Thinking of learning to fly a paraglider? Kerim Jaspersen’s new film explains all

German Paragliding Open offers ‘mega’ prize pot for Serial Class

Martin Gwosdz, an acro pilot from Bavaria, Germany, suffered a fatal accident on Saturday 18 December.

Planning for the 2011 Flight Festival, which will take place at Germany’s Tegelberg from 1 – 3 October 2011, is already underway.

Flight international festival for paragliders, hang gliders and microlights takes place at the Tegelberg, Germany, over the weekend of 25 – 26 September.

UP Paragliders are looking for a test pilot, and someone to help them in their glider servicing department in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. One person could fill both roles as a full-time position, or it could be two people working part-time.

Nova Juniors pilot, 18-year-old German Chris Bessei, has created a new record for the first 150 km flight from a mountain in the Black Forest.

The Biotech Bordairline adventure races are a series of paraglider hike-and-fly races, which will be flown in four countries in 2010.

The World Hang Gliding Championships take place at the Tegelberg, Schwangau, Germany from 8 – 22 May 2010.

Three Swing pilots have achieved great flights aboard their Stratus 7s, Swing report

A report from the German hang gliding league in 1999.