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Check out our Hang Gliding Summer Camp Schedule at the bottom of this page.
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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.



                                  


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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
 
   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

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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.

 
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