News from the international scene
Few pilots dispute that Alex Hofer, the 2002 PWC Champion, is the best competition pilot in the world, and few were surprised by his win at the 2003 Paragliding World Championships. Ian Blackmore went to watch the action unfold in stable, difficult conditions at Montelegre, Portugal.
Read moreCarol Binder gets the low-down from the contenders at the 14th Hang Gliding World Championships
Read moreJerome Maupoint reports on two of the latest paragliding acro events, Vertigo and Acrolac. Translation by Sherry Thevenot.
Read moreAustralian national paragliding champion Rhett Rockman answers the questions
Read moreThe Coupe Icare was a wash-out, with torrential rain lashing down on the French alpine village during both days of the weekend.
Read moreManfred Ruhmer, Hang Gliding World Champion, on his victory at the World Air Games in 2001
Read moreGodfrey Wenness reports from the 2001 Australian Paragliding Open
Read moreCarol Binder and Wesley Ian Hill report from the Australian flatlands hang gliding aerotow meet in 2001
Read moreOn 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
Read moreWe’re gearing up to smash more world records at the annual big distance event in Brazil, this November 2000. Organiser Chico Santos reports.
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