http://www.wcax.com/story/26460193/destination-recreation-hang-gliding

CHARLESTOWN, N.H. -

Dean Funk remembers the first time he saw hang-gliders. He was hooked.

"I'm driving down a mountain road and something swooped overhead. I thought it
was a giant bird carrying a man and I couldn't believe it," he says.

Now, he's an instructor at Morningside Flight Park, soaring over the Connecticut
River Valley. While many hang-gliders learn to fly solo and take off from hills
or mountains, beginners who want to forgo the lessons can opt for the tandem
flight, where an airplane brings them and the instructor up together. That's the
journey we're going on today.