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Check out our Hang Gliding Summer Camp Schedule at the bottom of this page. __________________________________________________________________________________ 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 grassing landscape.  Call to make a reservation today.                                    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ _____________________________________________________________________________

The Blue Sky Flight Park Team

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.
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.

Beginner Hang Gliding Lessons

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.....

..... 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.

Blue Sky Offers Variety

Scooter Towing	Platform Truck Towing	Aerotowing

Hill Launching	Powered Trikes	Powered HG Harnesses

Tandem HG

Sales, Sewing and repairs

Camping and Fun

Wills Wing Gliders and Harnesses Moyes Gliders Airborne Trikes Custom Sewing and more

Featured Aircraft of the Month

Airborne Fun 160, 120 to 190 pound weight range, great beginner/ novice glider, easy flight characteristics and in very good condition , with speed bar and streamlined downtubes.          Yours for $1200

Featured Item of the Month

Aeros Myth 2 Harness, aluminum tubular back frame. side mounted parachute container, brand new, fit pilots approximately 6' 1" to 6' 4" weighing approximately 170 to 200 pounds, so you need to be tall and thin .  This left over harness is priced to sell to reduce inventory.  Yours for $599.

Coming Events

Blue Sky Hang Gliding Camps Spend a week at Blue Sky Flight Park near Richmond Virginia , for a fun and serious commitment made to learning how to fly a hang glider. Contact Steve at Blue Sky to make a reservation for one of the sessions listed. Cost is $999. Camp includes 2 lessons per day, camping on site, ground schools, T - shirt, HG manuals and log books, USHGA testing for skill ratings and all necessary equipment.      Session 1 :            June 14 - 19                  Session 2 :       July 12 - 17     Session 3 :            Aug 9 - 14                      Session 4  :   Sept . 13 - 18 _____________________________________________________________________ Training Hill Foot Launch Sessions Come to the beautiful Shenandoah Valley for Hang Gliding Foot Launch Lessons.  If you are a total beginner or an experienced pilot who just wants to improve their launch skills for mountain flying, you may want to join in on the fun.   The first day of each session is an evening lesson, two sessions the next day, and one session the third day.  Cost is $99 per lesson, or $325 for one entire session.  Call Steve for more information and reservations. Session 1:  June 29 - July 1                      Session 2 : July 20 - 22   Session 3 :    August 17 - 19                     Session 4 :  Sept. 21 - 23

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 use to find us is rarely favorable Click 'Directions' at the top of the Home Page to find us.