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Once it finally dawned on early man to stand on two legs and begin walking where he needed to go – there grew almost immediately a desire to grow wings and fly, instead. Not long thereafter, Torrey Pines Gliderport Flight School began operations, thereby fulfilling a need burning within the breast of humankind for literally thousands of years.

San Diego’s aviation destination of choice since 1928, Torrey Pines Gliderport has been giving our fine feathered friends a run for their money since the flight school began offering San Diegans the opportunity to soar like eagles in 1997. Once you experience the sensation of leaping from the breathtaking launch area overlooking the La Jolla Shores, off the edge of the cliff, straight out into the seeming endless, majestic panorama – your wings effortlessly holding you aloft – you’ll forever know what Icarus had in mind and wonder why you ever bothered traveling any other way.

The flight school employs a half dozen instructors that are ready to fulfill all your hang gliding, paragliding, and sailplane needs. The lessons are available in up to 10 different languages (should you need this), and the instructors will fly tandem with you until you’re ready, willing, and able to go it alone. With more than 35,000 accident-free tandem flights in the last ten years and tougher certification standards than required by even the United States Hang Gliding (Paragliding) Association itself, you are sure to be provided skills to last a lifetime. They are the top-ranked school in the United States, so what are you waiting for? Glide on over!

For the short-sighted among us without our own hang gliding gear – or if you’ve left it at mom’s – TPG flight School has all the new and used equipment, certification programs, special clinics, books, videos, and assorted accessories to satisfy even the fussiest of air sport enthusiasts. And there’s no need to outfit oneself merely to learn – they carry equipment for the student just beginning to get his or her feet wet, figuratively speaking.

Open year-round, seven days a week, Torrey Pines Gliderport is the place to let it all hang out!