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Many hang-glider aficionados have graduated from that hazardous sport to ultralights. Says ex-Glider Daryl Kutzler, 30, of Billings, Mont.: "Hawks will come play with you. It's the closest thing to flying with a pair of wings on your back." That kind of euphoria, unfortunately, can be fatal. There were 24 deaths in ultralights last year. Some manufacturers and dealers suggest that buyers take pilot's training, including flying time in a conventional light aircraft. Many would welcome a modicum of regulation, if only to discourage the loony birds. Experienced ultra pilots, on the other hand, have demonstrated that the craft is not only reliable but capable of remarkable achievements. New Jerseyan Jim Campbell, 25, set an unofficial altitude record of 21,210 ft. And on May 1, Campbell and Pat Trusty, 23, from Massachusetts, took off at 50 m.p.h. from Watsonville, Calif., for Washington, B.C., in two Pterodactyl Ptigers. They plan to fly round the world in about six months. Says Campbell: "What we have here is a plain old-fashioned adventure." —By Michael Demarest. Reported by Richard Woodbury/Denver