Paragliding beginner course 2015 with Katerina! …read more
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Stelios & Aimilos flying tandem at Olympus
Source:: Paragliding Hellas
Tributes paid to Flying Frenchies star Tancrede Melet
Tancrede Melet, who died last week in a ballooning accident, will be remembered by friends and family on Sunday 10 January 2016 at 3pm French time. A Facebook post on the Flying Frenchies Facebook page explained: The family and relatives of Tancred thank you for your messages of support. We invite you all to pay […] …read more
‘What holds women back…’ Kirsten Seeto takes aim
Kirsten Seeto has written a thought-provoking piece on why she thinks women’s classes in paragliding competition are counter-productive. It’s a great read (plus she wins an award for Best Headline of the Year So Far…) “The single biggest factor that I think is holding women back from performing better is having a Womens Class. There — I […] …read more
Podcast: Aaron Durogati and training to win
Gavin McClurg interviews Aaron Durogati in this Cloudbase Mayhem podcast from December. A Red Bull athlete, the “Italian Stallion” is making a good living in the sport of paragliding and in this episode we dig into how he does it. From learning how to fly at the tender age of 15 we find out how […] …read more
Million-dollar campaign to save free-flight in the USA
The United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association needs to raise almost a million dollars by March to keep free-flying free in the USA. “This issue affects every hang glider and paraglider pilot flying in the US, and requires all of us to contribute what we can. The insurance landscape has changed dramatically, forcing USHPA […] …read more
Paramotoring in the USA: Navajo road trip
Eighty pilots head out on a paramotoring road trip through Arizona and the USA. “With a perfect weather, we flew in Lake Pleasant, Rimrock, Cottonwood, Sedona, Flagstaff, Window Rock, Monument Valley, Lake Powell and Grand Canyon.” …read more
World record 367.6km task set at Forbes HG Championships
The longest task in hang gliding and paragliding history was flown at the Forbes Hang Gliding Championships in Australia on Thursday 7 Jan 2015. An amazing 25 pilots made goal after a 367.6km task. The task setters took advantage of a strong tailwind and good conditions and sent the pilots on a south-to-north downwind flight […] …read more
Horacio and Theo win Acro Synchro at World Air Games
“It’s more like dancing in the sky…” Horacio Llorens and Theo de Blic won Gold in the Paragliding Synchro Aerobatics at the FAI World Air Games in Dubai. …read more
The Raft Catchers: Hooking up with the acro guys
Same, same but different. The most important job in acro paragliding is that of The Pilot Catcher.Ant Green spent the afternoon on the raft during the World Air Games in Dubai to see how it’s done. …read more