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Hangfly is a unique DOS based hang glider flight simulator written by High Adventure's instructor Rob McKenzie. It is a terrific training tool for the new hang glider pilot developing thermaling skills and provides entertainment for those pilots already tuned into thermaling. Listen to the vario, watch which wing is being lifted, decide when to turn and where to re-center your circle.

The Elsinore flying site was chosen as the flight scenario because of its unique conditions, with...

A profile of the entire flight is displayed with a trace of the flight path over the entire 20 mile flight task.

The glider is controlled by weight-shifting the pilot with an easy touch of the keyboard. Additional controls are for pause, silent running and a thermal locator.
Your flights are automatically saved into a logbook that shows a screen display of your flight along with all flight data and ratings earned!

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thermals, ridge lift, a shear line, a lake to cross, and Class C airspace to avoid. The screen display shows a large top view of the wing in flight.

A rear view in 3-D allows you to keep a constant view of the wing for general flight control.
Note: Hangfly was written in DOS and as such should run on Windows 95, 98, ME, and XP. But it will not run on Windows Vista. Given the age of the application and its imminent demise it is no longer being registered at a charge. Click the Registration link for details. It is actually possible to run HANGFLY on Vista, but it requires running it using a DOS emulator like DOSBOX. More description of how to enter the commands in DOSBOX are available here .