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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 now a dealer for the Fly Light Dragonfly Trike .........  Blue Sky currently has a brand new unit in stock with most all options installed.  This unique trike base has the option of retracting the main gear for a clean aerodynamic profile that no other soaring light trike can offer.    You can see more about this unique trike under our lessons menu for trikes.  You can also learn more  by clicking the link listed below                           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9B486vcaP4                 Blue Sky adds an Introduction to Paragliding in 2010                and is now the US distributor for Aeros Paragliders , harnesses and reserves. 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/ _____________________________________________________________________________

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

Airborne Fun 160 , Very good condition, streamlined downtubes, Blue and Yellow, good beginner and novice glider, best for pilots weighing 120 to 170 pounds, speedbar.  Needs a good home, yours today for $899.

Featured Item of the Month

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 for $10 additional.   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.

Coming Events

Blue Sky Hang Gliding Camps 2010 calendar of events coming soon _____________________________________________________________________ Training Hill Foot Launch Sessions 2010 calendar of events coming soon

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