Archive: May 2010

Gin have several new paraglider accessories on the market.

Rodrigo de Obeso has won the Mexican Open hang gliding championships which were held from 16 - 24 April 2010 at the sites of San Marcos and Tapalpa, Mexico.

The Austrian Ministry of Transport's new ZLLV 2010 (decree for civil aircraft and airsport devices) is expected to be in force by May 2010. It means that non-motorised paragliders, hang gliders and parachutes no longer have to be registered in Austria.

Paragliding acro star and ground-handling afficionado Mike Kung's 'paraclimbing' in wadi Rum, Jordan is being screened on German TV this week.

British paraglider pilot Tom Payne stormed to the top of the British international XC league with an FAI triangle flight of 169.55 km, flown around the Chamonix - Annecy area on Wednesday 28 April 2010.