A recommended start to hang gliding training Taking flight from grassy slopes is the foundation of traditional foot-launch hang gliding. During your hill flying sessions, you'll practice solo control of the hang glider while flying in the upright position for take-offs and landings. As you and your classmates take turns flying, you'll learn the proper way to control your glider through the flight sequence and during your touchdown, either on your feet or on the safety training wheels. Then, it's a short walk back up the hill with your hang glider to get ready for your next flight. Beginner hill classes last six hours, so there's plenty of flying time.
Class size is limited by reservation to six students per instructor, to assure personal attention.
Your instructor will pace you on every trial run, ready to help you steady your glider as you learn to control the forces of flight. You'll practice on level ground until you are ready to get a little sky under your feet. Raven Sky Sports uses several different grassy beginner hills. All are between 40 and 90 feet high, face different wind directions, and all are gently sloped to limit the altitude that you'll achieve during your beginner training. Higher flight is achieved from the same hillsides by graduating to higher performance hang gliders, typically after two or three lessons.