet GoPro
Mom Hang Gliding with Bucket List Toronto - Oct 9, 2016 (landing)
Mom Hang Gliding with Bucket List Toronto - Oct 9, 2016
Hang gliding in New Hampshire
http://www.smallbudgetbigtrips.com/ Hang gliding was my second adventure sports which I did after Sky Diving. The best part this time was the location at which I was experiencing this adventure. The breathtaking views of sky, lake which I experienced was really great !! Watch this video and let me know your views
10/9に行われた2ndliveの演奏動画です。 ソリスト Flh 川頭我玄(new tide) A.sax 石田愼(new tide)
Pilot: Rick Lai Glider : Northwing Freedom 170 Hang Glider information: http://www.northwing.com/freedom-hang-glider.aspx Blog: http://pdxhanggliding.blogspot.com/ Flying sites in Pacific Northwest: http://pdxhanggliding.blogspot.com/2015/03/i-live-in-portlandor-and-do-fly.html Tiger Mountain Columbus day report. There were plenty of light winds today with too much east at Tiger. Many paragliders launched before me and sanked out quickly so l expected possibly getting a sledder. After an hour of hang waiting, I launched at 3:15 and got below launch immediately. However, as my flight continued, it improved with some sustainable thermals coming on the south side above the LZ. Thermals there were generally super nice and smooth, luckily I was able to hook up with some that led to flying...
An aerial tour of the beaches of outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts viewed from a hang glider.
Great video of my Mom's entire flight, from her perspective! The tow line is released at 10:00.
hang gliding movie "Free Flyers" World famous hang glider pilots launch from Utah's most iconic flying sites. Starring John Heiney, Zac Majors, Wolfgang Siess, Alex Tatom, Dan McManus, Todd Weber, Joe Bedinghaus, Beau Buck, Jackson Menius, Jeff Davies, Jeff Parrott, Bob Lenc with many other pilots and even a dog named Shadow. For upcoming movies and videos go to: https://www.facebook.com/FREEFLYERS www.2036Pictures.com
A flight that breaks a World Record of 760kms. A story of two men setting history in hang gliders,
Playground in the Sky, great movie
Here's some of the gear I use to make my videos: https://rdy.cr/1c0487 Filmed on GoPro 3+: http://amzn.to/1ruNuoB This is about a 22 mile roundtrip, the battery died before I got back - use the annotations on the left side to jump around to interesting bits.
Building Dreams is the story of Wills Wing President and Principal Design Engineer Steve Pearson. In the film Steve shares with us his passion for hang gliding as well as his insights into what it takes to design, build and test some of the world's most advanced hang gliders.
The first Hang-glider flight off Mount Everest in Tibet. Members Steve McKinney, Craig Calonica, Bob Carter, Larry Tudor, Pete Athens, Andy Politz, Peter Hackett, Catherine Freer, Steve Marts, etc.
Take off on Day 4 of the competition. Pre-European Hang Gliding Championship and Slovenian 2015, Krushevo, Macedonia (FYROM ) Some of the worlds top pilots launching on the 4th day of the competition.
Extreme athlete Jonny Durand [ http://win.gs/2ccGVr8 ] attempts to break a world record flying a hang glider across the American State of Texas with no engine. Dave Malkoff [ http://davemalkoff.com ] follows the journey from Mexico to his landing site hundreds of miles away. Documentary produced in the summer of 2016 near Zapata, Texas. FROM BIO: http://win.gs/2ccGVr8 Jonny "Jon Junior" Durand was born to fly. The Queenslander started out on tandem hang gliders with his father at the age of nine. He achieved solo flight at 14. He’s set world records. In March 2008, aged 27, Jon took off from the launch site beside his house and set the Australian hang-gliding distance record by flying 517km inland over nearly 10 hours. Jon has been Australia’s Number 1 hang-glider pilot since 2002. He w...
South East Queensland Hang Gliding Service Day 4 Training