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These are websites of, by and for the whole flying community. They're set up by state and country as much as possible. If you have links that are not included here or have other suggestions, please send 'em to PeterB. If you find any that are no longer useful, again let me know.

USA Links | Canada | International Links

U.S. Hang Gliding Links

Mt Nebo, Arkansas - photo by Wayne Hobbs

AR - PHIL MORGAN HG
- Ouachita Hang Gliding - Magazine Mtn and other sites

AZ - Arizona HG Assn - Gill Couto archives of early stuff
- Southern AZ HG Assn -

CA - AIR CALIFORNIA ADVENTURES - San Diego - Torrey Pines
- ED LEVIN PARK - Near San Francisco
- FLY ABOVE ALL - Santa Barbara
- FLY AWAY (HG) SCHOOL - Santa Barbara, Tammy Burcar
- Hat Creek Info
- HIGH ADVENTURE - San Bernadino
- KARI CASTLE - Bishop
- MALLETTEC - Santa Ana
- Marina Beach - Coastal Condors
- Mission Soaring Center - Bay Area (scooter tow avail.)
- Mother Lode Sky Riders
- Sacramento Hang Gliding (scooter tow avail.)
- San Diego HG/PG Assn
- SAN FRANSISCO HG center
- San Louis Obispo
- SONOMA WINGS - One of the oldest clubs in the USA
- The E-Team - Lake Elsinore
- TOPA FLYERS
- WINDSPORTS SOARING center - Van Nuys
- WINGS OF ROGALLO - Another of the oldest clubs in the USA

CO - BOLDER FLIGHT - Boulder - e-mail
- AirTimeAbove - Mark Windsheimer (scooter tow avail.)

CT - TEK FLIGHT PRODUCTS - Winsted

FL - FLORIDA RIDGE - farthest south HG site in USA (aerotow)
- GRAYBIRD AIRSPORTS INC. - Summerfield (aerotow, scooter tow avail.)
- QUEST AIR SOARING center - Groveland (aerotow)
- WALLABY RANCH-FLORIDA HG - Davenport (aerotow)

GA - FLYING HUMANS - Wildwood

HI - BIRDS IN PARADISE - Kapaa - PowerPG
- CLOUDBASE ENTERPRISES - Oahu

ID - KING MTN - Idaho, Alan Paylor's website
- FLY SUN VALLEY - Idaho

IL - HANG GLIDE CHICAGO - Enjoy Field, near Chebanse (aero, scooter tow avail.)
- Gateway Air Park near St Louis MO

ME - Down East Airsports - Mark Fink HG/PG (scooter tow avail.)

MD - HIGHLAND AEROSPORTS - Ridgely (scooter tow avail.)

MI - Cloud 9 Sports Aviation (MI) - Tracy Tillman (aerotow, scooter tow avail.)
- GREEN POINT FLYERS - Great dunes flying, great parties!
- Traverse City Flyers
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

MN - SPORT SOARING center - Eagan MN

MO - St. Louis - Keith Smith

NC - LUMBER RIVER HG - Lumberton
- KITTY HAWK KITES - Nags Head
- Foothills Flight Park - Brad Gryder... towing. 828-632-9810
- Raleigh/RTP hang gliding club - platform towing club

NJ - SUPAIR -
- Jobsstown - Redwing Hang Gliding Club

NV - ADVENTURE SPORTS - Carson City
- Las Vegas - Desert Skywalkers

NY - MOUNTAIN WINGS - Ellenville
- IKAROS SPORTS AVIATION - Astoria NY - PowerPacks

OH - Ohio Flyers
- Wings to Fly - central Ohio (scooter tow avail.)

OR - HAT CREEK RIM
- Oregon Hang Gliding School
- ValleyVille Hang Gliding Assn
- Cascade PG Club
- Discover Paragliding.com - Warrenton

PA - HYNER - See photo below
- Summit Airsports (scooter tow avail.)

(Above) Hyner View is located in Central, PA outside State College. Highest site in PA. Easy launch, huge LZ. Great place for beginners and experts. Photo from Shawn.

TN - Tennessee Treetoppers - Tennessee
- Hawk Airsports - Knoxville
- Lookout Mtn Flight Park - Lookout Mtn

TX - Fly Texas
- Amarillo - Jim Bynum's page
- Austin Air Sports - Spicewood
- Austin Free Flight Assoc (email)
- Kite Enterprises - Dave Broyles, Allen, TX (scooter tow avail.)

UT HG / PG ASSN
- Red's advice - beginner or advanced, this is one site not to miss.

VA - Eagle Rock Flight Park and Club
- BLUE SKY (scooter tow avail.)
- CAPITAL HG ASSN, main page
- S. Virginia HG Assn
- FLY ROANOKE

VT - VERMONT HG CLUB -

WA - WORLDWIDE ADVENTURE TOURS - Ellensburg
- Cloudbase Country Club -

WI - Whitewater HG Club - Club at Twin Oaks Airport
- Midwest Aero - School associated with Whitewater club
- Wisconsin HG
- Wisconsin PG - Rik Bouwmeester

WY - Cowboy Up - Tiki Mashy - (payout, aerotowing)

Canada

- Grand Valley Hang Gliders Inc. - Ontario (scooter tow avail.)
- High Perspective - Ontario (scooter tow avail.)
- Southwestern Ontario Gliding Assoc
- UFlyOntario
- Skysailing Ontario Flight School

- Airsensation - 20 minutes west of Ottowa
- Ottowa club

- Lumby Air Force
- Stuart Midwinter - Alberta

- PEI PG school - towing
- PEI PG - PEI Paragliding Video, Scooter Towing

International
Hang Gliding Links

Central and South America

Argentina - Tow Club - FlyRanch

Brazilian HG/pG Association
- NEKO's home site and log book
- Porto Alegre webcam
- RIO - Dehilton Carvalho, tandems all year long

Guatamala - pictures, video and info on a personal site.

Mexico - FLY MEXICO.com
- CERRO BOLA, TECATE - 2700ft launch. (1 hour by car from San Diego CA) For all levels. Special for HG PILOTS.
Other Mexican sites, many near Valle de Bravo:
vuelo.net -paraglidings.com - construye.net

Australia/New Zealand

Newcastle HG Club
Victoria - VHPA Club site
Melbourn - Club site (through HGFA)
NE Victoria HG Club
Scenic RIm Aviation UL Training in Boonah and Murwillumbah
Cloudbase Productions - OZ

NZ - Alpine Soaring
- Glike Omarama - Sailplanes
- Extreme Air and the Queenstown PG School.

South Africa

Europe

European HG source-site

Andalucia - ALGODONALES

Belgium - HG school.

Croatian PG Club - static line towing at an airport

Denmark - - Soren Ladegaard

England - British Competition Site
- Ace Aviation
- British HG/pG Assn

France - Voler Dans Les Purenees - Pyrenees Mtns,
- Alpine Flying Centre

Germany - a friend nominated this, the best German website
- Flugberge - general overview of German sites
- FŸssen (in German)
- DHV site, newsletter, clubs, TV clips (some in English)

Greece - Hellenic HG Federations
- Daedallus and Icarus

Hungary - Blue Sky Sport
- Pogany airport datas and pictures www.sarkanyrepules.ini.hu
- PG (I think) and Free Flying

Mallorca- 60-member club

Norway - hang-gliding.no

Portugal - Marco Vento

Scotland - Scottish HG/PG Federation

Switzerland - Swiss HG Assn
- Patrick Schwitter (ATOS pilot) is webmaster of this club site)
- Valais Club - Switzerland

Asia

China - Beijing PG club/group
Taiwan PG Club - Taiwan
Thailand PG - Paul James
India - Albatros Flying Systems, south central India
India - Samarth Sharma, pilot

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