The 2018 Argentinean Paragliding Championships will take place at La Rioja from 14-20 October.
Organisers say you can expect excellent thermal conditions, and enjoy the newly transformed 500m² launch, complete with synthetic grass.
Register at Airtribune.com
The Cheese Cup is a mini-hike-and-fly competition based at Talloires on the shores of lake Annecy in France.
The cup (and a whole load of cheese) is won by the pilot with the highest cumulative score from the three one-day competitions.
The autumn competition dates are 8 September, 6 October and 20 October.
More information and registration on cheesecuphikeandfly.wordpress.com
The Canoa Open takes place from 1-3 November 2018. More information and registration for the FAI cat 2 competition on Airtribune.
Altitude with Attitude run a series of fly-ins for female pilots in Australia.
The Bright fly-in is a three-day event for up to six participants. Organisers say,
“We will be using the mornings to review instrument set-up, review weather tools, and consider the day’s forecast for likely routes.”
The entry fee includes food, accommodation and retrieves.
Check the Altitude with Attitude website for more information.
Hang glider and paraglider adventure pilot Antoine Boisellier, and the UK’s young acro star Jack Pimblett, will be among the speakers at the Ozone Free Flight Session on 15 November 2018.
Hosted by Jocky Sanderson, the session is just one part of the four-day Kendal Mountain Film Festival, which runs from 15-18 November 2018.
The Ozone Free Flight Session starts at 19:30 on Thursday 15 November at Kendal Town Hall. Tickets are on sale now and cost £12.50 for adults, or £7.50 for under-18s.
The full program of events can be seen here.
The Open Santiago 2018 FAI cat 2 paragliding competition will take place from 20-25 November 2018.
Organisers say:
“Welcome to the most exciting and challenging competition of the Paragliding in Chile to be held in Santiago and its surroundings of the Andes, sharing with condors and excellent flight conditions with thermal up to +8 that allow us to reach 100 km of straight flight or FAI triangles up to 70 km and more.”
Details and application on Airtribune
Altitude with Attitude run a series of fly-ins for female pilots in Australia.
The Sydney fly-in is a three-day event for up to 10 participants. Organisers say,
“We will be flying whenever it is flyable so arrive ready to fly early Friday. Its unlikely to be flyable the entire weekend so we will use the non-flyable times to talk about instruments and weather forecasting tools.”
The entry fee includes food, accommodation and yoga!
Check the Altitude with Attitude website for more information.
The Kaapse Buitepos Club in collaboration with Cape Nomads will be hosting the 2018 South African Paragliding Open from 9-15 December 2018.
There will be an official practice day on 8 December, and an unofficial additional practice day on 7th.
Porterville, in the South West of South Africa, about 90km from the Atlantic ocean and 120km north-east of Cape Town, has hosted several high-profile paragliding competitions. It’s renowned for its good mixture of thermal and dynamic flying and big-distance flights on the ridge and in the flats.
Further information can be found on livetrack24.com
