World Hang Gliding Association
for airframed hang gliding     See also: One-string in WPGA

Lift
[ballasted masses tethered to wings set in gliding flight as instances of kite, aka: paragliders]
Sister org:  World ParaGliding Association, free join for life.

Ongoing projects

• Otto Pilot-0

• Seedwings

• Windsports

• Oz Report

• Laboratori d'envol
  *OttoWings

• rogallohanggliders

And also:

Busable eHG
CometClones and PDMC
Towing releases and weak links  
Waiver
*  Hang glider history: Forum
*  TCF from 1800s to the present
  *  Movement to orgs dedicated solely to airframed hang gliders
*  Open-source third-party insurance
*  Rogallo hang gliders
*  Flying-canard sled and skied TCF with non-rebound position limiting lines
*  Level-land nil-wind long gliding or FLG (flatland long gliding)
* Millions-of-launch-sites targeting

*  Internet-based integrity honor system for training and rating program:
 Pilots and a witness sign themselves off through the flight training program
and rate themselves by such actions.

• Otto Pilot-0 (no flying, but invest themselves in history, accident awareness, model flying, equipment awareness, observation visits, wind, physicality, readiness, awareness of niche activity options, site descriptions, turbulence awareness, airspace awareness,  able to describe pros and cons of wheels, skids, skis, types of harnesses, helmets, instruments, etc.).
   

• OP-1, OP-2, OP-3, OP-4, OP-5, ..., OP-Master
   

• Special HG skills: 

  • LLLG   Level land long gliding with full attention to safety devices

  • FLMSL    Foot-launch moderate-slope launching

  • FLNCL     Foot-launch nil-wind cliff launching

  • FLWCL    Foot-launch windy-cliff launching

  • Etc. ...
     

• Special HG-launch-method skills:

  • Aerotow by piloted tug

  • Aerotow by tethered robotic tug

  • Aerotow by close-couple powered releasable rig

  • Bungee Single with team,

  • Bungee single solo

  • Bungee Vee with team,

  • Bungee Vee solo,

  • Platform Payout

  • Static Line,

  • Horse tug,

  • Dog-team tug

  • Friends tug,

  • Tall-building roof

  • Kite-system-held-aloft platform launching

  • Static drop from tag line held by kite system

  • Launch by help kite system as tug

  • Launch by helper parachute system as tug

  • Drop-from-beneath balloon

  • Blimp-top launch

  • Lift-off close-coupled rig on powered aircraft

  • Powered boat as tug over water (sealing and flotation attentions)

  • Etc. ...
     

• Special-type skills:

  • Otto Lilienthal replica

  • Pilcher replica

  • Lavezzari replica

  • Paresev wing replica with Breslau 1908 TCF (enhanced with stayed reflex hopefully!)

  • Rigid wing

  • Biplane tailed with three-axis control 

  • Electric-motored hang glider    eHG  wheel launch

  • Electric-motored hang glider    eHG  off-water flotation launch

  • Electric-motored hang glider foot launch from level ground

  • Gyro hang glider    gHG 

  • Etc.  ...