Just like a plane's wing. Okay the top surface has got further to travel. So air moves over faster. So creates a low-pressure. Then put producers left. So once we release up the towline.

Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised foot-launched heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite frame covered with synthetic sailcloth to form a wing.

There are three broad categories of hang glider:

• Flex wing - training and intermediate.
• Flex wing - advanced.
• Rigid wing.

This depends a lot on the conditions in which they are flown, but flights in excess of 300 miles in length and altitudes of well over 17,999 ft. MSL have been recorded. More typically, pilots in the summer in the western US will frequently achieve altitudes of 5,000 to 10,000 ft AGL and fly for over 100 miles.

Hang gliding is one of the purest aviation adventures. You can expect to fly high without the noise of an engine to disturb your flight. You fly like a bird looking for the next rising air current to boost you on your way. With experience, a hang glider pilot can fly hundreds of miles along or upwards into the air.

Hang gliding is not however limited to upland environments. In the flatlands, hang gliders can also be towed aloft by a land based motorised winch, or behind a microlight aircraft. Whichever launch technique is used, the objective is always the same, to stay airborne in lifting currents of air.

Besides the obvious glider, you'll also need a harness, helmet and (not necessarily initially) flight instruments.

The hang glider is a free flight device that consists of a light triangular canvas and a rigid base to which a harness is attached. The main characteristic of hang gliding is that it allows the pilot to be in a lying position. So on board a hang glider, you feel like you are flying like a bird!

Flight: Hang gliders are more streamlined and are capable of much faster speeds, improved glide ratios, and the ability to fly in stronger conditions as compared to paragliders; due to their slower speed, paragliders can typically land in much smaller fields.

Health benefits of hang gliding Strengthening arm muscles through hang gliding - Hang gliding clearly places a lot of stress on the arms, with the pilot holding onto the wing above him. Over time this builds up the strength of arm muscles as they adapt to the demands of gliding.

“There's risk every time we fly, and all pilots accept that,” says Klein. Wills Wing, a hang glider manufacturing company, estimates on its website one death per thousand participants. According to the site, that statistic makes hang gliding more dangerous than driving a car.

Besides the obvious glider, you'll also need a harness, helmet and (not necessarily initially) flight instruments. These are described in more detail in the sections below.