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Glide Away
Whether you're a new pilot or visiting from other parts, BayInsider's comprehensive guide to hang gliding and paragliding has all the info you need to get airborne.

Hang Gliding

Hang gliders are cumbersome and take time to set up. But the ride is typically longer and faster. Hang gliders whup paragliders in distance records.

Instruction
•Mission Soaring Center
•San Francisco Hang Gliding Center
•Western Hang Gliders

Outfitters
•Mission Soaring Center
•Western Hang Gliders

Resources
•Organizations

Paragliding

Paragliding is easy to learn, and the rigs are man- portable. What's the down-side? The convenience comes at the expense of speed.

Instruction
•Airtime of San Francisco
•Merlin Flight School
•San Francisco Hang Gliding Center
•San Francisco Tandem Paragliding
•Western Hang Gliders

Outfitters
•Airtime of San Francisco

Resources
•Organizations

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