"Improper or careless transport of your glider can cause significant damage. The following is quoted from the Wills Wing U2 Manual, 3rd edition, July 2007: Blue Sky in Richmond VA sells these as Glider Savers. An even gentler solution for the glider consists of 12 inch wide pads, specially manufactured with straps that secure the pads to the rack. WW recommends using webbing straps at least 1/2 inch wide. The round form of the rope results in a very narrow contact point with the wing, and when snugged down tightly enough to secure the glider, may crimp or crease the sail. While many pilots use rope to tie their gliders onto the rack, Wills Wing recommends against using rope. The result will be friction wear, first of the glider bag, and then of the sail. When driving, bumps and vehicle vibration will cause the glider to move slightly under even the most tightly stretched bungee. Do not be tempted to use elastic bungee cord for this job. Since each glider will weigh between 50 and 70 lbs (22 to 32 kg), you want to make sure you don't make your vehicle too top heavy.Īfter you get your rack in place, you need to tie the glider(s) securely onto the rack.
#Personal hang glider full size
Small cars can generally carry three gliders, larger cars and most SUVs and vans can carry four, and full size pickups can carry six. You can make a lot of friends if you can carry more than one glider on your rack, so get a rack setup for two or more gliders if you can. Your ladder can double as a support for your glider if you want to store your glider using a canoe hoist. If you buy a long extension ladder, you can mount both halves of the ladder, so that you can carry more than one glider. One of the most popular means of transporting a hang glider is to mount a ladder on your vehicle using some sort of rack. Wills Wing recommends that their gliders be supported in a minimum of three places that span at least 13 feet. A typical glider packs in a bag that is 16 to 18 feet in length and 12 inches in diameter. I'm looking forward to seeing the pilots of the future and helping them achieve their potential.Unless you are flying from an aerotow park and store your glider there, you'll need a rack for your car or truck. I have thousands of hours of flying experience, have taken hundreds of tandems and taught hundreds of people to fly, including almost all of the current hang glider pilots flying now in the UK, as well as competing internationally. Before that, as well as international work in NZ and Australia I was Senior Instructor for the well established South Downs Hanggliding School working with John Barratt, now retired, my mentor and friend.
I am proud to have been Chief Flying Instructor and owner of Airsports Sussex for the last 10 years. I've had the pleasure of 25 years experience flying solo, tandem and teaching internationally. I am the most experienced Flying Instructor teaching hang gliding in the UK. I come to understand that my personal fears are a result of my thoughts and often not based in the reality of the situation.
#Personal hang glider free
Through stepping through my fear and taking on the challenge of free flight I find a beautiful state of mind. It gives me a realistic perspective of my fears and on my ideas of what what I can and can't achieve. Hang gliding has a spirit that I find awe-inspiring.
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