If you are fond of adventure and risk sports such as hang gliding or paragliding in all its modalities, motor, without motor, single-seater, two-seater, etc., or you have never done this type of sports and you want to try them, we propose you one of the best places to practice this sport with the best professionals.

A Hang Glider is a glider that can be transported, detached and landed with the sole help of the pilot’s legs and fly according to the same principles as a plane. A Hang Glider usually does not develop beyond a speed of 80 km / h.

This sport is based on the use of updrafts of air or thermal that with a Hang Glider, fly by the principles that apply to any aircraft, consists of a sail supported by an aluminum structure whose center is suspended by the pilot means of a harness and normally adopts a laying position, directing the delta wing by means of changes of pendulum position with which it displaces the center of gravity. The pilot can stay in flight for long periods and perform stunts.

The Hang Glider flies only when the air current passes through its airfoil at sufficient speed then the Hang Glider remains at an angle to the air stream. The masses of hot or thermal air are large bubbles of hot air that are produced by heating the sun the ground providing the Hang Glider an extra height.

The start of the flight has to be produced on foot, from a mountain or hill, in the descent the sail is filled with air and a chamber with sufficient lift force is formed to reduce the descent. or with the help of some mechanical equipment for the lift from the ground (winch or drag by another aircraft). For a delta wing to be considered as such, it must also be demonstrable that it is capable of taking off and landing in safety conditions with a wind speed equal to or less than 1 m / s.

If the Hang Glider flies in updraft, the pilot can take advantage of it to stay in flight much longer and perform all kinds of stunts. Today’s technology allows pilots to make flights up to 800 kilometers away and stay in flight for several hours.

We are going to move towards La Muela, a mountain located in the province of Guadalajara, a short distance from Madrid, which has the ideal flight conditions. From the Muela, you can fly at a height of 300 meters, and enjoy a flight experience between 15 and 30 minutes, as the wind allows.

It is a modality that we can practice throwing from the top of the Sierra de la Muela in Alhama de Murcia in the foothills of Sierra Espuña from a plain to just over 600 meters.
Undoubtedly, the Hang glider is one of the most unforgettable experiences we can make in the Region of Murcia. The most skilled in this discipline get to rise above the peaks of Sierra Espuña and observe spectacles without comparison as the snow-capped summits in winter or the places that can be traversed in bird’s eye view.

An unforgettable experience!