- Tue May 06, 2014 4:47 pm
#350960
Well I think it still is quite unknown. Almost all people I tell about it don't know exactly what it is or call it 'some kind of parachute'.
I've got to admin that I haven't really thought about the existence of hanggliding before I saw some youtube videos . I knew paragliding and saw a hangglider in Far cry (videogame) a few times, but never it didn't really stick. I've looked into airsports because I badly wanted to fly. Looked into normal planes (recreational planes), but the costs are real high. I've looked into sailplanes, but I didn't like the fact that your very dependent of other people, helping out a whole weekend and maybe don't even fly. So I youtubed some, found paragliders and thought, woow, that might be something I may be able to do. Clicked a bit more on some recommended videos and then HG came in, awesome, that is something I want to do, something I'm looking for, flying in the position a bird flies! Showed it to a friend and he was the one saying come on, let sign up for lessons. I hold of for a year a signed up. Unfortunately he has no money at all anymore due to studying (abroad). Hope he hops on on short therms.
All of my friends are saying that they want to do it because they think it's awesome, but nobody actually does. I think that everyone is scared of by the time they hear what it cost. The entry costs are simply very high and there aren't many students/young people just buying houses with 7k to spend on a hobby. Guess HG is something you really have to want, to do it and find a way to do it.
I've got to admin that I haven't really thought about the existence of hanggliding before I saw some youtube videos . I knew paragliding and saw a hangglider in Far cry (videogame) a few times, but never it didn't really stick. I've looked into airsports because I badly wanted to fly. Looked into normal planes (recreational planes), but the costs are real high. I've looked into sailplanes, but I didn't like the fact that your very dependent of other people, helping out a whole weekend and maybe don't even fly. So I youtubed some, found paragliders and thought, woow, that might be something I may be able to do. Clicked a bit more on some recommended videos and then HG came in, awesome, that is something I want to do, something I'm looking for, flying in the position a bird flies! Showed it to a friend and he was the one saying come on, let sign up for lessons. I hold of for a year a signed up. Unfortunately he has no money at all anymore due to studying (abroad). Hope he hops on on short therms.
All of my friends are saying that they want to do it because they think it's awesome, but nobody actually does. I think that everyone is scared of by the time they hear what it cost. The entry costs are simply very high and there aren't many students/young people just buying houses with 7k to spend on a hobby. Guess HG is something you really have to want, to do it and find a way to do it.