National Hang Gliding and Paragliding Day

Today is the most important national holiday of the year, its National Hang gliding and Paragliding Day! Every student today will receive a free 2010 USHPA calandar so every day they can be reminded about how far Rogallo's idea has evolved.

Rogallo Story from Oregon Visitors

Edward Geller and his grand daughter Keili are here from Oregon to take some hang gliding lessons. Edward knew and worked with Rogallo at NASA (when it was NACA). He says his grand daughter has been asking him for a long time about taking a hang gliding lesson, and so they came all the way across the country to KHK! Rogallo showed him his wing in his office in the early 1950's...and said that some day it would be built big enough for people to use as recreational gliders...this was in the 1950's! Mr. Geller is a part of the greatest aviation story in history, and we are very pleased that he trusted us to teach his grand daughter to fly. He hasn't flown in a few years, but is also back for some lessons. If the conditions allow, we will re sign him off on his ratings. At eighty years old, he is the same age Rogallo was when he took his last flights in a Rogallo wing, and tomorrow they are both going flying at our airport. Have fun guys!

2010 Hang Gliding Spectacular

We had a great time this past weekend at the hang gliding spectacular. The weather held on until the very last day when a cold front brought some rain and lightening. The voights from NY state had an impressive showing taking first in both divisions and the team competition. The team competition gets more popular every year and really shows why this event is so special to people, its an opportunity to reconnect to the fact that friendship and fun are the foundations of what we do here at the hang gliding school. If you have never been, come watch. If you have never flown it, come fly! First year participants get a half price entry fee, so make your plans now for next year, the weekend after Mothers Day.