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HANG GLIDING INSTRUCTION, TANDEM FLIGHTS,
GLIDERS & EQUIPMENT SALES AND FREE-FLIGHT EXCURSIONS THROUGHOUT OREGON AND BEYOND
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PO Box 2128 Grants Pass, OR 97528 • Phone/Fax: 541-956-9119
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Here in southern Oregon we are blessed with a number of outstanding hang gliding sites. Below is a list of only a few.
WALKER MOUNTAIN
Near the town of Merlin, Walker has two main launches - one facing south and one facing northwest. North winds in the summer make for great cross-country (XC) potential toward Jacksonville, Ashland, and the California border, and south prefrontal winds make for great wintertime soaring. A local pilot is available to provide a site tour and access to the landing zone. Contact Southern Oregon Airsports for more information.
PANTHER POINT
Towering above the beautiful Williams Valley, this site was opened to free flight in July of 2011. At the request of the owner of the launch, you must be a member of Southern Oregon Air Riders, the local hang gliding chapter, to fly here. One of the landing zones is adjacent to a local winery and a great little cafe, and another is an airstrip located at a botanical garden & recording studio previously owned by the musician Steve Miller. This is another great departure point for potential XC flights upwind to Grants Pass or downwind toward the Oregon-California border.
LAKEVIEW
Known as 'The Hang Gliding Capitol of the West', Lakeview boasts a number of world-class flying sites, including Black Cap, Sugar Hill, Hadley Butte and Doherty Slide. Lakeview has by far the greatest cross-country potential (often in excess of 100 miles), and the locals are thrilled to have us fly there! The flying season is relatively short, but the trip is well worth the wait. All sites here are unregulated, and the spirit of free flight is alive and well in Lakeview. This is really the place to fly!
