Hang Gliding

Women’s Hang Gliding Festival 2008

Lookout Mountain Flight Park, Tennessee, aims to foster the idea of women together in flight by hosting its first annual Women’s Hang Gliding Festival
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With Patrick we fly fast, the thermals are more nervous and narrow

Hang gliding in Namibia: The Calling 2008

Five world records and a 400 km convergence line are just rewards for French record breaker Gil Souviron as he finds the answers to his calling in the deserts of Africa
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Italian Open Hang Gliding Championship 2008

The Bergamo Hang gliding Trophy (Trofeo Internazionale dell'Isola) has become the Italian Open Hang Gliding Championship
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The Icaro Z9 hang glider

Guido Gehrmann to fly Laminar Z9

Guido Gehrmann, who is increasingly involved in aerobatics with his hang glider, will fly an Icaro Laminar Z9 this season
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Hang gliding in Laragne, France

Belgian Hang Gliding Nationals 2008

The Belgian Nationals will be held in Laragne, France, from 20-26 July 2008.
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Secrets of champions: Oleg Bondarchuk

Dennis Pagen talks to former Hang Gliding World Champion Oleg Bondarchuk and uncovers some secrets of this champion pilot
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How to break a hang gliding record

Hang gliding guru Christian Ciech takes a look at the strategies involved in breaking records
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Shoot to Thrill: The wing mount for hang gliders

Ace hang gliding photographer Felix Wolk shows us how to rig a camera for that most classic of hang gliding perspectives, the wing mounted shot.
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CearAr Hang Gliding Race and Rally 2003: Route 555

The Ceara Hang Gliding Race and Rally (3-7 September 2003) was the first competition of its kind, the aim being to fly right across the Brazilian state of Ceará by hang glider
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Classic Tales: Cloudsucked on a hang glider

Hang gliding on a sunny day, the climbs got better and better until suddenly, Ozzie Haines was in cloud. A classic tale of cloudsuck and getting away with it
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