Hang Gliding

The 1970s hike-and-fly revolution

“One of the most dangerous moments in my life.”Thomas Finsterwalder on how it was back in the 70s flying hang gliders from high mountains
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Free Air Hang Gliding Festival

Free Air 2024: New Hang Gliding Festival

Delta Fly Adventures hang gliding school near Stadskanaal, Netherlands will be hosting the new Free Air 2024 festival from 7-9 June
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Aeros HG competition

What’s On in March 2024

Spring is in the air for the Northern hemisphere. Here is a selection of the free-flying events heading our way in March
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Sasha Serebrennikova

My Flying Life: Sasha Serebrennikova

‘A sense of identity.’ Sasha Serebrennikova, the new women’s hang gliding world champion on what matters most to her
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John Dickenson, then 35, about to launch ahead of a succesful three-hour tow flight around Botany Bay on 12 April 1969. Photo: Tom Linsen / Sydney Morning Herald / John Dickenson Collection

I was just overwhelmed

Sixty years ago this month Australian hang gliding pioneer John Dickenson designed and flew his revolutionary machine for the very first time
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My flying life: Rudy Gotés

"I was 14 years old, and that’s when I learned to fly big air." The owner of hang glider manufacturer Wills Wing on what matters most to him
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Hang Gliding World Championships 2023

Alex Ploner wins Hang Gliding Worlds 2023

Alex Ploner and Sasha Serebrennikova are 2023 Class 1 Hang Gliding World Champions, and Anton Raumauf is Class 5 World Champion
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FAI hang Gliding European Championships 2022 podium

Interview with a champion: Alex Ploner

Alex Ploner has won the FAI Hang Gliding World Championships three times and is the current FAI Hang Gliding European Champion
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World Hang Gliding Championship 2023

Hang Gliding World Championships 2023: 6-19 August 2023

The FAI World Hang Gliding Championships take place from 6-19 August 2023 in Krushevo, North Macedonia
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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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