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2012 Arizona Flying Circus  
2/3/2012 through 2/5/2012

Location: MoTown Airport, Phoenix, AZ
Once again, Mo Sheldon of Airparamo has generously opened his eighty acre property "MoTown" to host the AZPPG 2012 Arizona Flying Circus. Located just thirty miles Southwest of Phoenix. You can either fly-in or drive-in. The property features a huge PPG launch area and two hard-packed, smooth, dirt runways. The EW runway is 2700' long and 65' wide!MoTown is ideal for Ultralight, LSA, and GA flying.
More Information: Arizona Flying Circus (480) 382-9359 email@arizonaflyingcircus.com, or arizonaflyingcircus.com

More Info: http://arizonaflyingcircus.com


Brasil Flying Tour  
1/6/2012 through 3/31/2012

Location: Governador Valadares
Governador Valadares, Brasil Jan-Mar 2012 Any ten days of warm, fun, flying for all levels. P2-P5 & H2-H5 There is great local thermaling as well as awesome X-C Guided by bi lingual and bi wingual master rated instructors to insure the growth of your skills. For info e mail skybirdwings@hotmail.com 775 883 7070

More Info: http://www.pyramid.net/advspts


Colombia Tours  
1/21/2012 through 2/12/2012

Location:Medellin, Colombia
Colombia: is the hot new international destination for paragliding. Come enjoy the majestic mountains of Colombia. Improve your thermal and X-C skills with US foot launch record holder David Prentice. We will fly multiple sites thruout Colombia, starting in Medellin then moving on to Rodinillo site of the 2011 world cup.
More Information: David Prentice 505-720-5436 earthcog@yahoo.com, or earthcog.com.

More Info: http://earthcog.com


Costa Rica Paragliding Tour  
2/4/2012 through 2/25/2012

Location: Costa Rica
Paraglide Costa Rica in 2012 with Nick Crane. Week long tours from January through March. Come soar over the tropical forest with toucans and macaws! We missed only 2 days of flying all season last year during our 3 months in Costa Rica! Combination of ridge soaring and thermal sites. We have pioneered some of the best paragliding sites in the country. contact: nick@paracrane.com, or 541-840-8587
More Information: Nick Crane 541 840-8587 nickvolando@hotmail.com, or More Information: Nick Crane 541 840-8587 nickvolando@hotmail.com, or www.costaricaparagliding.com.

More Info: http://www.costaricaparagliding.com.


Maneuver Clinics with Brad Gunnuscio  
2/20/2012 through 3/4/2012

Location: Yelapa, Mexico
Join us for maneuver clinics with Brad Gunnuscio ,America`s top all around pilot, in an incredible tropical setting. We will be doing both basic SIV courses as well as advanced maneuver 3 day clinics. come play and fly in yelapa with our state of the art towing equipment. yelapa is a great place to bring a non flying partner or family as we tow and land right off the beach. contact us for more info.
www.ascensolibre.com , les snyder 001 52 322 209 5174.

More Info: http://www.ascensolibre.com


Mexico P3 2012  
1/29/2012 through 2/5/2012

Location: World Cup Tapalpa
Get more than the P2 group when you also fly San Marco, Colima, and Hocotopec all less than an hour from our hotel. You must already be a P3 pilot or completed a Mexico trip with Granger over the last 20 years! See details at http://www.parasoftparagliding.com/travel/colima.php

More Info: http://www.parasoftparagliding.com/travel/colima.php


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