2007 US Paragliding National Champion Dean Stratton and 2008 Pre-world gold medalist Josh Cohn will be holding a well rounded clinic in Santa Barbara, California

Pro Design’s Cuga paraglider has successfully passed the new EN certification in sizes 75 and 90, and is in production

The Skynomad Open will run this year from 10th to 16th August, the week after the World Cup in Sopot, Bulgaria.

The Colombian Hang Gliding Nationals and Open Hang Gliding Competition is ready to go

The Nova Mentor has now received LTF certification in four sizes, covering a load range of 70 to 130 kg

The Alpine Flying Centre, based near Chamonix, now has a bunk room. Clients can book or just turn up and stay for one night or more

The Bergamo Hang gliding Trophy (Trofeo Internazionale dell’Isola) has become the Italian Open Hang Gliding Championship

Woody Valley have several new paragliding harnesses for the 2008 season.

Himalayan adventure pilot Eddie Colfox is to use a lightweight Axis Vega II paraglider in his forthcoming Karakoram expedition with John Silvester.

The Psychohammer Extrem. This is the name of the new competition glider from Wings of Change

July 27th to August 2nd this year are the dates for the Tater Hill Open in North Carolina (USA)

Icaro 2000′s Bar Fly has been designed specifically to protect hang gliders in transport and to be easy to load and unload

The Icaro Grid LT (long tail) is the latest in Italian design of aerodynamic head protection, made for hang glider and paraglider pilots

Icaro’s new leisure jacket was designed by none other than X-Alps star Alex Hofer

Mac Para’s new paramotor wing, the Velvet, has been certified and rated EN category D.

Riaan Nieuwoudt’s video of the XC Open in Manilla (9-16 Feb 2008) is here: Turn up the volume, and enjoy…

The Koala is Sol’s new tandem paraglider. The company say it is designed for pilots who need a complete range of security, comfort and performance

Sol are proud to unveil the third incarnation of the Prymus

It’s about to get even harder to get your flying gear on an aeroplane! US airlines who, up until now, had been far more lenient with excess baggage charges than their European counterparts, are about to buckle up

Seagull Aviation has been appointed distributor of Wills Wing hang gliding equipment throughout most of Western Europe