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Mar 19-30

           PWC SUPERFINAL


           It’s back to Baixo Guandu in Brazil for the 10th
           Paragliding World Cup Superfinal. This is actually the
                                                                                              May  30 to Jun 2
          2018 Superfinal – marking the end of last year’s PWC
                                                                                             KOESSEN TESTIVAL
          season. After this the new PWC season kicks off in
          France in May, before visiting Linzhou (China), Portugal,
                                                                                             Like speed dating, but with a paraglider. The Super
          Pico do Gaviao (Brazil) and Zapotiltic (Mexico)
         throughout the year.                                                                Paragliding T estival sees hundreds of pilots over a long
         pwca.org                                                                            weekend of testing. Swap your passport for a wing, ride
                                                                                            the cable car and go fly. Repeat until you’ve found your
                                                                                            perfect partner.
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                 Jul 11-14

                 PARAFEST
                 Half music festival, half fly-in, this is the UK’s biggest                       Jul 13-27
                  gathering of the paramotor clans and welcomes international
                  visitors. Set on a massive airfield in the heart of Snowdonia,                  HANG GLIDING WORLDS
                  north Wales, you can fly all day and then party late into                       Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Italy is hosting the 22nd FAI Hang
                  the summer nights. Camping on site, family and friends                         Gliding World Championships, which will see 120 of the world’s

                  welcome.                                                                       best HG pilots compete for the highest title in the sport. Will
                   parafest.co.uk                                                                it be Jonny Durand’s year, will young gun Ollie Chitty do the
                                                                                                 business, or will legend Manfred Ruhmer out-fly them all?
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                    Sep 19-22
                                                                                            Oct 16-21
                    COUPE ICARE 2019
                                                                                            ÖLUDENIZ AIR GAMES
                                                                                            Make your European season last longer by heading to
                                                                                             T urkey. The 20th International Ölüdeniz Air Games will
                    The biggest free-flight festival we have, featuring paragliders,
                   paramotors, hang gliders, wingsuits, sailplanes, birds of
                   prey, jetmen and more. From hike-and-fly to acro to the
                                                                                             the air. The party atmosphere lasts all week and extends
                   famous masquerade, it’s a blast from sunrise to well past
                                                                                              across this laidback Mediterranean resort.
                  Thousands do.                                                              attract hundreds of pilots and is a pilot-focused festival of
                   sunset. If you’re nearby, make sure you make time to drop in.
                  Coupe-icare.org
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