Hang Gliding

Packing uo in the dark: Carlos Pugnet (ES) and Patrick Chopard (FR) after their record-breaking 372km flight in Namibia

World Hang gliding record falls – twice – in Namibia

The World hang gliding out-and-return record was broken twice on Monday 9 January 2011
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Guatemala Maya Open 2011

Guatemala Maya Open hang gliding competition

The Guatemala Maya Open takes place from 4-10 March 2012
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Dunge Bottom: Tales of an Unconventional Aviator

John Clarke on learning to hang glide in the 1970s, with a one-legged mate called Norman...
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Tributes have been paid to Brazilian hang glider pilot Enio Wilson, who tragically died during the last task of his country's Nationals on 27 August

Tributes paid to Enio Wilson

Tributes have been paid to Enio Wilson, who tragically died at the Brazilian Hang Gliding Nationals
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Looking remarkably composed, the pilot descends under reserve. His hang glider flipped upside down

‘White out and deployment’: Amazing hang gliding footage

Video: Hang glider pilot sucked into a cu-nim and then throws reserve
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Ealy kitesurfing? John Dickenson in 1965

Meet two hang gliding pioneers in Washington

Meet John Dickenson and Barry Palmer at Ken de Russy's hang gliding museum in Washington on 27 August.
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Whoosh! wheels 2.0 for aerofoil section hang glider base tube

Whoosh! version 2.0 hang glider base bar wheels

Whoosh! version 2.0 are sturdy wheels for hang glider base bars, with interchangeable hubs
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Preflight Safety hang gliding iPhone app

Hang gliding Preflight Safety iPhone app

The USHPA have released a hang gliding preflight safety iPad app
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Video: Panamerican Hang Gliding Championships 2011

Herminio Cordido reports from Mexico's Panamerican Hang Gliding Championships
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Neville Almond

UK hang gliding record broken

Neville Almond flies hang glider 269km to new record
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