A Fantastic Hang Gliding Novel - Magic Wings - Flying Story

Magic Wings is a wonderful insight into the world of hang gliding. It offers a new view of the process of learning to fly, from the first steps off the training hill to harrowing flights suspended thousands of feet in the sky! And there's nothing but your perseverance, wits, guts, a polyester sail and a rope to hold you to it. Follow the author through outragesly beautiful scenery, tedious cliff launches, hours waiting on launch for the wind to come in right, and just a plain fun story. In the easy 154 page read, author Alden Moffatt takes you on an adventure through a largely uncharted world -- that which begins just above the ground. He even describes his experience flying a new launch site never before tried and the tensions and uncertainty that go along with it.In this novel, Moffatt doesn't write of catastrophe and disaster as seems to be the norm for people talking about these flying machines; instead, he expresses the greatness of living life to the fullest, taking risks as you do so, and looking back on the moments you wish you'd done things different. He discusses action and adventure, scandal and gossip, and everything else that goes with the experience. And not only does Moffatt talk about hang gliding, he talks about the community of people, the philosophy of life, and the funny - even hilarious - stories that go along with it all.The entire story is a fun and easy read, and the pages really do fly by like rails on a giant roller coaster ride. The printed edition is 154 pages. seuss book collection sets cat hat