Hang Gliding in Rio de Janeiro

When I went there begging of this year…I decided that it was a great moment and place to try Hang Gliding in Sāo Conrado, the birthplace of free flight in Brazil and one of the most visited points of the Tijuca National Park in Rio de Janeiro.

Rio has many touristic attractions and activities but this one is not only a famous and popular one but different from the traditional way to see and experience this incredible city!

I obviously search a lot about Hang Gliding and because I do not aim to die anytime soon, I did some research and selected my flight instructor carefully.

So I choose to fly with FEX1DELTA due to the flight experience of the instructors, safety standards and the easiness to talk to the instructor while I was not in Brazil.

Luciano POPO was my flight instructor and I talked to him via Whatsapp to clarify all my doubts before making the final booking and decide to go for this incredible experience.

Luciano POPO has more than 15 years of experience as a free flight instructor not only in hang-gliding but also in para-glading and before he was a military parachutist, so free flying in clearly in is blood….

When you get to Sāo Conrado, you meet your instructor that will take you to the free flight club to sign your insurance and enroll you officially into the flight.

Then you will be taken up the mountain to the ramp of Pedra Bonita, a spectacular place with an incredible view…and then you get ready…

You learn to run and all the Do’s and Dont’s and after a pre-flight check on all the flight equipment you are cleared to take off.

I have to say, I was not nervous, though I agree that it can be nerve breaking…It was worth all seconds of this AMAZZINNNGG experience.

Thank you Luciano for the great experience! I highly recommend him and his team. I would do it again with no doubt!!!

As soon as I can I will post a video with the flight!!!