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Hang Gliding in Massachusetts

Locations, Launch Areas, Companies, Equipment

 


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Launch Area:
Race Mountain
Mount Everett
Seascape Motel
Mohawk Trail
Skinner State Park
Mount Greylock
Wellfleet
City/Location:
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
North Truro, Massachusetts
North Adams, Massachusetts
Hadley, Massachusetts
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Wellfleet, Massachusetts

 


The locations listed above are popular launch areas for hang gliding in Massachusetts. Are you familiar with a new company or unlisted launch area for hang gliding in Massachusetts? Please recommend a hang gliding company or popular launch location.

 

Hang Gliding in Massachusetts
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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.
 

 


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Hang Gliding in Massachusetts

 

Hang Gliding in Massachusetts

 


Hang Gliding at at Wellfleet, Massachusetts

 

 

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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