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Discover Hang Gliding!
Wallaby Ranch is the ideal place to try out the sport of hang gliding. The development of tandem aerotowing, where a two-place hang glider is being towed by a specially designed ultralight towplane, has greatly increased the accessibility of the sport. Before tandem aerotowing, in order to experience to exhilaration of free flight, you had to learn how to hang glide yourself. You had to go through months of training at the hill, in order to be able to safely launch and land a hang glider, and then take the big step of launching from a mountain site for your first solo high altitude flight.
By contrast, during a discovery flight at Wallaby Ranch, you feel confident and relaxed with the wind in your face and your instructor by your side as you are being towed 2,000 feet into the air. Once you release from the 'tug', as we call it, you will free-fly for 15 to 20 minutes, and your instructor will show you how to control the glider by shifting your weight. You return to earth gently with a smooth rolling landing
Tandem discovery flights are for practically everyone. People from 4 years to 90 years old, and from 35 lbs to 240 lbs have experienced flying in its purest form at Wallaby Ranch.
The best conditions for tandem flying are smooth air and calm winds, generally in the morning or late in the afternoon. Flying begins everyday at 8:00 a.m., weather permitting.
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