Flexwing
Hi DKP1,
I suggest you take a look at flexwing flying. I must confess that I haven't done this myself, but from what I have seen it seems to be a very cheap form of flying and to some extent has some of the advantages of both flying and gliding. It's cheap and you can go where you want to go. You can also buy an aeroplane for a few thousand quid.
Broomstick.