Zapata

Sebastien Kayrouz has set a new US paragliding record with a stunning 500km flight through Texas.

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

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

Hang gliding: I didn't even plan on flying that day and little did I know that in a few hours I would be dehydrated, hypoxic, and on my way to the Falcon World Distance Record.