Paragliding World Record, Meet Nick Greece
A few weeks ago, Nate Scales was still receiving handshakes and congratulations from fans for his paragliding world record-breaking flight of 319km over the northern Rockies when that record was broken by another paragliding...
109th FAI Conference Honors Americans
In recent skydiving news, the 109th FAI Conference held last month in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, honored two American sportsmen for their accomplishments.
You just can't keep a good man down.
Jarrett Martin received the Breitling Youngster Award for...
Coupe Icare 2012
If you happen to be in France right now, you're in for a treat. The Coupe Icare has been the most anticipated air sports event since 1974. Held against the backdrop of the breath-taking...
Paraglider Jumps from 23,000 Feet
Paraglider pilot attempts to set an infinite tumble record from 23,000 feet. The oxygen feed pilot is hoping for over a thousand tumbles that would have smashed the previous record but stopped short due...
GoPro Survives 12,500 Foot Fall
Skydiver Lucas Damn’s helmet-cam made skydiving news when it was knocked out of its casing as he jumped out of the plane in a recent dive. The camera survived the 12,500 foot fall and...
Top World Records Countdown of 2012
The summer of 2012 was marked by any number of hang gliding, paragliding and skydiving world record records; in fact, some records that have held their ground for decades were shattered. Let's take a...
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 the world had a chance to compete in the first Icarus Trophy.
The Icarus...
Paragliding National Championship Sun Valley
Jack Brown out of Anchorage Alaska has taken the 2010 US Paragliding National Championship.
With bad weather including wind, hail, rotor, and locust, only two tasks were flown at Sun Valley, Idaho.
Sun Valley was the...
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 Bravo, Mexico. Openings for 150 pilots filled fast at this popular site. Thirty-nine...
Paramotor Pilot’s Perfect Emergency Landing in Hawaii
A paramotor pilot in Hawaii had a lucky escape as he was able to navigate to a rocky beach landing on the island of Oahu.
In March of 2017, the pilot was paramotoring over the...
The Science of Aerobatic Paragliding
Calin Popa has taken the sport of aerobatic paragliding into levels of precision that it's never seen before.
For years, Calin Popa practiced the difficult moves required to pull off a Rhythmic SAT. He failed time...
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 Gaviao, Hawk's peak in English, is the summit of a mountain range near...
New USA Paragliding Record
On June 30, 2012, in Sun Valley, Idaho, Matt Beechinor set a new paragliding record for the United States. Little did he know, Nate Scales would be coming on the scene, to the same...
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 days 1 hour)
3rd - Paul Guschlbauer (5km from goal)
Red Bull X-Alps is a biannual race...
Paragliding Get A Ways for the Month of November
The month of November has many paragliding events that are taking place south of the border. These are great opportunity for those looking to fly a while longer while the weather is getting cooler.
Chile...
Police S.O.A.R. to Catch a Thief
Palm Bay Police in central Florida are using a new technology to catch a thief. The Search Operation Aerial Response team (S.O.A.R) will use powered paragliders in their day to day operations to conduct...
Dirt Devil Ejects Paraglider Pilot
During a launch from Mount Borah in Australia, a paraglider pilot was caught off guard when a dirt devil swept him off his feet.
The pilot, who was being filmed by his wife, was visiting...
2009 United States Paragliding Nationals
The 2009 United States Paragliding Nationals begins on Monday in Dunlap, California. Dunlap is a small community located about 40 miles east of Fresno and 20 miles west of the Sequoia National Park
The U.S....
Canyon Pilot Plight
While Lionel De Antoni was landing his powered paraglider he noticed that his motor home was missing and police officers were waiting for his arrival. Dazed and confused, the pilot was arrested, his motor...
Bear Grylls Goes Powered Paragliding
Bear Grylls goes powered paragliding during his spare time. Unless you follow Bear closely, you may not know that he set a record for powered paragliding when he went flew over Mt Everest in...