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Oh yeah, it was fantastic, really amazing actually.
Oh really? I think it looks really scary!
Well, the place I went was very organised and the instructors were really good, and I just felt very safe. I got there quite early. You could arrive anytime after eight in the morning – and I got there soon after that, you know. I wanted to do as much hang-gliding as I could.
Did you have to do a lot of training before you could go up? Or were you allowed to just start without doing any training?
Well, I couldn’t go straight up without any training at all. But there wasn’t much – just information really. The amount of training you have depends on what kind of hang-gliding you’re doing. I mean, I didn’t go up alone, you know, I went up with an instructor – so he was doing all the flying and the technical stuff, like steering, and knowing how and where to land. Basically, you can’t go up alone on your first time. I’m not sure how many times it is, I think you can go alone after doing a few flights with an instructor and some longer training.
Oh, I see.
Anyway, I wasn’t allowed to go up before having some brief general instructions. But that’s all it was really – no training as such. Then I got into the harness, they attached me to the hang-glider. I was literally hanging in a lying-down position from the frame of the glider. It felt quite strange! Then a small plane pulled the glider – and me – to the taking off position, and then up into the sky. It’s really simple.
But really scary!
Well, strangely, it didn’t feel too scary at that point – just exhilarating. We climbed higher and higher, until the gauge said we were at two thousand feet – that’s about six hundred metres! Then the plane let us loose and went back towards the field below. Once the plane had gone, everything was silent – you just hear the sound of wind rushing around your ears. It was amazing!
Did you look down? I mean, what could you see on the ground?
It looks incredible from up there – you can see beautiful fields and mountains, and lots of tiny specks which are houses and things! Anyway, at one point, my instructor explained how to steer. You just move your weight to one side in order to change direction.
Did you do it?
Yes, but, well yes I did, but it didn’t just gently change direction. The hang-glider suddenly went veering over to the left.
Oh, maybe you should’ve moved a bit more gently.
Yes, I think so, I mean, I did what he said. I leaned to the left.
W: Mmm, maybe you shouldn’t have leaned so far then.
Yes, anyway, it was fine. I just scared myself a bit! I was quite happy to give the controls back to the instructor!
Yes!
After that we circled around the valley for about fifteen or twenty minutes. It was so beautiful and calm up there.
What about the landing?
Well, that was another bit that I was a bit scared about. As we got closer to the ground, I got a bit less calm! Suddenly the ground seemed to be rushing up towards me really quickly! But the instructor was really good and he landed the glider really smoothly. And once the glider has stopped, you just stand up and take off the harness.
Wow, great!
Yeah, it was really good. I loved it. I did two more flights that day. I can see how sports like this are addictive. I’d definitely like to do it again. Next time, I think I’d like to do some training and go up alone. You should come with me next time …
Erm, well, sounds a bit too scary for me.
It’s not really. If I were you, I’d just go for it. It’s not scary once you’re up there – being a spectator is probably worse!
Could you do a really low flight? I mean, are you allowed to go up just a little way above the ground – not go up so high?
Erm no! I don’t think so. I think that would be much more dangerous. I mean, think of all the things in your way – buildings, trees …
I suppose so, yes. I hadn’t thought of that.
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