You're basically a big kite with opinions, dangling there hoping the thermals stay friendly.
Fun fact: NASA tested hang gliders as a landing system for Gemini spacecraft returning from orbit in the 1960s.
Leaning a motorbike so far over your knee scrapes the tarmac is apparently a reasonable way to spend a Sunday.
Fun fact: MotoGP riders routinely lean past 63 degrees in corners, dragging elbows just inches from the asphalt.