At Highland Aerosports, we provide tandem (instructor and student together) hang gliding instruction, solo aerotows, and hang gliding equipment sales and service. Our goal is to give quality hang gliding instruction so that others may experience the purest most enjoyable form of flight.
Located on Maryland's Eastern Shore, our school is just an hour from Baltimore MD, Washington DC, & Northern Virginia, and two hours from Philadelphia PA. We're in an ideal location for you to get away for an afternoon and experience the true freedom that is hang gliding. We also have accommodations for longer stays if you're planning on spending a weekend with friends flying or training for solo.
Whether you are looking for the quiet, surreal experience of powerless free flight, want to go up mid-afternoon and experience the challenge of soaring like the birds, or love the roller coasters and are looking for the ride of your life, Highland can give you the hang gliding experience you are looking for.
Browse these pages to find out all the different hang gliding packages that we have to offer. Whether you want to take an introductory lesson, go through our hang gliding school program and learn to fly at altitude yourself, or are a rated pilot and need tows or flight equipment, you can find it here.
If you have never flown in a hang glider, start out at our introductory hang gliding lessons page. There you will learn how to schedule a lesson, what to expect, prices, and group rates.
Highland Aerosports is open Thursday through Monday 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. Hang gliding lessons are available outside of office hours with an appointment.
If you have any questions or would like to schedule a lesson, feel free to contact us at 410-634-2700, or send us an email.
High overcast, winds on the surface are SW around 5 winds aloft are SW around 20. The afternoon forecast is for winds on the surface to be SW at 5-10 and winds aloft to be SW at 10-15.
Please call 410-634-2700 for updates.
Highland was recently featured on the Maryland Public Television 25th anniversary show. Our segment is located at the 33 minute mark. Here's the piece!
"I wanted to take a moment and thank you! Yesterday, myself and 5 friends traveled from the DC area for our first hang gliding experience! It was fabulous! From the moment we stepped onto your field, we were greated by friendly and happy faces! You all helped to make our day of hang gliding extra special!"
"I wanted to thank all of you for the addictive experience. (Yes, I made it to number 9 in your brochure.) It looks like we will be visiting you a lot this summer and I will be learning to hang glide."
"The rest of the day is nearly indescribable. Sonny towed Jim and I a mile above the Earth. No sound but the wind (and my constant "wows") as we looked down on the clouds, oh crap, I'm getting goose bumps just writing about this. Seriously guys, do not hesitate to go hang gliding if you're given the chance."
Jolene
Melina
Brett
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