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IT'S  TIME  TO  FLY


Check out our Hang Gliding and Paragliding week long Camp Schedule below.


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.



Here is a look at a few flights that students might make after just a few short lessons.

               

                                                


            Blue Sky adds an Introduction to Paragliding in 2010               
Now the US distributor for Aeros Paragliders , harnesses and reserves.


Look under our lessons menu to go to our paragliding page for more information


 
                                                                                                                                                                            
     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
Paragliding
Camping and Fun
        

          
 

   Featured Aircraft of the Month
 Custom WW Sport 2 155.  UVM LE cloth, Hydranet TE, custom split panel, bright red and black, Slipstream wheel kit installed.  This glider with freight would retail for over $5200.  Don't wait for 12 week delivery times.  Yours today for $4995.



     Featured Item of the Month

 If you are in need of a compact vario/altimeter, take a look at the
Ascent Variometer.  Small in size, wear it on your wrist.  Price is $299 plus shipping.  Call and order one today.
  
   



Used payout winch available immediately.  Heavy duty automotive rim, new hydraulic pressure control unit.  Save the build time and just start flying.  The first $950 takes it.
 






Enjoy a look at the Blue Sky Moyes Dragonfly powered aircraft

It's a great recreational airplane as well as the worlds best Hang Glider Tow plane.



     Coming Events

Special Weekend Picnic and Fun Events

May 28 - 31  Memorial Weekend Fun Fly-In, Camping and Picnic

Sept. 3 - 6  Labor Day Fun Fly-In, Camping and Picnic


Blue Sky Hang Gliding and Paragliding Camps

June 13-18  Hang Gliding Camp
July 11-16  Paragliding Camp
July 25-30 Hang Gliding Camp
Aug 15-20 Paragliding Camp
Aug 22-27 Hang Gliding Camp
Sept 20-24 Hang Gliding Camp

These are week long events for students who want to make a serious commitment to learning to hang glide or paraglide.  Includes 10 lessons, flight manuals and logs, camping on site, all necessary flight and towing gear, and much more.  Cost of week long activity is $999, call ahead for more information and itinerary.  $100 non refundable deposit is required to make a committed reservation.

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Training Hill Foot Launch Sessions

By Appointment


 


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.
But if you must, our GPS coordinates are..........
N  37  42  38      -      W  77  12  03

 
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