Lag et mentalt bilde over termikkboblen. Termikken er svært likt bilde i læreboken. Observer røyken som stig opp fra en skorstein, eller se en hurtigfilm av skyer som utvikler seg for å se bevegelsene i den stigende luften. Termikken kan variere svært mye, fra svake til sterke, og fra smale til tjukke. Noen kan deformere seg etter vinden. Prøv å sammenlikn bildet ditt med erfaring.
 Når du nærmer deg en termikk, kan du forvente å finne ganske sterkt synk. Du kan finne vekslende løft og synk et par sekunder, deretter vil du finne løft.

A wakeup call is where you are sound asleep and perhaps dreaming and a pesky buzzer keeps going off in your dream calling you back to reality. Well, we as hang glider pilots have been in a dream where we think we have this sport in hand, and it no longer offers the dangers it once did.

Hang gliders usually fold up into a long skinny bag. The packed glider will be about 17 to 21 feet (5m to 6.5m) long, depending on the glider type and how much you weigh. Some gliders can be "short-packed", but this is a level of hassle that you usually will do only to get it on an airplane. Some airlines won't handle it even then; I would never give MY wings to the average baggage-smasher, and it's worth more than the carrier will pay, for loss or damage. So, we car-top it, usually.