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Hang gliding

Hang glider launching from Mount Tamalpais
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Hang gliding is an air sport in which a pilot flies a light and unmotorized foot-launchable aircraft called a hang glider (also known as Delta plane or Deltaplane).

Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite-framed fabric wing. The pilot is ensconced in a harness suspended from the airframe, and exercises control by shifting body weight in opposition to a control frame, but other devices, including modern aircraft flight control systems, may be used.

In the sport's early days, pilots were restricted to gliding down small hills on low-performance hang gliders. However, modern technology gives pilots the ability to soar for hours, gain thousands of feet of altitude in thermal updrafts, perform aerobatics, and glide cross-country for hundreds of miles. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale and national airspace governing organizations control some aspects of hang gliding. Gaining the safety benefits from being instructed is highly recommended.

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Scores of hang-gliders converge for 5th Tater Hill Open Aug. 1 - Mountain Xpress (blog) Tweet this news
Mountain Xpress (blog)--He, along with nearly 60 -hang-/paragliding pilots from around the country, -glide- with the raptors themselves this week as the 5th Annual Tater Hill Open ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:25:59 GMT+00:00
2010 Hang Gliding Championships - SI.com Tweet this news
SI.com--Each summer, 80 to 125 pilots venture to Idaho to compete in the King Mountain -Hang Gliding- championships. SI photographer David E. Klutho was at the 2010 ... - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:29:09 GMT+00:00
Show visitors our lovely city from far, far above - Winnipeg Free Press Tweet this news
Winnipeg Free Press--Back on the ground Morwick, who also teaches -hang---gliding-, cooks a gourmet meal beside the hangar where you can watch people skydiving and -hang---gliding-. ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:26:27 GMT+00:00
Gerolf Heinrichs wins European Hang Gliding Championships 2010 - Cross Country magazine Tweet this news
Cross Country magazine--Austrian Gerolf Heinrichs has won the 17th FAI European -Hang Gliding- Championships, held in Ager, Spain, which finished on Saturday (they ran 10 - 24 July ... - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:48:11 GMT+00:00
Southampton's Tony Stephens is hang gliding champion - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--"It's like chess in the sky - you are always thinking several moves ahead," says Tony Stephens who has just won the British Open -hang gliding- series. ... - Date : Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:58:19 GMT+00:00
"Fat" Tax Proposed For German State's Obese Population - allvoices Tweet this news
allvoices--He called for higher taxes on unhealthy goods such as cigarettes and -hang gliding- equipment. Even more austere measures are proposed for Germany's obese ... - Date : Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:58:31 GMT+00:00
#221 Carlos Machado - The FightWorks Podcast (blog) Tweet this news
The FightWorks Podcast (blog)--A victim of a tragic early death caused by a -hang gliding- accident, Rolls is still considered one of jiu-jitsu's most important innovators and remains ... - Date : Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:53:14 GMT+00:00
Cyclists find Grand Mesa is one of state's best kept secrets - Delta County Independent Tweet this news
Delta County Independent--In spite of all the activities on the Grand Mesa � camping, fishing, hunting, off-roading, mountain biking, hiking, -hang gliding-, horseback riding, ... - Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:16:13 GMT+00:00
The Drive is On for Ferrari World - About - News & Issues (blog) Tweet this news
About - News & Issues (blog)--The park released more details about the park's many other attractions, which will include two dark rides, a -hang gliding- simulator (similar to Disney's ... - Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:26:13 GMT+00:00
Futuristic innovations from a college dropout! - Rediff Tweet this news
Rediff--Starting with a -hang glider- in 1997, his innovations continued to grow silently in the small garage. It was hard work for Kanak who has spent many sleepless ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:46:46 GMT+00:00



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