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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

We're gearing up to smash more world records at the annual big distance event in Brazil, this November 2000. Organiser Chico Santos reports.

Paragliding and hang gliding can be dangerous, we all know and accept that. But, when you look deep in to the motives of most of us, it is that very danger that gives us the thrill and excitement that makes our sport so special to us

Tiki Mashy tells the story of Davis Straub's US East Coast record hang gliding flight, flown from Wallaby Ranch, Florida in 2000

Thomas Rauch takes Manfred Ruhmer's finely tuned mylar Laminar ST hang glider for a spin

The first Cross Country Classic breaks two records! Chico Santos reports from the paragliding and hang gliding heaven of Ceara in Brazil

Rob Whittall, world champion in both hang gliding and paragliding, wrote this tribute to friendship for Cross Country issue 67 in 2000

'‘I am an eternal optimist with a lust for life, not some psycho with an urge to die.' Paraglider pilot Bob Drury tells the story behind his recent BBC filming trip in Nepal

According to ancient Greek mythology, Daedalus and his son Icarus were put in prison by King Minos of Crete because Daedalus helped kill the Minotaur and escape with the king’'s daughter, the beautiful Ariadne

In April 1999, paraglider pilot John Silvester arrived in western Nepal with cameraman Al Hughes to attempt the first-ever paragliding crossing of western Nepal...