Hang Gliding Basics for Beginners : How to Control a Hang Glider in the Air

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Uploaded by on Oct 25, 2008

Learn how to control the hang glider in the air smoothly when hang gliding in this free hang gliding video lesson from an expert professional hang-glider pilot.

Expert: David Duke
Bio: David Duke is rated as an advanced hang gliding pilot by the United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association.
Filmmaker: Patrick Eaves

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  • buy and fly

    But trust me when I say GET SOME PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTION

    Seriously, unless you want a trip to the hospital.

  • @3333sweetie I've flown with three Japanese pilots all shorter than 5' and one of them a woman. They did not speak much English (and I didn't speak much Japanese) but all of them had over 1000 hours of flight time. I think both hang gliding and paragliding require constant learning. I don't think you ever stop learning to fly. I'm licensed to fly fixed wing aircraft, I've flown sailplanes, as well as hang gliders. Flying is always an adventure. I'm always learning.

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  • Thx to David and to Janet. Cool, fun and helpful videos! For the small guys who have asked, yes you can fly too! A lot of hang gliding schools will take kids on dual control flights, for example try Lookout Mountain. Also Kitty Hawk Kites do courses for kids out there on the sand dunes in NC.

  • how old do u have to be to go on one with an adult?

  • OMG I've seen so many expert village videos and the thought of them instructing anyone to hang glide is a super seriously SCARY proposition. I've seen their "how-to's" on home improvement and they were bad enough.

  • I am just 13, I sooo wanna hang - glide but at the first few times maybe ill go with an instructor, I am scared if I go alone, what if I crash? what happens if I hurt my food or can't get down? I want to do this yet I get scared if I do it.

  • is this the only expert village vid that helped people?

  • top upload - your video was the best! you are star.

  • i really want to do this, my heart races thinking about it lol. but im gonna do it, coz i always dream of flying! (obviously without the use of a jet engine and 500 passagers, a baby screaming and someone kicking my back seat whilst i try get comfortable for my 6hr flight lol)

  • tight

  • @an97an lol

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