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Enjoy the Adventure Learn to Hang Glide at Blue Sky Flight Park

Try a Beginner Hang Gliding Lesson for just $99. You'll get 3 to 4 hours of Professional Instruction and fly on the first day farther than the Wright Brothers did on their first attempts.

Welcome to Blue Sky, Virginias' full time hang gliding school and the ' Low and Slow ' scooter towing training facility.
The
Wills Wing Condor is the safest way to get started, it's big, slow and
forgiving. Sign up for a beginner scooter tow lesson and see what it's
like to float slowly just a few feet above the ground. This is a safe
and easy way to get introduced to the sport of hang gliding.
Just walk, jog, fly with the light power of the Blue Sky scooter system.
 Students
of all ages can enjoy the thrill of flight. A four hour lesson costs
$99 and includes all equipment. You'll go through a ground school, get
familiar with the equipment, practice holding and jogging with the
glider, then take your first steps into the air. Beginners can fly
over 2 football fields in distance the first day at safe altitudes of
just 5 feet above the grassy landscape. Call and make a reservation
today.

Blue Sky is also a dealer for the FlyLight Dragonfly Trike .........We have information about this exciting new trike under our lessons menu, trike lessons ,and a video is available by clicking the link below ............... enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Vqxi5paRg&feature=related
Blue Sky adds an Introduction to Paragliding in 2010 
Look under our 'Lessons' menu for more information

Instructors who wish to view the Blue Sky / Wills Wing low and slow scooter tow video just click on the link below http://www.willswing.com/learn/scooterTow/
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The Blue Sky Flight Park Team
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Blue Sky is your full time, full service hang gliding flight park located less than 30 minutes ENE of Richmond, Virginia. Towing is the main way to launch on the flatlands and Blue Sky offers a variety of ways to become airborne. Beginner through advanced pilots can have fun flying over the scenic country landscape. Flights of over 5 hours duration, 8000 feet high, and distances of 50 miles have been accomplished.
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Steve Wendt brings over 34 years of teaching and flight experience to the program. The USHGA awarded Steve the
2004 Instructor of the Year for his efforts and most recently the 2007
NAA safety award. Steve is a certified USHGA advanced and tandem
instructor, flies the Dragonfly and Airborne trikes, and powered
HG harnesses. The instructional program is one of the best in the
country and is available year round, 7 days a week, weather permitting.
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Beginner Hang Gliding Lessons
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Beginning hang gliding students will fly in their first lesson at 5 to 10 feet above the ground with the Blue Sky 'Low and Slow' scooter towing methods developed by Steve Wendt. Large and forgiving training gliders let you begin safely. The feeling of floating just above the ground for hundreds of feet is something you'll never forget. On the first day you will go through a basic ground school and equipment orientation. You will learn how to hold and run with the glider while keeping your body in the proper position to control the gliders balance for proper speed and directional control. Steve won't let you get higher until you master the basic skills. Plus, no carrying the glider back up the hill. Scooter tow training allows you to fly over.....
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..... flat ground. Fatigue is minimal while the fun meter is max. Lessons are generally taught in the early morning while the air near the ground is calm. If you decide that becoming a more serious hang glider pilot is your dream, Blue Sky can take you there at whatever pace fits your schedule and finances. It usually takes 8 to 12 lessons to
graduate to 1000 foot altitudes or more, but you simply fly higher
based on your comfort level and skills you develop, safety first! You can purchase individual lessons, or pay in advance for packages of lessons that can save you money. So, make your dream of flight a reality with Blue Sky.
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Scooter Towing
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Platform Truck Towing
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Aerotowing
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Hill Launching
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Powered Trikes
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Powered HG Harnesses
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Tandem HG
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Paragliding
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Camping and Fun
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Featured Aircraft of the Month
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Wills Wing Sport 2 155 with custom sail. Special split panel, Hydranet trailing edge and mylar leading edge plus the slipstream wheel kit. All the options you'd want with a retail price with freight of over $5300. Yours today for $4995. Brand new custom order in stock.
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Featured Item of the Month
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It's a great time of the year to order your Blue Sky Bar Mitts. We will custom make your mitts in a variety of color combinations . The wrap around design allows for easy on/off and there is a tab for a lanyard if you are worried. You can have a map pocket if you want, gadget velcro, simulated sheepskin lining or plain fleece with a rubberized cordura gripping palm. Or, you can have a neoprene palm if you wish. We can usually make and ship within 2 weeks. Colors can include, red black, royal, navy, fl. orange, yellow, white, purple and khaki. All cordura fabric. Price is $65 plus shipping.
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Blue Sky Hang Gliding Camps
Our hang gliding camps are finished for the 2009 season.
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Training Hill Foot Launch Sessions
By appointment only for the rest of 2009
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Blue Sky PO Box 221 Manquin, VA 23106 804-241-4324
We are located next to Queenfield Golf Course, which has a physical address of 1896 Dabneys Mill Road, Manquin, Va 23106 GPS or MapQuest is rarely a favorable way of finding us. Click 'Directions' at the top of the Home Page to find us.
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