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News from August 2009
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 [...]
2009 United States Paragliding Nationals – Utah
Part two of the United States Paragliding Nationals was held in Salt Lake City Utah at the Point of the Mountain Flight Park. Event organizers scheduled seven competition days between August 16-22.
This is the second half of the US Paragliding Nationals with the first half of the US Paragliding Nationals being held in Dunlap California [...]
PPG Wet Launch
Powered Paraglider lands in the drink during launch.
Paramotor Aerobatics
Paramotor Girl and some other guy flying aerobatics
Skydiving Plane to Plane
Skydiver jumps from one plane and lands in another plane in midair
Hang Gliding Pilot Lands in Power Lines
Hang glider pilot burns in power lines in Italy.
2009 US Hang Gliding Nationals – Big Spring
The second half of the 2009 United States Hang Gliding Nationals was held in Big Spring Airport, Texas, about 300 miles west of Dallas. The event took place during August 9-15, 2009.
The first half of the Hang Gliding Nationals was held at King Mountain, Idaho during July 20-25 earlier this year. Results from the Big [...]
A Blunder at the King Mountain Co-Nationals
Skydog Blog – editorial and opinion
With a secret veil surrounding the first half of the United States Nationals at King Mountain, the competition was held between July 20th and July 26th. Unless you were there, it was a mystery who won this competition until more than a week after the competition had ended. Results of [...]
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