hang glide
Fly without engine
To hang glide is to fly through the air suspended from a lightweight, unpowered glider with a triangular frame and fabric wing.
The pilot hangs in a harness below and steers by shifting body weight: We hang glided over the coastal cliffs.
The activity is hang gliding; the craft is a hang glider.
Ascend to heights
- ascendMove upward
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- airborneTraveling through air
thermal · updraft · lift · currents · buoyancy · hover · altitude · elevation
Straps controlling an animal
- wingLimb enabling flight
- control barHang glider steering mechanism
- sailShip's wind-catching fabric
- frameSupporting outer structure
helmet · carabiner · variometer · altimeter · batten · keel · leading edge · kingpost
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- rushQuick sudden movement
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- freedomAbsence of constraint
adventure · daredevil · extreme · heart-pounding · breathtaking · liberating · euphoria · sensation
Light, gentle air movement
- gustBrief wind surge
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- updraftUpward air movement
- headwindWind against travel direction
crosswind · turbulence · laminar flow · rotor · convergence · sea breeze · katabatic · wind sock
Vertical rock wall
- peakUtmost height attained
- mountainTall natural landmass
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
coastal bluffs · sand dunes · launch site · landing zone · valley · hillside · plateau · overlook
One who steers aircraft
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- tandemSequential two-person arrangement
- aerobaticsSpectacular aircraft maneuvers
instructor · certification · flight school · nationals · world championship
soar
Ascend to heights
airborne · thermal · updraft · lift · currents · buoyancy · hover · altitude · elevation · sky
harness
Straps controlling an animal
- wingLimb enabling flight
- control barHang glider steering mechanism
- sailShip's wind-catching fabric
frame · helmet · carabiner · variometer · altimeter · batten · keel · leading edge · kingpost · downtube
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- rushQuick sudden movement
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
freedom · adventure · daredevil · extreme · heart-pounding · breathtaking · liberating · euphoria · sensation · intense
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
headwind · crosswind · turbulence · laminar flow · rotor · convergence · sea breeze · katabatic · wind sock · weather window
cliff
Vertical rock wall
escarpment · coastal bluffs · sand dunes · launch site · landing zone · valley · hillside · plateau · overlook · slope
pilot
One who steers aircraft
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- tandemSequential two-person arrangement
aerobatics · instructor · certification · flight school · nationals · world championship
- Floatingfloat, floating, afloat, hover, hovering
- aerobaticsbarrel roll, loop the loop, loop-the-loop, loops, snap roll