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Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised foot-launched heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider.

Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite frame covered with synthetic sailcloth to form a wing.

In December 2012, my brother and I learned how to fly hang gliders – along with two other people in the course. Rohan Holtkamp was our instructor. Top bloke! If you’ve ever considered hang gliding, DO IT! You’ll never regret it!

Hang gliding for all 

In the final video below extreme athlete Jonny Durand attempts to break a world record flying a hang glider across the American State of Texas with no engine.   Dave Malkoff [ http://davemalkoff.com ] follows the journey from Mexico to his landing site hundreds of miles away.
 
From Biography:  
Jonny “Jon Junior” Durand was born to fly. The Queenslander started out on tandem hang gliders with his father at the age of nine. He achieved solo flight at 14. He’s set world records. In March 2008, aged 27,
 
Jon took off from the launch site beside his house and set the Australian hang-gliding distance record by flying 517km inland over nearly 10 hours. Jon has been Australia’s Number 1 hang-glider pilot since 2002.
 
He was rated number one in the world in 2006; runner-up in the bi-annual 2009 World Championships in France; pioneered and conquered the unique Morning Glory in 2009.  http://win.gs/2ccGVr8

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