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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.
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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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