Rigid Wing
Texas Open
Submitted by Jeff Hunt on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 09:32.You're welcome at the 7th annual Texas Open and World Recreational Encampment (WRE Leakey) brought to you by the Frio River Landing, Sam Kellner, FlyTec/Quest aerotowing and various Texans.
What's at Leakey? Well, a foot launch site and county airport for flying and aerotowing in the beautiful Texas Hill Country with hospitality and great soaring conditions. Foot launch paragliders and hang gliders, surface tow paragliders and find bountiful aerotowing opportunities and tandem flying with hang gliders. This year's Texas distance record stands at 152 miles from the foot launch.
World Record Encampment
Submitted by Gary Osoba on Mon, 05/19/2008 - 20:00.
Canadian Triangle Record
Submitted by Martin Henry on Tue, 04/01/2008 - 11:50.Type of Record: Country Record
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Canadian Triangle Record
Submitted by Martin Henry on Tue, 04/01/2008 - 11:48.Type of Record: Country Record
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Hang Gliding World Masters
Submitted by Volker Kastenhuber on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 19:59.Hang Gliding World Masters 2008
International Hang Gliding Event & Championships
FAI/CIVL Class I + 5
Bach im Lechtal – Tyrol - Austria
July 13 - 18, 2008
Local Regulations and Invitation
Sporting management: Austrian Aero-Club
Union flying swans Traunsee, hanggliding and paragliding Club,
Event - Address: A – 4694 Ohlsdorf, Forsthausstrasse 42
Place of Event:
A – 6653 Bach im Lechtal – Tyrol, Austria
Starting point: Jöchelspitze (1780m NN)
Competition and Event Management: Volker Kastenhuber, Austria,
Défi distance Willi cross-country challenge
Submitted by Serge Lamarche on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 10:41.--------------------english version:
- registration $60, includes meals mentioned, and $5 Canadian Team Fee.
participants must be insured members of HPAC. Out of country can get temporary
HPAC membership. Membership forms will be there at registration but always
better to be member already. Two waivers have to be signed by participants. One
is the GEAR waiver (available online) if you have not signed it before. The
other is the Willi waiver that should be signed every year.
- class C HPAC competition. No sweat, it's the same format, as usual. Hang
Lumby Air Races
Submitted by Randy Rauck on Thu, 02/07/2008 - 16:18.Get Ready For
THE THIRD ANNUAL
LUMBY AIR RACES
June 13,14, 15, 2008
For Hang Gliders and Paragliders
in conjunction with Lumby Days
Pilots meeting and breakfast 8am each day TBA.
This is a fund raising event that helps the L.A.F. to improve Coopers Launch
Maximum 50 Pilots
$2500.00 in cash prize money has been secured so far for this year. More may follow as in past years.
$2000.00 was awarded in 2006 and $5000.00 was awarded in 2007.
The Lumby Air Force Eagle Trophy will be Awarded again to the winners and their names will be added.
Other prizes will also be awarded.
Ontario XC Camp
Submitted by Mark Dowsett on Mon, 01/28/2008 - 18:25.
