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I'm your Host and U.S.H.P.A. Certified Advanced Instructor Mark Windsheimer.

Hang Gliding 
In the modern age of flight, from the airplane to jumbo jets and even space flight, man is still seeking the purest form of flight.   The dream of pure soaring flight dates back centuries. Otto Lilienthall recorded some of the first Hang Gliding flights as early as 1893. Even Wilbur and Orville Wright started their careers in flight with a hang glider. Since the revival of hang gliding in the late sixties and early seventies, hang gliders have evolved into efficient foot launched soaring machines. Todays hang glider is fully tested for strength and stability by the H.G.M.A.. It is capable of flights up to 400 miles and can reach altitudes of 17,000 feet in the hands of a qualified pilot. Hang glider pilots are often equipped with radios, instruments, oxygen and emergency parachutes. Flying a hang glider can now often bring a man closer to a form of pure soaring flight without growing feathers.

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