Single Passenger Glider Flight S0005

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$175.00/USD person

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Operates: Daily
Duration: 30 minutes approximately (may be extended if conditions permit)
Time: Tour departs at 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM
Tour Start: Check-in approximately 30 minutes before departure at Jean Sport Aviation Center. Roundtrip transportation available at an additional charge per person.
Tour End: Flight ends approximately 30 minutes after departure.
Child/Senior Policy
Minimum age: 5 years old (children must be able to see out of cockpit canopy). Children and Seniors receive the same low adult internet rate.

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Glide like a bird above the Nevada desert on our Single Passenger Glider Flight. Depending solely on gravity and air currents, our gliders move silently through the sky. Because they have no engines, gliders can be thought of as pure flying vehicles. Stay aloft by balancing the forces of gravity, lift, drag and thrust for an approximately 30 minutes of airtime! This glider flight offers you the best views, because you sit up front, and we may even let you fly the glider if you want!

Starpoints:
	Drive out to Jean, Nevada for an amazing flight of a lifetime! (Or, choose our optional roundtrip transportation available for an additional charge.)
	Knowledgeable and professional, our pilots have been doing this for decades, making this a safe and fun adventure.
	Gliders, a.k.a. sailplanes, are engine-less aircraft - they get up to soaring altitude with the assistance of a towing aircraft, then ride the desert thermals to stay airborne.
	Fly as free as a bird, with no engine to interrupt your silent glider flight for a truly amazing experience.
	Sit up front for the best views, and we may even let you fly!
	Ride the thermals coming off the desert for approximately 30 minutes.
	Our professional pilots all have more than 10 years of experience flying gliders so you can just sit back and have a good time.
	Our glass cockpit canopy gives you fantastic unobstructed panoramic views of the Nevada desert.
	Check out Las Vegas, Mt. Charleston, Primm Valley as you soar!
	This is a unique and exciting tour, cameras are recommended as this is one experience you won't want to forget (optional cockpit video of your flight available).

A glider is an unpowered aircraft - an airplane without a motor. Gliders are amazing graceful machines and are about as close as humans can get to soaring like birds. Just imagine yourself gliding effortlessly, silently, peacefully high above the Nevada Desert, barely a sound to disturb you.

Without an engine, a glider's first challenge is getting off the ground and up to altitude. The most common launching method is an aero-tow. A conventional powered plane tows the glider up into the sky using a long rope. The glider pilot controls a quick-release mechanism, located in the glider's nose and releases the rope at the desired altitude. Right after release, the glider and the tow plane turn in opposite directions and the glider begins its unpowered flight.

The key to staying in the air for long periods of time is to get some help from Mother Nature whenever possible. For 30 minutes glide through the sky. Ride the desert thermals - columns of rising air created by the heating of the Earth's surface. The thermals keep these unique aircraft airborne (flight time may be extended if conditions permit). With no engines to disturb the silence - the only sound you'll hear is the WOOOOSH of the wind across the wings.

Our professional pilots all have more than 10 years of experience flying gliders so you can just sit back and have a good time.

Our morning flights offer the smoothest rides, while our afternoon flights may be extended due to optimum weather conditions. Try our sunrise or sunset flights for spectacular photo opportunities!

Maximum body weight on this tour is 225 pounds.

Experience the graceful flight of a bird for yourself! Come check it out and see what all the buzz is about!

Jean Sport Aviation Center is located in Jean, Nevada just 18 miles south of Las Vegas on Interstate 15, Exit #12.

Roundtrip transportation available at an additional charge per person. Please call 702-525-7467, if you have any issues regarding pickup.

Maximum body weight on this tour is 225 pounds.

Please Note: Avoid booking this tour on the last day of your stay as you may experience a flight delay if there is wind, rain or a heavy cloud base.

Add-on flights, changes and reservations:

Double passenger flights, where individual weights are higher than reported shall be flown and billed as separate flights. Please note this an important safety issue for soaring. All aircraft have a maximum weight allowance.
Double passenger flights, where individual weights are as reported at the time of the reservation, but customers do not find it as comfortable as desired to fly together, shall be flown as separate flights at no extra charge.
Extra passengers, spectators and friends not included in the original reservation, who also wish to take Las Vegas Glider Rides transportation to and/or from the Jean Airport, shall be charged at the rate of $20 per passenger for the pickup and roundtrip transportation.