News from May 2010

Texas Single Surface Shootout

The Texas Single Surface Shootout was held between May 24-29, 2010 at the Carter Memorial Airfield, north of Luling, Texas. The competition is sanctioned by the United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association and consists of only single surface gliders in a race to goal format. Of the total 16 pilots registeredfor this event, fourteen flew in [...]

World Hang Gliding Championship

The World Hang Gliding Championship was held in Tegelberg, Germany from May 8th to May 22nd, 2010. Probably a more appropriate title for this story is the “Championship That Wasn’t”. Bad weather including rain and snow caused a cancellation of flying for the Women’s World Hang Gliding Championship everyday of the event. The women did [...]

2010 East Coast Paragliding Championship

The East Coast Paragliding Championship was held from May 2-8, 2010 at the Florida Ridge Hang Gliding Park. The competition is a flatland cross county, race-to-goal competition. Prize money consists of $500 distributed among the first three overall winners with trophies given to the rest. This event is an USHPA Sanctioned Event and is the first USHPA sanctioned [...]

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US Hang Gliding Championship 2011

The 2011 U.S. Hang Gliding Championship took place between August 14 – August 20, 2011 in Big Spring, Texas. This year’s championship had 33 pilots that flew, almost double the eighteen that competed in last year’s competition. Zac Majors, the 2008 US National Hang Gliding Champion flew into first place on the last flyable day [...]

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