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Hang Gliding

Come Fly with Kitty Hawk Kites - the oldest and largest hang gliding school in the world! Since 1974 teaching the world to hang glide has been the Kitty Hawk Kites’ mission. With us giving over 300,000 students hang gliding lessons, our focus is on spreading the joys of flight as the world’s largest hang gliding school. Our experienced hang gliding instructors have taught students from age 8 to 80, men, women, physically fit and physically challenged. You can fly at both our tandem and dune hang gliding training centers on the Outer Banks in North Carolina.

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Dune HG Lessons

Beginner Dune Lesson

Emphasis on fundamentals and fun is the heart of the beginner dune hang gliding lesson where you will have five solo flights off the dunes of Jockey’s Ridge State Park on the Outer Banks. The soft sand and smooth winds that brought the Wright Brothers here makes this the ideal location for learning how to hang glide. This hang gliding training session includes a training film, ground school, log booklet and all equipment for your hang gliding lesson.

Location: Jockey's Ridge State Park
Nags Head, NC
Duration 3 Hours

Price: $99.00
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Advanced Lesson

Spend your hang gliding lesson time flying! This Hang Gliding Lesson focuses on developing and refining skills. 7 flights are guaranteed and the student to instructor ratio is reduced to 4:1. The beginner dune hang gliding lesson is a pre-requisite.

Location: Jockey's Ridge State Park
Nags Head, NC

Duration 3 Hours

Price: $139.00
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Kid's Beginner Lesson

Mirroring the Beginner Lesson, the Kid's Lesson is for children weighing less than 75 pounds. Emphasizing the fundamentals of flying, the Kid's Lesson requires two instructors to run with and guide the student and glider down the dune on every flight. In this hang gliding lesson participants will have five solo flights off the dunes of Jockey’s Ridge State Park. It is an ideal location for learning how to hang glide. The lesson includes a training film, ground school, log booklet and all equipment for your hang gliding lesson. This lesson not only provides a great photo opportunity but also memories that will last a lifetime.
Seasonal: Mid June- mid August  (kids can still  hang glide year round)

Location: Jockey's Ridge State Park
Nags Head, NC

$99
Duration 3 Hours

Price: $99.00
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Hang I Lesson Training Package

This package is designed for those who want to get their first hang gliding rating (USHPA Hang I rating). The Hang I rating requires that a pilot launch unassisted, maintain correct airspeed, perform good landings consistently, and pass a standard written test. SIX (6) Dune Hang Gliding Lessons at Jockey's Ridge State Park, North Carolina.
Duration 15 Hours

Price: $699.00
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Tandem HG Lessons

2000 Foot Tandem Lesson

The tandem hang gliding lesson is the most state-of-the-art training available! Perfect for students who want to get an overall perspective of hang gliding, being 2,000 feet up gives you a bird’s eye view of the coast line above Currituck sound on the Outer Banks. No experience necessary to fly tandem. This sky high hang gliding lesson is handicapped accessible.
Duration 10 to 15 Minutes

Price: $149.00
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Mile High Tandem Lesson

This is the ultimate tandem hang gliding tow, 5280 feet! The tandem lesson is the most state-of-the-art training available, and perfect for students who want to get an overall perspective of hang gliding with a bird’s eye view of the coast line above Currituck sound. No experience necessary and this sky high lesson is handicapped accessible.

Duration 30 Minutes

Price: $349.00
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Combo Packages

Taste of Flight Hang Gliding Package

Get a real taste of what hang gliding is all about on the Outer Banks of North Carolina! This package includes one beginner dune hang gliding lesson at our Jockey's Ridge location and one tandem aero-tow hang gliding lesson to 2000 feet at one of our Currituck County Flight Parks.
Duration 4 Hours

Price: $219.00
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Taste of Flight HG Mile High

Get a real taste of what hang gliding is all about on the Outer Banks of North Carolina! This package includes one beginner dune hang gliding lesson at our Jockey's Ridge location and one tandem aero-tow hang gliding lesson to a mile high at our one of our Flight Parks in Currituck County.
Duration 4 Hours

Price: $419.00
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