Gift cards make great gifts for the holidays. The lucky recipient can use them for hang gliding or paragliding at Morningside Flight Park and the Kitty Hawk Kites Flight Park on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Gift cards are available for purchase over the phone (1.877.359.8447) and can also be purchased from the Kitty Hawk Kites Online Store.
Morningside Flight Park will be closed on the following dates:
November 1-2, 7-9, 15-16, and the 22nd.
Weather Permitting the park will be open until the 27th, after which will be closed until next spring.
This Saturday afternoon, October 22, we are having a Chili Cook off and that night a Dance Party and Karaoke in the “Fainting Goat Chalet” (the barn and hay loft) if it’s too cold we’ll keep it in the Hanger. Cook off winner will receive a hand printed T-shirt and bragging rights.
Cook off will begin at 12pm
Dance and Karaoke starting 7pm
So far the weather is still looking good for flying this weekend hope to see you here
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Join us for contests, a potluck dinner, an awards ceremony, live music, and fireworks! Click the flyer for more info, or get in touch with the guys at Morningside. Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Any experience good enough to render a television personality speechless must be pretty incredible! Click here to check out StyleBoston’s quick segment on hang gliding in New England.
Here are a few pics from Jonny Szarek’s two-hour tow flight on Sunday. What a day for flying.
Do you have pics you’d like us to share? Send them on to: marc(at)kittyhawk.com
In the Morningside tradition, we’re announcing the resurrection of two great contests in the legacy of New England hang gliding — the “Morningside Bounty” and the “Morningside XC Challenge.” Here are the details:
“The Morningside Bounty” is a standing contest that awards any pilot who makes it from Morningside (foot-launched or aero-towed) to the coast with $200. We understand that John Szarek has won this coveted prize twice, and we feel sure he’s itching to make it a triple crown. Do you know of any other pilots who’ve accomplished this feat? We’re particularly interested in hearing first-hand accounts of the adventures you’ve had in pursuit of the prize.
“The Morningside XC Challenge” is all about distance and rewards the pilot who completes the farthest cross-country flight from Morningside (foot-launched or aero-towed) with $250. The flight must be completed by Saturday, October 29th, 2011. Rumor has it that about 12 years ago, Curt Warren, a competition and tug pilot from Florida (Wallaby Ranch), flew 137 miles down the Connecticut River Valley. 137 miles! Can that record be beaten between now and the end of this year’s contest?
Have more questions? Give the guys in the pro shop a call for more details. 603.542.4416.
Yesterday’s grand reopening was everything we’d hoped it would be. The weather was perfect (though we wouldn’t have complained if it were a few degrees cooler), the conditions accommodated tandems, foot-launch, and paragliding, the crowd was energetic and excited, and the food was plentiful. And the celebration continues today. If you’re in the area, come on by, or give us a call to make a reservation for a lesson.
This truly is a special place, and we’re really honored to be able to continue the park’s long legacy of flight.
Help us welcome back pilots old and new – and the community, too – at a grand reopening bash on Saturday, July 23, 2011. The band kicks off at 5:00, and the food will be ready around 7:30. Everyone’s welcome, and please help spread the word. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Morningside: A Kitty Hawk Kites Flight Park has opened its doors to the public for the 2011 season. Hang gliding lesssons, paragliding lessons and tandem hang gliding are all open and operational. The hangar even got a facelift as you can see from the pictures below.
The opening day was a great success. Here are a few photos from the throughout the day.
