Australia

Jonny Durand at Beechmont in Australia

Jonny Durand joins campaign to save Beechmont

Pro hang glider pilot Jonny Durand has added his voice to the campaign to save Beechmont in Queensland, Australia from closure
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Canungra Paragliding Ban

Pilots fight to save Beechmont in Australia

Pilots in Australia are fighting to save one of their best-known hang gliding and paragliding sites following a local-government ban
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Sasha Serebrennikova

Forbes Flatlands 2023: Classic sky and 10k base

Forbes Flatlands 2023 saw some classic flatland conditions with base at 3,000m and final glides with eagles. Vicki Cain reports
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'Bullseye!' Hike-and-fly

‘Bullseye!’ Hike-and-fly with a twist in Australia

SkyOut Hike-and-Fly Bullseye competition: Cross Country's Allen Weynberg reports from a fun hike-and-fly comp Down Under
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Forbes sky

Attila Bertok wins Forbes Flatlands 2022

Attila Bertok won Forbes Flatlands 2022. Australia's Covid restrictions meant no overseas entries, but 19 pilots enjoyed a good week of racing
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FAI medals

FAI Asia-Oceanics 2020 cancelled

The 1st FAI Asian-Oceanic Paragliding XC Championship scheduled for December 2020 in Bright, Australia has been cancelled - covid-19
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Forbes Flatlands 2020

Attila Bertok wins Forbes Flatlands 2020

Attila Bertok won the Forbes Flatlands Hang Gliding Championship 2020, ahead of Josh Woods and Jonny Durand, all three flying for Moyes
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Alex-Yaschenko-Right

Alex Yaschenko injured in Pakistan

XC pilot Alex Yaschenko has been injured in a paragliding accident in Hunza, Pakistan
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Skywalk Range X-Alps2

Skywalk Range X-Alps 2 ultralight comp harness

Skywalk's Range X-Alps2 is a full-pod lightweight competition paraglider harness
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Sasha Serebrenikova with the overall winners. Photo: Moyes

Sasha Serebrennikova: six records in one week!

Sasha Serebrennikova has claimed six women's hang gliding world records, set in Australia on her Moyes Litespeed RX3
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