![]() ![]() ![]() In my hang glider I have traversed innumerable Wilderness Areas and National Parks, locations not accessible by any other means. The problem is, most pilots would rather think of elaborate methods of hiking a glider than take the time and effort to make themselves into a good enough pilots to soar their glider virtually anywhere they want to go. It easily feasible to take off from a relatively nearby hang gliding site and soar many miles (or hundreds of miles) into remote back country. Hang gliders are capable of flying deeper into the wilderness than you are capable of hiking. My response to this sort of question is: "Why do you need to backpack with a hang glider?" Īlso, there's a whole subforum here devoted to it.ĭisclaimer: I have not yet flown FLPHG, though I have done enough research and talked to enough people who have to decide to buy one. He's written a couple articles about it that give a lot more detail. Here is a good site maintained by one of my mentors who has been flying FLPHG for several years now. If you buy new and pay for training you can easily spend $8k+, assuming you already have a wing. No need to fly close to terrain seeking ridge lift (This is a HUGE factor for me, as I am very risk averse)Ĭost. If you live at high altitude, the motor, prop, and your hang glider are all less efficient and you may not have enough performance to fly, especially on hot and humid days.Ĭan fly in stable air if you don't like turbulence. Also, you have the option to just fly around under power all the time, if you just want to sight see. Once at altitude, you can shut the motor off and fly it like a regular hang glider, if you start to sink out, you can re-start it (If you bought the electric start option) and motor back up. Yes, you can take off from a flat field with no slope. It's a harness with a motor that can be used with most existing ordinary hang gliders. ![]()
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