About Us:

Armin Engert started Hang Gliding Maui in 1990 and is a FAA Certified Flight Instructor as well as a certified Tandem Hang Gliding pilot. Having flown hang gliders and Ultra-lights since 1982, Armin has accumulated some 13,000 flying hours to date. Hang Gliding Maui has been featured on several television shows both domestic and International, the most well known of these was in 1996 when MTV's Jenny McCarthy flew with Armin for the show Extreme Comedy. Armin and Karin married March 1998 and the two now run the company together. Their son Silvan was born May 1999, daughter Nadia arrived December 29, 2002. Armin is originally from Germany and Karin from Switzerland. Both are fluent in German and English languages.