The experience
Powered hang gliding, hands-on, over the North Shore.
Hands-on flying
Fly Hawaii like no one else
Experience a totally different kind of flying – powered hang gliding! Our flights are not only scenic and beautiful but also “hands-on”! Once aloft, we’ll show you the basics of trike flying over the North Shore’s beautiful landscape and let you try your hand at it.
Not sure you’re ready?
Not sure you’re ready to take the helm? Don’t worry! There’s no pressure here. Some folks fly a little, some folks fly a lot, but almost everyone flies more than they think they will because these little birds are easy!
I have never reviewed an activity that generates a more enthusiastic response...
Andrew Doughty, Oahu Revealed
Why a trike?
Why choose powered hang gliding over other activities?
The owners of Paradise Air are air addicts, we admit. Tom Sanders has a total of over 8,000 skydives and hundreds of BASE jumps, he flys traditional non powered hang gliders BUT when you are a beginner, powered hang gliding is by far the best bang for your buck and the most fun you can have in the sky above Oahu as well as the best way to see Paradise.
Having been in business since 2003, we’ve taken over 25,000 people on their first trike flights. Your pilot and owner Tom has a perfect safety record.
Tom Sanders · Dillingham Airfield
The pilot and the aircraft
Our aircraft are the most modern “Birdlike aircraft in the world” powered hang-gliders in the world. We could actually land at Honolulu Airport but the the North Shore is much nicer! Your pilot, Tom Sanders is an FAA Certified Flight Instructor and an FAA Certified Light Sport Mechanic. Tom has over 6000 hours flying powered hang gliders, all at Dillingham Airfield where you will fly.
Tom’s extensive skydiving stunt and aerial camera work for Hollywood, not to mention his decades of flying hang gliders, easily makes him one of the world’s most experienced “fly-guys” and top rated trike pilot. His impressive resume includes skydiving into the Olympics and skydiving with former President George HW Bush (twice!) He’s an Honorary Golden Knight and one of the most experienced trike instructors in the world having logged over 6000 hours teaching in the sky. In 2019 Tom was inducted into the International Skydiving Hall of Fame. To see Tom’s work click here .
TripAdvisor
Ranked Top 10% Worldwide
TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice is awarded to the adventures and destinations ranked in the top 10% of attractions worldwide. We are humbled and honored to receive this award and continue offering our flight lessons to fun-seekers from around the world!
TripAdvisor has awarded us their “Certificate of Excellence” every year since its inception. In 2018 they put us in their Hall of Fame, and again in 2019. Then in 2020 & 2021 Trip Advisor awarded us their highest award, their Traveler’s Choice Award which is presented to the World’s Top 10% of All Activities!
Come see for yourself why we are in Trip Advisor’s Hall of Fame and a recipient of their “Traveler’s Choice Award”.
Decades of Experience
We’ve been doing this for a long time. Our aircraft maintenance not only meets but EXCEEDS the safety standards established by the FAA
A Lifetime Memory
Bring home jaw-dropping photos and/or a video keepsake of your flight with us! Serious social media bragging rights!
This is the best company I have ever worked with. I’ll definitely choose them again, and highly recommend them.
Jodi Black, DallasWho you’ll meet at the hangar
Owner & Flight Instructor
Tom Sanders
Hangar Diva
Heidi Bosgieter
Keep exploring
Where to next?
Try it out!
Wanna give it a try? Awesome!
Call us at 808-497-6033 — the phone is answered 4am to 7pm HST, every day — or book your flight online in a couple of minutes. We fly 7 days a week, and the North Shore gives us Hawaii’s best flying conditions: light winds, smooth air, and pretty lighting.