Quest Air Hang Glider Park

Groveland, Florida

The 2006 Flytec Hang Gliding Championship - April 16th – 22nd, 2006
The events of this page occured on Wednesday, Apr 19, which included the launching of over 90 gliders in one hour or less.
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Here is a hang glider about to take off (rope is attached to lift plane)
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This is a row of about 20 hangliders waiting for a lift.
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--another hang glider about to depart-- it is resting on a "dollie" which will separate as the glider lifts upward--
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This is a Dragonfly Hang Glider Tug airplane. These tugs have a 100 ft tow-line which is attached to the hang glider and released at about 1500 ft altitude.

Here are more gliders and tugs--
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Here is a student recieving instruction in sort of a "hands-on" setting
Other aircraft on the field at the time--(below)
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Here are a few "mini-movie clips" of the activity
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Many hanglider enthusiasts were camping at the Flytec facility (above)
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