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Hang Gliding in Michigan

Locations, Launch Areas, Companies, Equipment

 


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Company:
The Draachen Fliegen Soaring Club
Traverse City Hanggliders
West Shore Aviation

Launch Area:
Cloud 9 Field
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Warren Dunes State Park

City:
Webberville, Michigan
Traverse City, Michigan
Ludington, Michigan

City/Location:
Webberville, Michigan
Empire, Michigan
Sawyer, Michigan

 


The companies listed above are business listings for hang gliding in Michigan. Are you familiar with a new company or unlisted launch area for hang gliding in Michigan? Please recommend a hang gliding company or popular launch location.

 

Hang Gliding in Michigan
Hang Gliding in Michigan

 

 
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.
 

 


Aerotow Hang Gliding in Michigan at Cloud 9 Field

 



 

Hang Gliding Company: Website: Address / Location:

The Draachen Fliegen Soaring Club

www.skydogsports.com

Mailing Address:
11088 Coon Lake Rd. W.
Webberville, Michigan 48892


Traverse City Hanggliders


www.mosquitoamerica.com

Address:
1509 E Eighth St
Traverse City, Michigan 49686


West Shore Aviation


No Website Found

Location:
Ludington, Michigan 49431

 

Hang Gliding in Michigan

 

Hang Gliding in Michigan

 

 

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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