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Hang Gliding Hawaii and Vegas!                                         

 

Solo or Tandem Lessons @ $140 per day

Lesson Package:

through beginner and Novice ratings including tandems, training slope and solo altitude flights $1599

Special offer:

Purchase a new Glider and receive $400 off your lesson package

 

Wills Wing Falcon 3 $3375

WW Sport 2 $4375

WW U2  $4775

WW T2 $6275

Mosquito Powered Harness $5875

 

  

     If you're interested in getting a first time experience of Hang Gliding, then a tandem flight with an instructor is usually the way to go to get the complete flying experience.

    Unfortunately with the private property issues here in Hawaii and property owners fear of legal repurcusssions, there is currently no one in Hawaii State that is currently offering Tandem Flights  that I'm aware of.


     We do have a few Hang Gliding pilots here on the Big Island and hopefully something will change in the future to make tandem flights available as tourism.

    In the meantime I am still an advanced instructor/Tandem Instructor and now teaching in my part time Hang Gliding school in the Las Vegas area where the open desert offers much more in the way of open lands for flyiing and vehicle access. Lessons or tandems can be scheduled in  advance. Students doing multi-day instruction are welcome to stay in my 5 bedroom Henderson home and we fly everyday that the winds are not too high.

     My Hang Gliding background:     Began in 1980 when the equipment was not nearly as safe as today. In the 1990s I was working as an Instructor/Tandem Pilot and ran a full time Hang Gliding School in So Cal. By the end of the 1990s I was competing for distance (longest flight so far is 149 miles)  and nationally ranked as a Cross Country competition pilot. 2009 I went back to compete in the US Nationals in southern Idaho after missing it for a number year. It seems that I still remember how to compete since I managed to take 3rd in the open class. 

    Anyway, the kayak/watersport sales now seem to be paying the bills so I'm attempting to devote more of my time to Hang Gliding and instruction in the Vegas area. 

    On the Big Island, you may have already seen me flying my Falcon 3 (with mosquito powered harness) up and down our coasts. Often our inland flying sites don't allow people to witness our sport up close. One great thing I'm finding about the mosquito (besides allowing many more launching sites including my yard) is that I can get our sport in front of far more potential pilots as I cruise the coasts.

     Gliders listed to the left get higher in price (as performance goes up) and ability required to safely fly the higher performing gliders goes up as well. The Mosquito harness can be used with any hang glider but requires intermediate level flying skills to be flown safely.

     For me, I've been continously involved in the sport for 30 years and have yet to sustain any serious injury. That's not to imply that there aren't dangers associated with all types of aviation. Just that being a bit akamai (smart) and developing good skills/ knowledge will give you better odds of having a successful flying career than the average thrill seeker mentality.

    Best of luck in finding your wings. Fly high, fly far and join me on a mainland cross country Hang Gliding expedition in the future....

     Kelly Harrison USHPA #53375