Jen Richards - Lookout Mountain Flight Park <<email>> writes:

Lookout Mountain Flight Park is hosting the first annual Women's Hang Gliding Festival September 25-28.

The three main goals of the festival are to fly with a bunch of female pilots, to create a comfortable and safe environment for inactive pilots to regain their confidence and get current, and to introduce the sky to the non-flying women in our lives.

There will be fun flying competitions, clinics, reduced priced training for our non-flying friends and family, prizes, food and festivities. Come fly the mountain, aerotow, or get your skills up to speed on the training hills. We want to get as many women in the air as possible.

September is a beautiful time to fly. It's still warm but not too hot, and we generally get a mixture of light-wind days and ridge-soarable days.

The weekend of September 25-28 was chosen not only because of the weather, but also because it corresponds with the beginning of Team Challenge, which kicks off on September 28th, 2008. If you are flying in Team Challenge, we hope you will come to Lookout a few days early and join us for the festivities. If you have never experienced Team Challenge, plan to stay in the area a couple of extra days after the festival, and fly Sequatchie Valley with us. This is a great opportunity to fly the best sites in the area!

While the festival is geared towards women who fly, we welcome and encourage all pilots (regardless of gender) to join us for flying, fun and camaraderie.

For more information and to register visit www.hanglide.com.