Try to stay just six inches above the grass for as long as you can, and you will have a soft and gentle touchdown. The wheels of the tandem glider will enable you to roll gradually to a stop. Keep your speed until it is time to flare. Flare smoothly by pushing out on the bar. Try to stay six inches above the ground as long as you can.
Most students find that free flying is fairly easy, and they learn that part quickly.
Towing is more difficult to master. And the thing that takes most students the longest to figure out is approaches and landings, because they require a lot of careful judgment and decision-making. Then you will be ready to begin your graduation to soaring, and that's where the real excitement begins. Training Policy At the Wallaby Ranch, we are very conservative with regard to safety, and would rather do it right than cut corners, even if cutting corners meant making more money or saving ourselves some extra effort. We pride ourselves on producing the best-trained hang glider pilots in the world.