Originally Posted by
big john
I may have mentioned this but there is a 4000 foot high hill right behind the house here and hang gliders launch from there and they have a little airport for them to land down low. It has wind socks, a big grassy area, and a graded flat area in case the grass isn't big enough. It also has rest rooms and parking but I don't know who pays for it.
Originally Posted by
bampilot06
When I lived in Anchorage, there was a mountain behind my house, and hang gliders would launch there. The wind would flow up the face of the mountain in such a way the hang gliders would just float in one place right above the mountain for hours.
I don't have many memories of living in New Mexico but one of them is seeing hang gliders floating around after launching off the nearby ridge.
Hang gliding is one of those things that looks really freaking cool but I think I would be way too chicken to try.
At least you wear a parachute.