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Hang Gliding in New Mexico

Hang Gliding in New Mexico

Locations, Launch Areas, Companies, Equipment

 


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Company:
Crossroads Windsports
High Desert Hang Gliding
Up Over New Mexico

Launch Area:
Dry Canyon
Farleys Ridge
La Bajada Ridge
La Jara Ridge
La Luz
Sandia Crest/Radio Towers Launch
Sandia Peak Tram/Restraunt Launch

City:
Hobbs, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

City/Location:
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Grants, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Grants, New Mexico
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

 


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

 

Hang Gliding in New Mexico
Hang Gliding in New Mexico

 

 
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 Lessons in Albuquerque, New Mexico

 


Hang Gliding in an Atos VX Glider at the Dry Canyon in Alamogordo, New Mexico

 



 

Hang Gliding Company: Website: Address / Location:

Crossroads Windsports

www.gravsports.com

Hangar GPS Coordinates:
(W) 32 46. 394 ( N) 103 12. 913

Location:
Hobbs, New Mexico


High Desert Hang Gliding


www.highdeserthg.com

Location:
Albuquerque, New Mexico


Up Over New Mexico


No Website Found

Address:
9770 Elena, Ne
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87122

 

Hang Gliding in New Mexico

 

Hang Gliding in New Mexico

 

 

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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