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Men deny shooting at paragliders

Friday, January 13th, 2012
The Pacific Ocean cliffs paragliding launch of Mussel Rock near San Francisco

Two men have been arrested for shooting at paraglider pilots with pellet guns near San Francisco on 7 January

Classic Routes from XCmag

It’s here! Classic Routes is the beautiful new paragliding and hang gliding book from the makers of XCmag

Dates for Santa Cruz Flats Race 2012

Friday, November 18th, 2011
Santa Cruz Flats Race 2012 poster

The 2012 Santa Cruz Flats hang gliding competition will take place from 16-22 September

Wanted: hang gliding school manager, Utah

Thursday, November 17th, 2011
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Wings over Wasatch in Utah, USA, need a new school manager to start Spring 2012

Women’s hang gliding festival in Georgia, USA

Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Women-only-hang-gliding-festival-Lookout Mountain USA

The third women’s hang gliding festival takes place from 27-30 October 2011.

‘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

US paraglider dealer arrested over stunt

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
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Man arrested for flying a speed glider from Oregon’s Astoria Column

Hang gliding turns 40 – party in USA

Thursday, May 12th, 2011
A hang glider thermalling at Gourdon in the South of France

Hang gliding’s ’40th birthday’ is to be celebrated in California

US Paragliding Nationals 2011: Round 1, Red Rock Nationals

Friday, January 21st, 2011
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The Red Rock Paragliding Nationals 2011 takes place in Richfield, Utah from 24 – 30 July 2011. Registration is open now.

An Air Odyssey to Susanville: California Fly-in

Sunday, May 9th, 2010
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California’s Susanville Municipal Airport is hosting a fly-in on 21 August 2010, featuring air displays, aircraft rides and military fly-overs.

Big days out at US paragliding comp

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
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The USA’s Paragliding East Coast Championship has seen some big distance flown on the Florida flats

Texas single surface shootout – hang gliding competition

Monday, April 19th, 2010
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The USHPA-sanctioned Texas Single Surface Shootout hang gliding competition takes place from 24 – 29 May 2010 near Luling, Texas.

2 to Fly US northwest and Canadian paragliding tours 2010

Saturday, February 13th, 2010
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Australian paragliding guide company, 2toFly, run by Brian Webb, are offering two 15 day paragliding tours stating from Seattle, Washington in early summer this year.

Chelan Cross Country Classic hang gliding and paragliding competition

Thursday, January 7th, 2010
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The Eastern Washington (USA) site of Chelan is hosting the Cross Country Classic competition for hang glider and paraglider pilots of all skill levels from 3 – 8 July 2010.

Dean Stratton US paragliding champ for second time

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
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For the second year running Dean Stratton is the US paragliding champion, having flown his UP Edge to victory in Owen’s Valley in September

Hang gliding records fall in Texas

Sunday, August 10th, 2008
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BJ Herring has set a new rigid wing distance to goal record of 240 miles

New hang gliding record

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
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Canadian Mia Schokker set a new record for speed over a triangular course of 100 km

Tennessee Team Challenge 2008

Saturday, July 5th, 2008
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The Tennessee Tree Toppers club, USA, are running another Autumn teaching meet this year

Aspen Paragliding rebranded

Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Aspen Paragliding new logo

Aspen Paragliding offer training and tandem flights in their beautiful Rocky Mountains

Women’s Hang Gliding Festival 2008

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
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Lookout Mountain Flight Park, Tennessee, aims to foster the idea of women together in flight by hosting its first annual Women’s Hang Gliding Festival