Hang Gliding

Brauniger IQ Basic / GPS vario

Brauniger's IQ Basic / GPS is exactly what it says on the tin - a basic vario with integrated GPS unit for paraglider and hang glider pilots, at a competitive price.
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FAI cancel hang glider record claim

The FAI has cancelled Armand Acchione (US)’s record claim for speed over a 200 km triangle on a rigid wing hang glider, which he flew on his Aeriane Swift Light in January.
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Babadag mountain, Turkey has been improved for free-flyers ahead of Air Games in October

The Turkish free-flying paradise of Oludeniz and Babadag mountain, where the 2010 Oludeniz Air Games will take place this October, have been getting ready to host the autumn's big event.
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Lakes Charity Classic 2010

Organisers have described last weekend's Lakes Charity Classic as "possibly the biggest and most successful free flying/comp event of its type ever held in this country".
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Bridge Swoop: Wolfgang Siess hang glides under a bridge

Video of Austrian hang glider pilot Wolfi Siess, elegantly flying his glider beneath a river bridge before executing a perfect landing on a tiny beach.
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XC360: WIN a Sup’Air Harness in the XCMag.com Short Film Competition

Cross Country magazine are running a short-film competition via their Facebook pages, top prize being a Sup'Air Evo XC 2 paragliding harness. Closing date for entries is 31 August 2010.
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Corinna Schwiegershausen overall German hang gliding champion 2010

Women stormed to victory at the German Hang Gliding Open in Hochries last week. Natalia Petrova won the Open outright, and Corinna Schwiegershausen (second in the open) is the new overall German champion, with Konrad Schwab top male.
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Hang Gliding World championships 2010 Trailer

Flymovies have released their trailer for the Hang Gliding World Championships 2010 that took place at Tegelberg, Germany, this month.
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The Skynch: a one-man winch for paragliders and hang gliders

The Skynch is a solo winch that hang glider and paraglider pilots can mount on their car tow hitch, and operate by remote control to launch themselves unaided.
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Places available for European Hang Gliding Championship 2010

Further places are now available in the European Hang Gliding Championship (for Class 1, flexwings) which is to be held in Ager in July.
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