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Hang Gliding in Georgia

Locations, Launch Areas, Companies, Equipment

 


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Company:
Lookout Mountain Flight Park

Launch Area:
Pigeon Mountain
Menlo

City:
Rising Fawn, Georgia

City/Location:
La Fayette, Georgia
Menlo, Georgia

 


The company listed above is a business listing for hang gliding in Georgia. Are you familiar with a new company or unlisted launch area for hang gliding in Georgia? Please recommend a hang gliding company or popular launch location.

 

Hang Gliding in Georgia
Hang Gliding in Georgia

 

 
Hang gliding is the sport of piloting an aircraft called a hang glider. Modern hang gliders provide the ability to stay airborne for hours and travel hundreds of miles. The pilot uses a body harness to strap into a light-weight non-motorized glider that is foot-launched from a mountain, hill, or tall structure. In areas with flat terrain, a technique called "Aerotowing" is used to get the glider in the air. Hang gliding is generally viewed as an unsafe sport but has increased in safety over the years. Most modern gliders have an aluminum alloy frame with a fabric wing. The glide ratio has improved which allows gliders to fly for extended time periods. Instruments used during flight include a variometer, GPS, and radio. Safety equipment used include a helmet, backup parachute (for both the pilot and the glider), first-aid, ropes, and a knife. For a high altitude flights, oxygen tanks are needed.
 

 


Hang Gliding Off Lookout Mountain in Georgia – 7/21/2010

 



 

Hang Gliding Company: Website: Address / Location:

Lookout Mountain Flight Park

www.hanglide.com

Address:
7201 Scenic Hwy
Rising Fawn, Georgia 30738

 

Hang Gliding in Georgia

 

Hang Gliding in Georgia

 

 

Equipment for Hang Gliding

 
Most modern gliders have an aluminum alloy frame with a fabric wing. Instruments used during flight include a variometer, GPS, and radio. Safety equipment used include a helmet, backup parachute (for both the pilot and the glider), first-aid, ropes, and a knife. For a high altitude flights, oxygen tanks are needed.
 
               

 

 

 

 

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