Winter Flying

Winter flying at Lake Tahoe It may seem that it is cold flying in an open cockpit when it is freezing out there. It may appear that winter is not the time to go powered hang gliding. Let me dispel these misconceptions.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Yes it is cold out there but we use a modern state of the art heating system used my the military. It is simply heated clothing. We have heated gloves, boots and vests. Gloves are 22 watts. Boots are 22 watts. Vests are 44 watts. HeatedInsoles That totals 88 watts of heating right near your skin to keep you warm and toasty. heatedVest Imagine trying to hold an 88 watt light bulb, it would burn your hands. This 88 watts is efficiently put where you need it to stay warm.

HeatingCoils We have the technology and we use it. We have looked tried other systems and chose the Gerbing heated clothing. Gerbings developed Microwire™ in response to a Department of Defense contract for heated clothing for Special Ops Forces. You will use this to stay warm while you fly. Enough said. Hang Gliding Tahoe uses the best equipment and our heating system is no exception.

Here we suit up with all the heating clothing to keep you warm. YouTube Preview Image

Check out what you see while flying in the winter in this short video your pilot/instructor Paul Hamilton made :

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How is the weather for flying in the winter? If it is nice out, it is great flying and you can fly all day because you do not have the summer thermals that create turbulence during the after noon. Sneeking Under Clouds to lake Tahoe in trike Yes there are more storms generally in the winter but flying is the same for summer; weather dependent.

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