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News from February 2009
2011 World Championships HG/PG
The host cities of World Championships of Hand Gliding, Paragliding, and Paragliding accuracy has been announced from the CIVL Plenary board. The 2011 World Hang Gliding Championship host cities will be Sigillo and Montecucco in Italy, edging out Forbes, Australia. It took four rounds of debating and voting before Italy edged Forbes by a vote of [...]
Gas Prices giving you the Scratch?
Skydog Blog – editorial and opinion
With the economy going the way it is and the gas prices on the rise again, it is getting more and more difficult to keep flying. For those of use who happen to live close to the airport, mountain launch, or dropzone please excuse my whining but for those of [...]
Wills Wing Stimulus Package
From now until March 6th, Wills Wing is offering a free upgrade to your choice of sail color on all hang gliders offered. In addition, they are offering a sail material upgrade at no additional charge.
This package is part of the Wills Wing Stimulus Package and can viewed at their web site.
http://www.willswing.com
2009 World Paragliding Championship
The 2009 World Paragliding Championship was held in Valle de Bravo in Mexico with 148 pilots. There compeition consisted of 10 tasks flown between January 25th and February 6th, 2009.
Top individual honors was awarded to Andy Aebi of Switzerland followed by his fellow countryman Stefan Wyss with Aljaz Valic from Slovenia taking third. Top team [...]
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Powered Parachutes to the RescuePowered 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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