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USHPA.org Beta launches - November 11th, 2009 | At the fall Board of Directors meeting in Austin, Texas, The United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association has launched USHPA.org BETA. The new site serves as an externally focused outreach and works as a partner to USHPA.aero. Visitors can browse feature articles about the sports, read testimonials from new pilots, and browse the event calendar. The site is expected to be in Beta until spring 2010.

National USHPA Hang Gliding Event Featured on Good Morning America - October 18, 2009. ABC video and news story. Hang Gliders take over Texas for National Competition. For more information visit: ABC News story, video, and photos.

Fly-In to Honor Francis Rogallo - Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 from 10AM to 12PM at Jockey's Ridge State Park in Nags Head, NC. Hang gliders and kites will be flown in honor of Mr. Rogallo. For more information visit: The Rogallo Foundation.

Beloved Father of Hang Gliding Dies at 97 - Francis Rogallo, inventor of the flexible wing passed away September 1, 2009 in Southern Shores next to Kitty Hawk, NC. He was 97. Francis and his wife Gertrude Rogallo invented the flexible, or Rogallo, wing in 1948 that led to an array of flying machines and allowed millions of people around the world to experience the joy of unpowered flight. (For more information click here)

Hang Gliding & Paragliding Champions - The National Champions for both Hang Gliding & Paragliding have been crowned. Read more at: Hang Gliding Champions and Paragliding Champions. Hang Gliding Championship Results are HERE. Paragliding Championship Results are HERE.

New Chapter Support Committee Chair - Ernie Camacho has stepped down as chair of the Chapter Support Committee. Please join USHPA in thanking Ernie for his efforts and leadership in this committee for the past 2 years. John DeAguiar has agreed to take Ernie's place, so please also join USHPA in welcoming our new chair of Chapter Support!   (John DeAguiar bio available here)

Competition Results Posted - The Class 1 (Flex) results for the 2009 Hang Gliding Championships at Big Spring, TX are now online. All current and past competition results can be found at the following link. (Click here for the Comp Results Page) Report for Competition at Big Spring, TX available by clicking here.

Lucas Ridley's film "A Soaring Life" has been chosen as a finalist in the The Stella Artois Short Film Project. (Click here to see the finalists)

Competition Results Posted - The Class 1 (Flex) results for the 2009 US National Hang Gliding Championships at King Mountain are now online. 2010 Interim rankings are provisional until the BOD has determined the appropriate way to integrate the King Mountain National scores (where GAP was not used). All current and past competition results can be found at the following link. (Click here for the Comp Results Page) Report for US Nationals at King Mountain available by clicking here.

Join us on Facebook - If you have a Facebook account, we invite you to join the new USHPA Group. We're starting with some photos and videos and if you have some to share, send 'em on up. (Click here for the USHPA Facebook Group)

Spring 2009 BOD Minutes Now Available - The minutes for the Spring 2009 BOD Meeting have been posted in Members Only. The minutes are provisional as they have to be approved by the BOD during the Fall 09 Meeting. (Click here to go to Members Only)

Insurance Policies Posted - The web versions of the GLI and IPLI policies are now available in Members Only. (Click here to go to Members Only)

USHPA Press Center - The USHPA Press Center is now open. From here, you can find press release information, a photo gallery, PR contact information as well as selections of hang gliding and paragliding in the news.(Visit the USHPA Press Center)

Photo and Video Galleries Online - After much rework and design, we've got the photo and video galleries online for your viewing pleasure. Special thanks to Leo Bynum and Steve Roti for getting these things together.  Over time, we'll be adding more content to them, so check back often! (Click to visit the Photo Gallery or the Video Gallery)

Emergency Procedures - The best way to handle an emergency is to be prepared before one occurs. To learn more read Gary Trudeau's article Being Prepared or read Recommended Emergency Procedures or print the credit card-size flowchart.