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2017 USPA National Collegiate Parachuting Championship
The United States Parachute Association’s National Collegiate Parachuting Championship took place from December 27th, 2017 to January 2nd, 2018 at the Florida
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The 9th Annual FAI World Cup of Canopy Flying
The 9th FAI World Cup of Canopy Flying wrapped up earlier this month, taking place from November 27th to December 1st,
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2nd Annual FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships
Over the weekend, 23 nations met for the second annual FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships. The competition, which took place October
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Paragliding World Cup Tour, Brazil 2017
Between September 3rd and September 9th, 2017 the Paragliding World Cup Tour visited beautiful Pico Do Gaviao in Brazil. Pico Do
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Tortise & Hare – World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship
A true tortoise-and-the-hare story, the 21st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship proved that consistent performance outranks smaller victories when
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World Hang Gliding Championship – Class II
This weekend the 20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships wrapped up with some exciting conditions and thrilling action. This
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Red Bull Flugtag Pittsburgh
The famous (or infamous) human-powered flight competition, Red Bull Flugtag, announced its winner for the Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta event. The winner is determined
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Red Bull X-Alps 2017
WINNERS OF THE 2017 RED BULL X-Alps RACE 1st – Christian Maurer (10 days 23 hours) 2nd – Benoit Outters (11
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USA Tops in Wind Games 2016
Chicago-based VFS team SDC Core flew past the competition with an impressive performance at the recent Wind Games indoor skydiving meet.
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2016 Monarca Paragliding Open
The new year of paragliding competitions opened January 4 with a cross-country event for the Monarca Paragliding Open in Valle de
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Black Knights Speed Record
On January 1st, 2016 the “Army West Point Break-Up Six” set a new national collegiate record for speed and won the
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World Record for Paragliding Accuracy
There is a new world record for paragliding accuracy! Romania’s George Cotet won the gold at the FAI World Air Games
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Golden Knights Set New Record
The US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team has set a new world record in the Eight Way Formation at the FAI
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Husband and Wife Team Freestyle into First Place
Brian and Amanda Festi took first place in the Freestyle at the U.S. Parachute Association National Skydiving Championships in Arizona on
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Icarus Trophy 2015
In recent paramotor news, the first ever long-distance paramotor adventure race has come to an end. Paramotor pilots from the around
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U.S. Paragliding Nationals 2015
Owens Valley showed its teeth last week at the OVXCC US Paragliding Nationals. Winds knocked out four of the seven days. Mitchell Riley
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The 2015 Santa Cruz Flats Race
The 2015 Santa Cruz Flats Race/ Mark Knight Memorial Competition was one of those hang gliding competitions where the unexpected became reality. Overcast
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Meet the Women in US Paragliding Nationals
Paragliding isn’t just a man’s sport, although according to paragliding statistics, men outnumber the women 85/15. Most instructors agree that paragliding
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USA Hang Gliding National Championship Dinosaur Results
Predictions for seven days of good flying at the Dinosaur National hang gliding competition (USA) in Colorado proved untrue. Gale force
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2015 Big Spring Nationals
Weather Hangs Up Hang-Gliders at the 2015 Big Spring Nationals in Big Spring, Texas The site best known for its steady,