The closest any human being will ever get to feeling like a bird is by flying beneath the brightly colored wings of a hang glider, with arms outstretched and only the wind all around.
Lessons are available for fliers of all ages.
Just watching these winged creatures soaring atop Jockey's Ridge or catching air lifts above breakers along the Atlantic is enough to make bystanders want to test their wings. The company's headquarters, in Nags Head across from Jockey's Ridge State Park, faces the main training site on the largest sand dune in the East. Here you can learn to fly solo 5 to 15 feet over the soft, forgiving sand, or you can soar through the clouds at altitudes up to 2,000 feet with an instructor. Either method, offered at various locations along the Outer Banks, is an exhilarating experience you'll never forget, and undoubtedly will return home to brag about. If hang gliding has kindled your desire to fly, Kitty Hawk Kites can also help you train to become a certified pilot.