| 12th Annual TPG Flight Fest |
5/19/2009 through 5/24/2009
La Jolla, California. Torrey Pines Gliderport is hosting the 12th Annual TPG Flight Fest! Visit us for exciting Paragliding and Hang Gliding Air Races, $6000.00 in cash rewards, and awesome gear prizes! Try all the newest gear from popular manufacturers like Ozone, Paratech, Independence, and from other schools, dealers, and pilots during the Try-and-Fly Exhibition. Other planned events include free lectures by experienced instructors and manufacturers from around the world, aerobatic demonstrations, BBQs, music, and so much more. Let’s party!! Details at www.flytorrey.com.
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More Info: http://www.flytorrey.com
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| 2009 East Coast Hang Gliding Championships (USHPA Sanctioned) |
5/31/2009 through 6/6/2009
Highland Aerosports flight park in Ridgely, MD.
Registration starts Mar. 15, 2009 and ends May 31st. H4 or H3 with meet director approval, XC, TURB and AT. Cross Country Race to Goal.
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More Info: http://www.dangeroustoys.aero
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| Annual Dry Canyon Memorial Weekend Fly-In |
5/23/2009 through 5/25/2009
ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO - Come fly the site of the 2005 National Fly-In. Launch is two thousand feet above launch for HG and PG pilots to soar and seek thermals. Contests will include distance, bomb drop, and spot landing.
More info: www.flywithrgsa.org or call Doak, 915-276-6474.
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More Info: http://www.flywithrgsa.org
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| Annual Memorial Weekend Home Opener “Fun Meet |
5/21/2009 through 5/25/2009
VILLA GROVE, COLORADO-Annual Memorial Weekend Home Opener “Fun Meet”. Come to the sunny & super-soarable San Luis Valley! Fly the 100+ mile long Sangre de Cristo mountain range, boasting 9 fourteeners along this uninterrupted ridge. T-shirts, patches & door prizes. Daily goals & tasks. Spiral down from extreme altitudes, hellacious thermals or heavenly glass-offs for evening entertainment, kegger, BBQ, bonfire and camping in the hosts’ LZ. Bring your old gear for a swap meet – buy, sell, trade. Bring oxygen or suffocate! Sponsored by the RMHPA & Hayden Pass Hang Gliders. Contact Tiff & Larry Smith, tiphannie@aol.com, 970.209.5212 or Jim Yocom, 303.884.3880.
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| BASIC and Advanced Instructor clinic & scooter tow clinic |
5/15/2009 through 5/18/2009
Region 4
Prescott Arizona May 15,16,17,18
This clinic is for both basic and advanced instructor applicants. This clinic will be geared toward foot launch methods of both Hill and scooter towing for instructional use. Call for more information and to sign up for the clinic. Airtime Above Hang Gliding 303-674-2451
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| Continuing education courses |
5/19/2009 through 5/20/2009
Donell Hewet is going to put on a course in use of the payout winch for training hang gliding. If you need to renew, or just want to come, we are planning to have it in the middle of May. This is for HG, but since I have seen a big parallel between HG and PG instruction, PG instructors can attend too. I am both a PG and a HG instr. admin., I can sign off both. This clinic will be conducted in the D/FW area, in locations to be announced. There will be a serious discussion about the wide variation of payout winches and how we have to compensate for their differences. We will talk about proper payout winch techniques for HG (and PG). Donell will have his own syllabus for using the payout winch to train HG. Fee is $350. Dave Broyles at broyles.dave@gmail.com or 972-390-9090.
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| Cross Country Clinic and Meet |
5/21/2009 through 5/25/2009
In Villa Grove, Colorado. Come fly the Sangre de Cristo's in beautiful central Colorado. This site faces southwest with peaks rising to over 14,000 feet. We will be offering Cross country and Competition skill development, including GPS use, thermaling technique, xc distance tactics, proper judgement, and weather evaluation. We will have radio communication, and retrieve. For more information contact Greg Kelley at paraglidevail@hotmail.com or 970-376-0495. Also check the blog at www.paraglidevail.blogspot.com for latest info and daily flight activities.
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More Info: http://www.paraglidevail.blogspot.com
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| Flytec Race & Rally (USHPA Sanctioned) |
5/3/2009 through 5/9/2009
Cross country rally & race from Florida Ridge to Lookout Mtn.
Reg. starts on 2/15/09 and ends 5/2/09.
Must be H4 or foreign equivalent, comp. AT exp. on glider flying in comp., XC, TUR signoffs, 3D GPS, AT bridle.
Fee is $325 plus AT fees.
Prizes include $2000 or more in prize money, trophies for top 3 in flexwing and top 1 in rigid wing.
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| FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, ITALY |
5/30/2009 through 6/13/2009
May 30th - June 13th FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, ITALY- Experience the Alps where it all began! Fly world famous sites everyday such as St. Hilaire, Annecy, Chamonix, Mieussy, Verbier, La Madeleine, Les Saissis and more. Join Luis Rosenkjer and Todd Weigand on an unforgettable tour to some of the most beautiful flying sites in the world. Luis has been guiding international pilots to France for the last 7 years. Last year we were able to fly from the Aiguille du Midi on Mont Blanc, launching at 12,000 feet and landing in Chamonix, 9,000 feet below! www.paraglidingtrips.com
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More Info: http://www.paraglidingtrips.com
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| Oceanside Open Fly In 2009 |
5/2/2009 through 5/2/2009
Oceanside Oregon
May 2, makeup May 3rd
Thousands in Prizes & $
Hanglide and Paraglider Event
XC, Duration, Silver Dollar Spot Landing Awards Dinner & BIG Party call Dodie Hawthorne 971 344 6146 email Mark Sanzone msanzone@yahoo.com
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| Over the Water Maneuvers Clinic in Northern Indiana's Lake Wawasee with Atmosphere Paragliding |
5/9/2009 through 5/17/2009
Hosted by Alan Abair with Atmosphere Paragliding's Marcello DeBarros coaching with our state of the art towing set up.$350 for instruction and 5 tows. Any instructed tows after 5 is $50.00 each. Without instruction $20.00 each. Visit www.aaa.hydraulictowingsystem.com or call 574-453-6252 for more information.
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More Info: www.aaa.hydraulictowingsystem.com
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| Over-the-water Maneuvers Clinics in Southern California with Eagle Paragliding |
5/5/2009 through 5/10/2009
MAY 5-10: Over-the-water Maneuvers Clinics in Southern California with Eagle Paragliding. America’s top all-around acro and competition pilot Brad Gunnuscio will be coaching with our state of the art towing set up. Visit www.paragliding.com , or call 805.968.0980 for more information.
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More Info: http://www.paragliding.com
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| Sierra National Challenge-US PG Nationals (USHPA Sanctioned) |
4/27/2009 through 5/3/2009
Located in Dunlap, CA. Registration starts on Jan. 1, 2009 and ends Apr. 26th. Must have a P3 rating w/TURB. Fees are $300 w/o meals a& lodging until Mar. 15 and then $400. XC Race to Goal. Requirements are standard safety requirements set by Comp. Manual and Rulebook. Email:scpjka@gmail.com
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More Info: http://www.santacruzparagliding.com
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| SIV clinic for paragliders |
5/9/2009 through 5/16/2009
SIV clinic for paragliders May 9th to the 16th. Lake Wawasee, IN. Marcello DeBarros from Atmosplere Paragliding School instructing course. Email at aaatowingsystem@yahoo.com or call 574 453 6252 for info.
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| SIV/Acro Clinic |
3/27/2009 through 10/2/2009
Hosted by Robin Marien and Gabriel Jebb at Lake Isabella. $695.00. Special discount for those who also attend our Cross Country clinic ($995.00 for both!) Paramotoring instruction available as a separate package during SIV clinics as well. March 27-29, April 24-26, May 29-31, August 26-28, and September 30-October 2. Call (858)452-9858 or email info@flytorrey.com.
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More Info: http://www.flytorrey.com
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| South Carolina Springtime Fly-In |
5/1/2009 through 5/3/2009
Glassy Mountain near Greer, SC. Come and enjoy flying and competing (spot, duration, X-C, balloon toss, etc.) at this beautiful south-facing mountain. Plaques awarded to all 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers in all competitions (except balloon toss). $20 entry fee for competition flying and $10 for fun flying. Fly-In T-shirts are available. Glassy launch is 1500’ AGL. Contact: Paul Peeples, PO Box 2121, Brevard, NC 28712; (828) 885-2536 (home); (828) 553-3777 (cell); pbrannenp@msn.com. (Due to tree restrictions at launch, paragliders cannot be flown at this site…)
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| Starthistle 2009 Fly-in |
5/23/2009 through 5/25/2009
Starthistle 2009 Fly-in May 23,24,25
Woodrat Mt. Ruch, Oregon
www.RVHPA.net for more information.
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More Info: http://www.rvhpa.net
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| Tandem Clinic with Scott Harris of Jackson Hole Paragliding |
5/29/2009 through 5/31/2009
Teton Village, Wyoming. Tandem Clinic with Scott Harris of Jackson Hole Paragliding at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Aerial Tram, 4,139 vertical ft.
307 690 TRAM www.jhparagliding.com
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More Info: http://www.jhparagliding.com
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| The Florida Ridge Championship (USHPA Sanctioned) |
4/25/2009 through 5/1/2009
Location: Florida Ridge
Reg. starts 11/1/08 and ends 4/25/09
Requirements: H3 w/XC, TUR, AT
Equip Requirements: Flex Wing or Fixed Wing, GPS, AT Bridge and Release
Fees: $375 before 3/25/09 and $100 late fee after 3/25.
Cross Country race to goal out and back, turn point and X Wind Leg
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More Info: http://www.thefloridaridge.com
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| Utah AAA Paragliding & Hang Gliding Sprints |
5/15/2009 through 5/17/2009
cross country paragliding competitions that incorporates a launch window, a start cylinder,
multiple turn points, a goal, and of course a very complicated scoring scheme. However,
Utah AAA Sprints differ from almost every other cross country competition in that it has
been designed to promote a wide variety of pilot skills for those who have little to no
competition experience. Utah Sprints also differ from other competitions in that this event
has been designed to be spectator friendly (most of the event will be visible from the ground.
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| West Coast Paragliding Championships (USHPA Sanctioned) |
5/31/2009 through 6/6/2009
Woodrat Mt. in Ruch, OR.
Registration starts Feb. 15, 2009. P3 with USHPA membership. Entry fees are $345 postmark by 4/15/09 and $395 after. Race to Goal, Out & Return, Triangles. Must have GPS, helmet, reserve and radio capable of transmitting on all USHPA frequencies.
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More Info: http://www.mphsports.com
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