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‘White out and deployment’: Amazing hang gliding footage

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Looking remarkably composed, the pilot descends under reserve. His hang glider flipped upside down

Video: Hang glider pilot sucked into a cu-nim and then throws reserve

Rio The Movie: Hang gliding’s Hollywood hero

Friday, April 15th, 2011
Rio the Movie

XCmag donned its 3D glasses and headed to the movies to see Rio – The Movie

Fly Morocco 2011: World Record Hang Gliding Camp

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Fly Morocco 2011 banner

Follow Erick Angles as he blogs from a month-long hang gliding world record encampment in Morocco

British hang glider pilot in fatal accident

Thursday, January 27th, 2011
A Google Earth screenshot of the area around Mount Beauty, Australia

Andrew Hurst, a UK hang glider pilot, has died following an accident in Australia. His family has been informed.

Attila Bertok: Hang gliding champion

Friday, February 5th, 2010
XC

Attila Bertok first flew a hang glider in 1981 in Hungary. He was crowned the 16th World Champion after winning the World Hang Gliding Championships in t 2007

Hang gliding: A beginner’s guide

Friday, February 5th, 2010
XC

Hang gliding and hang gliders explained in this easy-to-read beginner’s guide to the sport of free flight

Hang gliding basks in glow of Morning Glory flight

Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Jonny Durand swoops above the Morning Glory

More from hang gliding star Jonny Durand who has been receiving plenty of attention from the Australian media this week following his recent Morning Glory flights

Jonny Durand flies hang glider on Morning Glory

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Jonny rides the Morning Glory

Jonny Durand has released film from his flight along Australia’s famous Morning Glory

Curt Warren wins Dalby Big Air 2009

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Curt Warren

Dalby Big Air, Queensland (AU) ran from 8 – 14 March this year

Blay Olmos triumphs at Forbes Flatlands 2009

Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Spanish hang gliding star Blay Olmos

Six tasks were flown at the Forbes Flatlands Challenge 2009 in New South Wales, Australia

2008 Hang Gliding World Championships

Thursday, August 21st, 2008
2008 Hang gliding Worlds: the winners

The 2008 World Women’s and Rigid Hang Gliding championships took place in Sigillo, Italy, from 19 July to 2 August. Three events were run side by side, with the Women’s World (Class 1) championships flying different tasks from the small numbers of Class 2 and bigger field of Class 5 pilots, who flew the same [...]

Hang gliding records fall in Texas

Sunday, August 10th, 2008
XC

BJ Herring has set a new rigid wing distance to goal record of 240 miles

Tennessee Team Challenge 2008

Saturday, July 5th, 2008
XC

The Tennessee Tree Toppers club, USA, are running another Autumn teaching meet this year

Skyline FR Hang Gliding harness

Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Skyline Zero Drag FR harness

Skyline’s Wolfgang Genghammer has been working with Walter Geppert to update the Zero Drag FR harness

Moyes Malibu floater hang glider

Friday, June 20th, 2008
Moyes Malibu 2

From the well known and highly successful Australian manufacturer, comes a new open frame floater hang glider, the Malibu

Vintage Hang Gliders in Laragne

Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Vintage hang gliders, Laragne

The craft have been collected by Gery de Clerck and donated to the CND, the hang gliding section of the French free flight association

Elio Cataldi Italian Hang Gliding Champion

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Italian HG Nationals Podium. Podium: Elio 1st centre, Christian 3rd left, Alex 2nd right

Elio Cataldi was crowned the new Italian Champion following the Italian Championships

With Patrick we fly fast, the thermals are more nervous and narrow

Five world records and a 400 km convergence line are just rewards for French record breaker Gil Souviron as he finds the answers to his calling in the deserts of Africa

New Wills Wing distribution in Europe

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
XC

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

Colombian Hang Gliding Open 2008

Friday, March 28th, 2008
XC

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