The hang gliding school that has it all! Blue Sky Flight Park is a year round facility located less than 30 minutes east of Richmond, Virginia. Hang gliding instruction is available for beginner through advanced pilots using a variety of launch methods. Powered hang gliding and trike instruction are also available on site. Camping is also available.
Blue Sky is owned and operated by Steve Wendt, who brings 30 years of hang gliding experience to the training program. Certified USHGA instruction is available through a variety of methods including foot launching , scooter towing, platform towing, aerotowing, and tandem instruction.
Blue Sky is open all year 7 days a week. A full service repair shop can sew sails, harnesses, and restore frames to airworthy condition. As a dealer for most major brands of gliders and equipment, Blue Sky can satisfy all your flying needs.
Blue Sky has towed qualified students to over 2000 feet, from which point they have released and soared up to nearly 8000 feet. Pilots have flown for over 5 hours and as far as 50 miles, as XC flying over Virginia's flat lands is growing.
Blue Sky brings you high quality personalized instruction from one of the most experienced instructors on the East Coast.