We use a Dragonfly Ultralight airplane to tow us up. The aircraft is designed specifically to tow hang gliders. It's how we tow up the tandem flights as well as how certified pilots get in the air (in flat-ground areas).

The hang glider starts on a three-wheeled dolly that the pilot hangs onto while the Dragonfly starts to pull you to the proper airspeed. Then the pilot lets go of the dolly and you leave the ground at the same time as the Dragonfly.

Weather & time permitting. None of us do this full-time but we get out there as often as we can. Any nice weekend, we're there. Any fantastic week-day and you can at least find solo pilots flying. It's best to coordinate with Steve directly (our tandem pilot) and be sure to subscribe to our Tandem Notifications in case we zip out at the last minute and you wish to join us.

Or season starts as soon as the snow melts and the fields are dry. And the season goes until it's too cold to fly (usually October or sometimes into November).

You need to bring:

• sturdy shoes, preferably hiking boots
• sunscreen
• water & food
• payment (exact cash on location or prepay with Paypal)
• jacket - even in the summer it gets cool up at altitude...at least bring a wind-breaker to keep the wind off of your arms

We provide:

• all the gear - helmet, harness, glider, etc
• all the fun you can handle!

You don't need any physical strength at all to do a tandem. You're strapped in your own harness suspended to the glider right along-side your tandem pilot in charge. You wrap your arms around the pilot (just so you move along with the pilot, not to stay in/on the glider!) and enjoy the ride!