If you’ve ever fantasized about flying like a bird, here’s your chance to do just that—via hang glider, 2,000 feet (600 meters) above the barrier islands of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. With your instructor in the bottom harness and taking care of the controls, you’ll get to soar with ease, taking in the views below, marveling at the wonder of flight, and soaking in the peaceful exhilaration.

• Take off into the skies not far from the Wright Brothers’ first flight
• Get actual bird’s-eye views of the fragile ecosystems of the Outer Banks
• First-time flyers welcome—no experience required
• Limited to 4 travelers, you’ll get a more personalized flying experience

What To Expect

At check in each participant signs waivers. Each participant is considered a student by USHPA and the FAA, so you will each receive a pre-flight orientation. Then we will escort you to the runway by golf cart to the Landing Zone.

We fly one student per flight with an USHPA certified Tandem Hang Gliding Instructor. Students will fly in the order that they check in according to their appointment. We will usually fly 3-6 students per hour depending on conditions and how many people are signed up.

During your Tandem Hang Gliding Experience, you will fly tandem in a trapeze harness (lying on your belly), and the instructor will fly in the bottom harness. We pull the hang glider on wheels (landing gear) behind a slow flying aircraft up to 2000' feet. Once at 2000' feet your instructor will release the tow cable from the aircraft, and you and your instructor will glide freely back to the ground where you'll land where you took off on wheels. Enjoy the views, feel the wind, and you'll also get a chance to feel the controls of the hang glider. This is the closest thing to knowing what it feels like to fly like a bird!