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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Dune de Pyla

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Another great video - I've gotta fly more ;-) La Duna de Pyla, Parapente & Timelapse from Marco Campazas on Vimeo .
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Elemental Freedom

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Here is a brief video that I found recently. Nice. Elemental Freedom from Terry Stubbs Jnr on Vimeo . "Paragliding will never los...
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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Is there life after X-Alps?

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I've been worthless for the last few days, due to my addiction to the X-Alps - and I wasn't alone.  The most active thread on the Pa...
Monday, July 25, 2011

Spectator Sports

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This week has been very rich in stimulus for those of us relegated to spectator status.  Watching the XAlps pilot/athletes endure extreme h...
Thursday, July 14, 2011

A Viewers Guide to the 2011 Red Bull X-Alps

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"It's a funny thing. From the outside the X-Alps looks like a hiking and flying race. When you look closer, you realise that real...
Monday, July 11, 2011

Why the 2011 U.S. National Competitions should be Cancelled

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The Red Rocks National Paraglider competition is scheduled to begin on July 24th.  This is the first competition in the U.S. since the FAI /...
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Friday, July 8, 2011

World Championships Cancelled and Comp Gliders Outlawed

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In a dispatch from one of the US Team Pilots: " The FAI, ... has instituted an immediate ban on competition class paragliders in Cat ...
Thursday, July 7, 2011

Shut Up and FLY

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Those are words that Xavier used, on occasion. Sometimes he was less polite. But he always had an infectuous smile and a good humor. Fr...

2011 FAI PG World Championships - Piedrahita, Spain - No Fly Day

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The mood in Piedrahita is a somber one.  At 10AM an open pilot meeting was held with pilots and Team Leaders to discuss their feelings about...
Wednesday, July 6, 2011

2011 FAI PG World Championships - Task 2

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Click for larger graphic Task Two at the PG World Championships was a 77Km task to Avila.  Conditions were forecast to be a bit lower to...
Tuesday, July 5, 2011

2011 FAI PG World Championships - Task 1

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It sounds like the first task was a doozy - 153Km! The conditions provided for some fast XC with final glides over 110KPH and average speed...

Xavier Murillo still missing in the Andes

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Click on image to go to Donation site. For those who know Xavier, there is no hesitation to get involved in his SAR effort. His perso...
Monday, July 4, 2011

Practice Day in Piedrahita

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Brad Gunniuscio has passed along this bit of video.  You can see the terrain and conditions are looking excellent for the first week of the ...
Friday, July 1, 2011

2011 FAI PG World Championships - Piedrahita, Spain

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 The 12th Paragliding World Championships begin on Tuesday the 5th of July in Piedrahita Spain.  The weather forecasts look good and you can...

Rat Race Awards

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Mike and Gail Haley with Roger Brock The last Rat Race task was a great day of flying and I think all who flew this week were treated to ...