Recently, while working on a mapping project, I encountered a set of mapping symbols that included a hang glider. I learned that the symbols have received approval by the appropriate agencies and will (in the future) be used for maps, and signs.
These symbols are implemented with a TrueType font. The hang glider happens to be a 'G'. A selected set of symbols, including the hang glider, is located at the following link.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/637 ... 0730HtONNy
About a year ago, I encountered a similar 'placeholder' (Recreational Activity Type Code) related to our sport, reported to the OzReport
http://ozreport.com/9.018#1
'Spark
HG - on the Map with other recreational acitivites?
Moderator: CHGPA BOD
I just discovered another "sign" of hang gliding coming into the mainstream. At Disney World's EPCOT Center the newest ride -- Soaring -- is a simulated Hang Gliding ride over a host of west coast sites. I found it not quite like the real thing (especially the ride down the river barely missing the heads of white water rafters), but the sensation was pretty neat.
