Until the eighth day, the 2005 Flytec Championships was a festival of fast racing and fun times, as Davis Straub reports

In the latest of Dennis Pagen’s ongoing series of psychiatric examinations, Dennis visits Ukraine to interrogate the mighty Oleg Bondarchuk, current hang gliding World Champion and winner of the 2005 Flytec Championships

Hang gliding guru Christian Ciech takes a look at the strategies involved in breaking records

Ace hang gliding photographer Felix Wolk shows us how to rig a camera for that most classic of hang gliding perspectives, the wing mounted shot.

The Ceara Hang Gliding Race and Rally (3-7 September 2003) was the first competition of its kind, the aim being to fly right across the Brazilian state of Ceará by hang glider

Carol Binder gets the low-down from the contenders at the 14th Hang Gliding World Championships

Stephen Winkworth remembers the hang gliding CAP 1111 – the great trans-Alpine flight of the poet-vagabond of vol-bivouac, Didier Favre

In the second part of his series on cross country and competition hang gliding, Christian Ciech lifts the veil on some of the strategies and techniques needed for flying faster

Hang gliding on a sunny day, the climbs got better and better until suddenly, Ozzie Haines was in cloud. A classic tale of cloudsuck and getting away with it

Avian’s new performer prove that the British hang gliding manufacturing industry is not only alive, but also kicking, says Richard Sheppard

A profile of Jonny ‘dynamite’ Durand, one of hang gliding’s brightest stars. By Hugh Miller.

Perfect your thermalling technique with Dan Burton’s legendary paragliding and hang gliding simulator

Hang glider pilot Jay Rebbeck explains how to pick the best climbs for the day to maximise your distance or fly as fast a task time as possible

Kari Castle on flying the women’s hang gliding world record in Zapata, Texas USA

Hang gliding world record: A triumph in Texas – on 17 July 2001 Manfred Ruhmer and Davis Straub shattered the hang gliding Class 1 and Class 2 world records.

Dennis Pagen (USA) checks out Aeros’ latest performance ship

We sent rigid virgin Richard Sheppard to Monaco to review the latest Class 2 hang glider creation from German craftsman Jos Guggenmos. His conclusion? ‘Flying one of these gliders is so easy itÂ’’s a sin.’

Carol Binder and Wesley Ian Hill report from the Australian flatlands hang gliding aerotow meet in 2001

On 19 July 2000, Dave Sharp became the first person to fly over 500 km on a hang glider. He flew his Air Atos north out of a small unknown town in Texas, USA. Only a few weeks later, Davis Straub reset the record at 347 miles, also out of Zapata. This is the story of Dave Sharp’s flight

Paragliding and hang gliding can be dangerous, we all know and accept that. But, when you look deep in to the motives of most of us, it is that very danger that gives us the thrill and excitement that makes our sport so special to us