How To Enjoy Hang Gliding

Do you really want to fly? Are you already flying? There is no excuse not to fly if you are really passionate. There are so many ways to do it - flying an ultralight airplane, paraglider, motorized paraglider, ultralight trike, a helicopter, hang-glider and many more. This time I want to talk to you about hang gliders.

What is a Hang Glider

Essentially the hang gliders are very similar to paragliders but their wing is hard and with a fixed shape. The hang gliders were much more popular before the paragliders were invented. Since the paragliders came, less people fly hang gliders, because it's slightly harder and slightly more expensive. One of the bigger problems is that the hang glider wing takes much more space and is harder to transport. If you can put a paraglider in a large backpack, unfortunately you cannot do that with a hang glider.

Then why would you prefer a hang glider rather than paraglider? Well, to bve straight, the light is better with a hang glider. Hang gliders are faster, better controller and can usually fly longer. The flight with a hang glider can be called more exciting.

How To Start Flying A Hang Glider?

As hang gliding is slightly harder, I would recommend you to attend some flying lessons before you buy your first hang glider. The best is if you first fly with an instructor before you decide if this is really for you.

Then buy a good safe hang glider. It should not cost more than few thousands. Second hand gliders are cheaper, but you should be very careful when selecting one because of the safety.

It's common that people who fly either hang gliders or paragliders will want to try the other aircraft as well. The best is to ask a friend or purchase an istructed flight before you decide that you prefer hang gliding over paragliding or the other way around.

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