Hang Gliding | Lesson 6 | “Is My Glider Okay?” | Wonky Winds & Crosswind Launches

In this video, I work on Hang Gliding Lesson # 6 at the South Side of Point of the Mountain in Utah, between Lehi & Draper. In today’s lesson, I bring together the pitch & roll controls through more crosswinds and thermals as well as faster wind speeds than I’ve had in previous lessons - and it was so much fun! I got 5 launches & landings in today as there were 2 other students today to share with, and we called it a little early due to changing wind conditions. It was a great lesson and I’m already seeing where I’m making progress, as well as some areas where I’m forgetting to keep some basic foundational skills in place, which reinforces it for me mentally to work on in the next lessons. Please like the video, leave a comment, & subscribe to help out the channel. I hope you enjoy this video journey of what it’s like to learn how to hang glide. Come fly with me! FLIGHT LOG: (Training Flights): No. of Flights Today: 5 Total Flight Time Today: 2 minutes Location: Point of the Mountain, South Side; Lehi, UT (https://www.uhgpga.org/) MSL at Launch: 5,144’ Wind DIrection: S/SW Wind Velocity: 12mph Glider: Will's Wing, Alpha 235 (https://www.willswing.com) USHPA Rating: H0 | Beginner/Student (https://www.ushpa.org) Instructor: Ted Hurley (USHPA H4 & Instructor), Owner “Wasatch Hang Gliding” (https://wasatchhg.com/) Total No. of Flights: 59 Total Flight Time: 13 minutes Music Credits: (1) “Dogtown” by National Sweetheart (2) “Delayed Baggage” by Ryan Strasik (3) “Stick the Landing” by Everet (4) “Hanging Motionless” by Mark Kara, Scott Guberman, Angeline Saris, Jeremy Hoenig (5) “Love Me Never Ending” by Everet Almond (6) “Oh Please” by Telecasted Video Equipment: Insta 360 X4 (With a scratched lens) iPhone 15 Pro Max (Filmed today by my son Josh) Apple iMovie CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro to Lesson # 6, Goals & Objectives 1:36 Checking the Weather (Cloudbase App) 2:06 Intro to my son Josh, today’s film crew 2:13 Come Fly with Me - prepping for Flight # 1 2:23 Hang Check 2:51 Finding balance before launching 3:17 Flight # 1 - spectator view 3:37 Flight # 1 - Pilot’s View 3:59 Post-Flight # 1 Instructor Feedback 4:27 Hiking back up the Hill 4:45 Crosswind; Finding balance before launching 5:19 Flight # 2 - spectator view 5:41 Flight # 2 - Pilot’s View 6:04 Post-Flight # 2 Instructor Feedback 7:24 Instruction before Flight # 3 7:53 Good Instructor Quotes about the wind 8:04 Discussion on Course Changes 8:58 Flight # 3 - spectator view 9:24 Flight # 3 - Pilot’s View 9:45 Post-Flight # 3 Instructor Feedback 10:28 Carrying Method for Hiking back up the Hill 10:42 Instructor Ted’s Flight, checking wind conditions 10:59 Flight # 4 - spectator view 11:25 Flight # 4 - Pilot’s View 11:46 Post-Flight # 4 Instructor Feedback 12:32 Josh thought I was going to crash into him 13:22 Preparing for Final Flight - Wind Issues 14:01Flight # 5 - spectator view 14:27 Flight # 5 - Pilot’s View 14:50 Post-Flight # 5 Instructor Feedback 15:19 Calling the end of the day 15:30 Ground Handling to the End #hanggliding #hangglide #hangglider #freeflight #glider #flying #soaring #adventure #sports #willswing #utah #utahadventures #pilot #pilotlife #aviation