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Air Sports Toys Christmas time is just around the corner and it’s never too early to start thinking about what you want Santa to bring you. What is it about this time of year that makes one’s dream of electronic gizmos and gadgets come alive? Full Story... Pilots Reach Out While competing in a hang gliding competition in Ecuador in 2008, Jeff O’Brien was touched by the poverty stricken region. He vowed that before coming back again for the 2009 competition that he would try to do something to help those less fortunate.  Jeff and fellow hang gliding competition pilot, Ricker Goldsborough, organized a nearly year [...] Full Story... Dressing for Cold Weather Flights The time has once again come for all of us to pack it up or bundle up. With the cold weather upon us, it is important to know how to dress properly and know what to do if you land out in the back country.Most experienced pilots will tell you that when flying in the [...] Full Story... Operation Migragation Its that time of year again when a siege of cranes and a gang of ultralight pilots take to the air for their 1,300 mile trip. The graduating class this year consists of 21 whooping cranes that will fly behind the ultralight aircraft from Wisconsin to Florida. For this first time ever, there will be [...] Full Story... 2009 USPA National Skydiving Championships The 2009 USPA National Skydiving Championships are taking place from October 12 through the 25th at Skydive Spaceland in Rosharon, Texas, just south of Houston. Full Story... Powered Paramotor Flies Across Canada Benjamin Jordan has just completed a 10,000 kilometer powered paramotor crossing of Canada in an effort to raise money for underprivileged children in Canada. Jordan started on the west coast of Canada in Tofino, British Columbia and over 6,200 miles to  John’s, Newfoundland. During his trip, Jordan crossed 9 provinces and parts of two oceans. Full Story...

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