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The "Wasp" harness is
suitable for any reasonably experienced hang glider pilot.
A conversion course is offered as part of the package and
almost any glider is suitable (the only modification being
to make the end of the keel detachable).
Pilots who feel comfortable with their
glider and have mastered the skills of taking off, basic
soaring and safe landings, will find little difficulty.
Beyond conversion, pilots usually take
in the region of 10 - 15 hours to feel at ease with the
system and discover what it's really capable of. At this
point FLPA's are what you want them to be, they can take
you to cloudbase for silent, power-off thermalling or, if
you want to really get above it all, then much higher still
(UK best is 13,400 feet).
Power assisted flight is there for those
nil wind or winter days, or perhaps a smooth summer's evening
top to bottom from 8000 feet! Wave? The possibilities are
still being explored, but the certainty is that if you want
airtime, not wasted time, this is the way.
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