What Hang Gliding Equipment and Services Does Mission Soaring Sell?

Mission Soaring LLC sells new and used hang gliding equipment and provides sales, service, and instruction from its base in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its retail operation is a complete Sales/Service Facility in Milpitas, CA, where you can buy gliders, harnesses, and related gear, get fitted, or place a custom order. The school side supplies all equipment for lessons at its dedicated training site at Tres Pinos, near Hollister, CA.

What Mission Soaring sells

Mission Soaring carries both new and used hang gliding equipment. According to the site, it has new equipment in stock and can custom order what you want, and it also sells used equipment that has been completely checked out.

The product categories listed on the site are:

• Gliders — including an inventory section and brand pages
• Harnesses — with inventory listed under Center of Gravity, High Energy Sports, Rotor, and Wills Wing
• Sales/Service Facility — the Milpitas location where equipment is sold and fitted

If you are progressing from lessons to your own gear, the site describes a path where, as you become a pilot, they can fit you with everything you need.

Brands it is an authorized dealer for

Mission Soaring is an authorized dealer for four manufacturers, according to the site:

The site also lists glider inventory under AIR, NorthWing, and WillsWing, and harness inventory under Center of Gravity, High Energy Sports, Rotor, and Wills Wing.

Services beyond equipment sales

The Milpitas facility is described as a complete Sales/Service Facility, so service is part of what the business offers alongside sales. The site's main navigation separates Retail (gliders, harnesses, inventories) from Lessons and Repair, indicating repair is handled as its own area.

On the instruction side, Mission Soaring provides professional training on state-of-the-art equipment at its private training site at Tres Pinos, and it supplies all equipment for lessons. Lesson-related offerings mentioned on the site include:

• Solo hillside lessons and a learn-to-fly program
• Advanced flying and high-altitude tow lessons toward Novice (H2) or Intermediate (H3) ratings
• Group classes with a special group rate
• Tandem flights towed up to 1000 ft over the practice hills with a USHPA-certified tandem pilot (listed as not currently available)
• An Adventure Package combining a solo hillside lesson and a tandem on the same day (listed as not currently available)

How to decide if this fits you

Mission Soaring is a reasonable starting point if you are in or near the San Francisco Bay Area and want one place for instruction, equipment, and service. It is especially relevant if you want to try flying before buying, since lessons include all equipment, or if you are interested in the brands it represents and want to order through a dealer.

Two practical checks before you commit:

• Confirm current availability. The site marks tandem flights and the Adventure Package as not currently available, so availability can change. Ask directly about the specific lesson, glider, or harness you want.
• Ask about used inventory condition. The site states used equipment has been completely checked out, but for any specific used glider or harness, ask what that check covered and what documentation comes with it.

For pricing, the site shows a pricing table with Basic ($50), Premium ($100), and Platinum ($250) tiers, but the surrounding text reads as generic placeholder content and is not clearly tied to lessons or equipment. Treat those figures as unverified and confirm actual lesson and equipment prices with Mission Soaring directly.