hang-glide
Fly delta-wing
To hang-glide is to fly through the air suspended from a large fabric wing, steering by shifting body weight.
The pilot launches from a hill or cliff and rides air currents, sometimes for hours: We hang-glided over the valley at sunset.
The activity is hang-gliding; the apparatus is a hang glider.
Warm air columns
- updraftUpward air movement
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- airspeedAircraft's atmospheric velocity
descent · takeoff · landing · turbulence · airspace · navigation · flightpath · aerodynamics
Straps controlling an animal
- wingLimb enabling flight
- keelHull's structural base
- crossbarHorizontal bar between uprights
- carabinerSpring-gated metal link
altimeter · helmet · airframe · rigging · battens · kingpost · goggles · windsock
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- rushQuick sudden movement
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- daredevilReckless risk-taker
heart-pounding · intense · courage · boldness · anticipation · breathtaking · vertigo · freefall
Light, gentle air movement
- gustBrief wind surge
- updraftUpward air movement
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- headwindWind against travel direction
tailwind · crosswind · turbulence · airflow · laminar · rotor · katabatic
Rising effortlessly upward
- unboundNot tied down
- escapeFlight from captivity
- weightlessHaving no heft
- liberationRelease from constraint
openness · expansiveness · serenity · solitude · birdlike · floating · untethered · tranquility
Foot-launched canopy flight
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
- ultralightMinimal recreational aircraft
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
aerobatics · tandem · instruction · certification · record · distance · duration · championship
thermals
Warm air columns
- updraftUpward air movement
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
airspeed · descent · takeoff · landing · turbulence · airspace · navigation · flightpath · aerodynamics · soaring
harness
Straps controlling an animal
carabiner · altimeter · helmet · airframe · rigging · battens · kingpost · goggles · windsock
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- rushQuick sudden movement
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
daredevil · heart-pounding · intense · courage · boldness · anticipation · breathtaking · vertigo · freefall · swooping
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
headwind · tailwind · crosswind · turbulence · airflow · laminar · rotor · katabatic
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
- unboundNot tied down
- escapeFlight from captivity
- weightlessHaving no heft
liberation · openness · expansiveness · serenity · solitude · birdlike · floating · untethered · tranquility · perspective
paragliding
Foot-launched canopy flight
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
- ultralightMinimal recreational aircraft
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
cross-country · aerobatics · tandem · instruction · certification · record · distance · duration · championship
cliff
Vertical rock wall
ridge · headwind · timing · sprint · liftoff · cleared · committed