The Virginian-Pilot 
                            THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, September 3, 1994            TAG: 9409030463
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B1   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   18 lines

THREE FRIENDS TAKE FLIGHT

ILLUSTRATION: Color staff photo by DREW C. WILSON/

Hang-gliders Chad Elchin of Nags Head, Jim Eckhardt of Kill Devil

Hills and Lawrence Battaile of Colington take advantage of Friday's

strong breezes along the oceanfront at Nags Head. ``If I didn't have

to go to work,'' Eckhardt said, ``I'd be here all day.''

by CNB