The 2008 Colombian Hang Gliding Nationals will be an Open FAI category 2 event held in the wonderful town of Roldanillo frp 12-19 July

Fulvio Pacher, brother of Jimmy and importer of Gin Gliders in Italy, was killed in a tandem accident on Col de Rossi, Marmolada, on 22 February 2008

Chrigel Maurer executes 155 Infinite Tumbles

Francois Bon, Gin Gliders’ speedriding test pilot, has just taken the sport to a new level

Aljaz and Urban Valic are leaving Mac Para

Newly certified and available for demo now, Ozone are proud to present the Rush 2, Octane FLX, FLX (Felix Pro Model), and the Groundhog paragliders

World Acro Paragliding Championship 2008 cancelled due to lack of sponsors

Guido Gehrmann, who is increasingly involved in aerobatics with his hang glider, will fly an Icaro Laminar Z9 this season

You’d love to compete in the X-Alps, but you’re no Alex Hofer? The X-Fly Mont Blanc might just be what you’re looking for

The Belgian Nationals will be held in Laragne, France, from 20-26 July 2008.

The X-Scotia is an adventure race based around Lochearnhead and Killin on Loch Tay in Scotland

Flight Culture still have a space available in one of their 4x4s, for a qualified (CP) pilot to join them on their adventure trip in Baja, Mexico

Paratroc are now renting Advance paragliders for pilots visiting Annecy

Bob Drury will be travelling up the west coast of the USA in mid to late April visiting clubs and schools

The Bogazici Paragliding club invite all pilots to an International Paragliding festival to be held at Sakarya, Turkey

Adventure Extreme are running a paragliding trip to the Celestial Mountains of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia

Nova One’s lightweight, reversible paragliding harness has a Cygnus airbag yet still weighs only 1.9 kg.

The Killarney Open took place in Queensland from January 26 to February 2nd 2008

Sol have launched their new logo at the Free Flight Fair 2008, Garmisch

The Advance Bibeta 4 42 tandem paraglider passed certification at the end of February