European Hang Gliding Championships 2008: Elio Cataldi wins
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The 16th FAI Hang Gliding Championships were held in Greifenburg, Austria
The 16th FAI Hang Gliding Championships were held in Greifenburg, Austria
From the well known and highly successful Australian manufacturer, comes a new open frame floater hang glider, the Malibu
The first Alatus trophy, originally planned for 16-18 May has been postponed
The craft have been collected by Gery de Clerck and donated to the CND, the hang gliding section of the French free flight association
The 16th FAI European Hang Gliding championships were stood down for the day
Teams have now been announced, and Felix Rodriguez and Antoine Montant have been selected
On 7 June, Marcin Gorayski flew Europe’s first 300+km flight of the year
Francois Bon’s solo speedriding descent of Aconcagua
A complete photo gallery of the recent British Open held in Pedro Bernardo, Spain
Airwave report that following high demand for the SPORT 4 (class 1-2) which resulted in a backlog of orders they have now increased production
The MAGIC 5, Airwave’s Big Distance racer, is certified LTF class 2-3 and EN D in all sizes
Independence have released new annular Evo parachutes
Version 61.1 of the firmware for Digifly’s Leonardo instrument is now available
The Cuban Paragliding & Hang gliding Nationals take place from 25 – 30 August at Santiago de Cuba
Advance saw team success at the recent Korean Paragliding Championships, which took place in Kochang from 14 – 18 May
The acro festival at Villeneuve has been going for 10 years, and is now considered a major event in the paragliding calendar
Aspen Paragliding offer training and tandem flights in their beautiful Rocky Mountains
Elio Cataldi was crowned the new Italian Champion following the Italian Championships
A replacement for the 5030 pod
Advance would like to congratulate their team pilots, who managed a clean sweep at the Grindelwald