The CIVL bureau has awarded the organisation of the following multiclass championship to Tegelberg in Germany: the 12th FAI Women's World Hang Gliding Championship, the 18th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championship and the 5th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 5 Championship.

Team Challenge 2009 starts Sunday September 27th and ends Saturday October 3rd. We'll have the same emphasis on learning and mentoring with multiple seminars from the experts and video launch and landing clinics every day. We hope to have great food and entertainment on site so no one has to leave our beautiful property except for cross country retrieval.

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The 4th Annual Lumby Air Races will be held June 12,13 and 14 2009 in conjunction with Lumby Days.

The format will be closed circuit triangle and rectangle racing around the town of Lumby BC Canada.

GPS scoring

This event is open to HG and PG

Location for registration, meetings and landings is at the Freedom Flight Park, just 1 mile north of the village of Lumby on the Mabel Lake Road.

Limit - 50 competitors

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Expect $3000.00- $5000.00 in prize money as the last three comps here.

Extraordinary EXCESSIVE food for 2009 Sat. Eve party (thats a promise)

Baldy Fly-in Sept 27th/28th

Come one, come all, to the 3rd Annual BiWing Fling at the Baldy Butte Oktoberfest fly-in! Site details and directions can be found at www.nwparagliding.com under site guides.

This is a playful competition that pairs up a hang glider pilot with a paraglider pilot in scoring points. That’s okay if you don’t know a pilot of the other breed, we will match you up at the event.

Come and start off the 2008 season with some of the best flying this side of the Moon! The picturesque Hinterland of South East QLD at this time of the year can produce the unstable conditions that saw many of last year's pilots breaking PB's and cracking the 200km milestone.

With most of the national team and a strong International contingent expected again this year, you not only get the opportunity to learn from or compete with the 'guns' but also to compete against your peers in the Best of the Rest category.
'Best of the Rest' Category

Come One, Come All to our Annual Columbus Day weekend festivities.

This year Steve Pearson will be conducting Wills Wing Demo Days. Come fly a new Wills Wing and enjoy the Fall Foliage! Flying will be happening all day all weekend! Saturday is the special day for weekend events.

We will be having a Pot Luck BBQ on Saturday Oct 11th Bring your favorite food to share. Grills will be burning all afternoon and evening!

Bad news > Dean Williams long time Rigid pilot from conn. flying his Mill had a bad accident here a Ellenville yesterday. Injuries include concussion, broken collar bone, collapsed lung, crushed ribs on left side , shattered left femur. He's in critical condition. Appears He may have forgot to fully attach the nose catch. He flew for about 3 hrs but the glider came apart at 300 feet above the LZ dove and spun. He fired his ballistic chute but the 1' tubular nylon (no good ) bridle broke off. He Dove in over 200'. Some how the glider leveled a bit before impact and the cage saved him.

Cost: $30.00 – fundraiser for the Canadian National Hang Gliding & Paragliding Teams

This annual end of season event at the Golden Landing Area is hosted by GEAR Campground. It’s time to end the flying season on a positive note and this is a way for GEAR to thank all the pilots for their patronage over the summer. Come join in the fun, dress-up in a fun costume, fly, have a great dinner and then dance the night away at the Events Pavilion.

$30 per person covers prizes for pilots (spot landing), best costume, free T shirt, ham/turkey sit down dinner, dance to live music.

Mike Meier writes:

There has been a change in location for the church memorial service for Rob on Saturday, September 6th, at 10:30 AM:

Rob’s Memorial Service will now be held at:

The Rock Community Church
23705 Via Del Rio
Yorba Linda, CA 92887

The church is located only a short distance from the previously announced location, so any travel plans or motel reservations you have made should still work fine.