https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7974367/US-tourist-dies-paragliding-Colombia.html
Investigators believe man may have suffered a heart attack while
still in the air. mehr

https://www.fai.org/page/category-1-championships
Bidding is open for...2021 - European HG XC Class 5
2021 - European HG XC Class 2
2021 - European HG XC Class 1 Sport2022 - European PG XC
2022 - Pan American PG XC
2022 - European PG Accuracy
2022 - European HG XC Class 1.
2022 - Pan American HG XC Class 1
2022 - World HG XC Class 5
2022 -... mehr

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http://www.forbesflatlands.com/results/results-2020
Final glide:

Filippo in red and Jonny in blue. They are quite close to each other. This is
GPS altitude. The make goal soon after the time marked 0:2:00:00.


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Altitude

Ground

TAS

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ahead




feet

mph

mph... mehr

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-one-can-explain-why-planes-stay-in-the-air/
No One Can Explain Why Planes Stay in the Air
In December 2003, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first flight of
the Wright brothers, the New York Times ran a story entitled “Staying Aloft;
What Does Keep Them Up There?” The point of... mehr

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https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/zevely-zone/up-up-and-away-fly-to-palm-springs-on-a-hang-glider/509-9190b32e-03d9-43fd-a426-e8b2514a6a73
"How many people here are in the 100 Mile Club?" I asked a group
of San Diego County's best pilots. They all raised their hands. "How many people
here have flown to Palm Springs?" I asked. Again, they... mehr

https://www.pe.com/2020/02/03/hang-gliders-get-a-breath-taking-view-as-they-soar-over-lake-elsinore/

Hang glider Bill Soderquist, from Lake Elsinore, soars over the
Cleveland National Forest west of Lake Elsinore on a warm Friday afternoon Jan.
31, 2020. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG). mehr

https://www.fai.org/news/civl-plenary-2020-took-place-lausanne?type=node&id=24473
Minutes of the plenary will be published soon. mehr

https://youtu.be/de_YJzKeGKU

Brad Gryder writes:
In a recent video, Yves Rossy identifies the elevated launch ramp
as a possible method of staying safe during vertical launch and landings.  He
also discusses the red “death” zone below 200 meters, and the future technology
needed to safely operate in this zone.
Until solutions... mehr

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https://www.fai.org/page/ciam-bureau
Antonis Papadopoulos <<antonispap1956>],
sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 4:21 PM writes:
https://ams.fai.org/
AMS System - Points for consideration for the future.
As promised please find below my summary of comments as collected from the
discussions I had with CIAM Bureau members and also I am... mehr

https://youtu.be/hx_6oFlK7Js


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Paolo De Nicola writes:
The Championnat de France Delta – Open St André 2020 (FAI Cat 2)
will take place from 9th to 15th August (right after the British Nationals in
Laragne) in Saint André les Alpes, co-organised by the Delta Club du Bar sur
Loup and Les Ailes du Loup.Registration is already open :... mehr

15m FAI World Records:
Out and return declared distance 1730km
Out and return free distance 1730km
Out and return speed over 1500km (TBC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_hang_gliding
1976. Official FAI World Championships in Hang gliding in Koessen/Austria.
Terry DeLore from New Zealand is crowned first World Hang Gliding Champion.... mehr

https://airtribune.com/canadian-hang-gliding-nationals-2020/info/details__info
Saturday, May 30
10am - noon - On site check in/registration
7pm - 8pm - Mandatory Safety Briefing
Sunday, May 31 - Saturday, June 6
9:00am - daily task briefings (time subject to change)
4pm - 9pm - daily track log downloads and scoring
Saturday, June 6
8pm - prize... mehr

https://airtribune.com/guatemalan-hg-nationals-2020/info/details__info
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Rudy writes:

Join us this year for our annual El Peñón
Classic Race 2020 in Valle de Bravo, México! We’ll be kicking off this FAI Sport
class event on February 23rd, for 5 competition days and wrapping up with
closing... mehr