Hang Gliding From Roof

A hang glider can be dismantled easily and carried on the roof of a car or in a trailer.

Hang gliding from roof.

Hang gliding has faster speeds and greater opportunities for aerial acrobatics and tricks. Supports your glider while in transport. Both sports involve the same take off and landing technique. Fits onto most vehicles roof bars.

Your ladder can double as a support for your glider if you want to store your glider using a canoe hoist. These must be transported on roof racks or in a truck. If you buy a long extension ladder you can mount both halves of the ladder so that you can carry more than one glider. Pilots prone position when flying gives hang gliding the feeling of flying like a bird.

Two strops supplied for secure fitting to roof bars. Two velcro straps to secure the glider to the carrier. Made from robust blocks and 2 x 4mtr ali tubes 50mm wide offer good support to your hang glider. The record for the longest distance flown by a hang glider is 475 miles 764km made by american dustin martin in 2012.

We are now offering the glider rider in three different sizes to suit your vehicle and hang gliders requirements. A common approach is to add an off the shelf car roof rack that is compatible with your car and strap a ladder to it. Hang gliders also weigh about 30kg around 65pounds. The ladder rungs then provide the support for the glider.

Easy transport of hang glider. In paragliding you sit upright in a harness and control the chute with your hands. Goes on and off within minutes. In hang gliding the pilot is laying down in a horizontal position under the a frame using the body to turn.

The flight lasted 11 hours. Most hang gliders weigh 45 50 lbs. Hang gliders are heavier rigid structure which can measure 5 metres long making transportation more cumbersome. Many glider racks i have seen are set up to carry about 20 to 50 times this weight.

One of the most popular means of transporting a hang glider is to mount a ladder on your vehicle using some sort of rack. It can be put together in a few minutes.