How to Learn About Hang Gliding

The hang gliding is one of the disciplines that are withinthat can be practiced only in a place where there are
what is called "free flight", that means not using anyhills, mountains or some elevation from which to take
type of engine to fly. You could say that the glidingoff, but this is not true. In flat areas, such as the
flight is a cousin of paragliding and gliding. The secret toprovince of Buenos Aires, he uses a takeoff called
remain in flight is to find the thermals, which are"aero-towing. This is a trailer made with a strike air (or
updrafts of warm air, which allow the gliding keepultra-light) which does have the engine and attaches to
flying. That comes into play ability and experience ofthe front of the para glider with a rope. Once the para
the pilot to determine which areas may find stations,glider strike and arrive at the desired height, the pilot of
for which it is worth observing the flight of birds, cloudthe latter releases the rope and begin free flight. This
formation and other details that serve as indicators ofmethod is a highly practical air trailer and essential for
the presence of the above stations.the gliding off in plain areas.
How is a para glider?How do you learn?
As its name implies, this is a V-shaped wing short ofThose interested in experiencing the unique and
which is suspended in a harness which is located theunforgettable experience of gliding flight can do so
pilot (and passenger, in the case of tandem flights).without prior experience through a "baptism flight.
This harness is hanging right in the middle of aThese flights are conducted in a two seater para
structure of tubes forming a triangle and that the pilotglider which is commanded at all times by an
is held with both hands to maneuver the gliding, tiltingexperienced pilot who handles everything from takeoff
the body to both sides to make money, movingto landing. A little less than 100 km from Capital Federal,
forward and backward to achieve greater or slowerin the Aeroclub de Mercedes (Buenos Aires), works in
depending on the case. The pilot usually carriesgliding flight school and strike "maximum flight. There,
instruments that tell if you are ascending or descending,every weekend of the year can make first flights
as well as radio and GPS.(both as in gliding strike) or take training courses to
What is the takeoff?learn to fly solo.
Usually people tend to think that skydiving is a sport