Summer is on its way and a fine way to enjoy the sun and sky is to stroll through it. Without a lot of burdensome expense and regulation, the FAA created a sport pilot license in 2004 for enthusiast and thrill seekers just like you. FAA’s companion Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) category offers affordable, safe, basic, aircraft for many people who are unable to fly.

One common example of the Light Sport Aircraft is the Gliders which is similar to the hang-gliders. Gliders remain one of the safest forms of flying. In order to be an LSA glider it must weigh 1320 pounds or less and can only carry two passengers. Minimum flight time requirements include at least eight hours of dual instruction plus at least two hours by ones self.

Although hang gliding and gliding started out as simply gliding down small hills on low performance hang gliders in earlier centuries, hang glider technology has evolved the ability to soar for hours at thousands of feet altitude in thermal updrafts, perform aerobatics and fly cross country over large distances.