![]() ![]() When you’re about to glide, bare feet work best because you start by running through soft sand. Sandals are probably your best choice for footwear. You’ll be able to bring a bag or backpack to hold water and cameras and such. Bring lots of water – at least two bottles a piece. We went in late August when it was hot – very hot. HOW TO PREPARE FOR KITTY HAWK HANG GLIDINGĪ few tips on how to make the best of your morning. ![]() If the wind keeps up, you’ll get more comfortable, and better and better with each flight. Our group, which consisted of our family of four did two flights a piece in turn, followed by another two, and then the final fifth flight. After about thirty minutes of basic “ground school” instruction it’s off to the dunes, which is less than a half mile walk away.įrom there you’ll take five flights in total. You’ll start with getting your gear, which consists of a harness and helmet. And even more so for the kiddos who always have two instructors and an even better handle on the glider. The whole time an instructor or two are running along beside you. You take off from the top of a dune, climb anywhere from perhaps three to ten feet above the ground, and land eighty yards or so down the hill into the soft sand below – usually on your feet. I’m not talking about soaring hundreds of feet in the air, wondering how the heck you’re going to land this thing. All you need to do is relax and let them fly. The hesitant feelings passed pretty quickly as we listened to our calming instructors. ![]() Not only was I about to take to the air for the first time by myself, but I was about to send our twelve and eight-year-old boys into the wild blue yonder as well. I was understandably feeling a bit south of intrepid as I prepared for our morning of flight. WHAT TO EXPECT WITH KITTY HAWK HANG GLIDING Courtesy of Kitty Hawk Kites ![]()
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