Multiple world and European champion Corinna Schwiegershausen waits for a tow to the launch area before her flight during the World Hang Gliding Championships on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 in ...

The simplest way to achieve the launch is to jump off a cliff or a hill. Hang gliders can also be launched by a tow from another aircraft or vehicle on the ground or on water.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - State officials have reopened a popular launch site for hang gliders near Boise after a three-year closure.

For some, hang gliding is a serious matter. One hang glider at the South Mountain holds the hang glider record. "He made it past Tucson to Rio Rico, 136 miles off this site right here," said Snowball.

BOISE, Idaho — State officials have reopened a popular launch site for hang gliders near Boise after a three-year closure.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State officials have reopened a popular launch site for hang gliders near Boise after a three-year closure.