News from November 2008

Backwoods Landing

Skydog Blog – editorial and opinion
If you have been flying for any length of time you have probably had to make an unexpected landing. Most of the time these emergency landings are caused by poor judgement, equipment malfunction, or weather conditions.
While its almost impossible for the cross-country flyer to avoid these types of landings, there [...]

Kitewing

Looks like hang gliding without the height

Fight For Flight

The progressive expansion of society is taking its toll on the hang gliding community. At least two flight centers in the nation are at risk of losing their privileges to operate.

Pilot Picks Wrong Tree

Pilot get in trouble and tosses reserve. Surprise ending…

Backward Flying

Paraglider pilot flys his wing while attached to backwards

AFF Level 1 Training

AFF Level 1 Training at Skydive Dayland in Florida

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Powered Parachutes to the Rescue

Powered parachutes are more and more being recognized as a powerful tool to fight crime by local police departments. The slow flying speed of a powered parachute in comparison to a small airplane makes these aircraft a better platform to view the lay of the land and spot illegal activity. Short take off lengths of [...]

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