USHPA is the only authorized affiliate of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) that represents the sports of hang gliding, paragliding, and speedflying in the US. As such, USHPA is authorized to formulate and establish official competition rules and to sanction hang gliding, paragliding, and speedflying events in the US. The NAA is the US representative of the Federation Aèronautique Internationale (FAI). The FAI is the worldwide governing body for all sport aviation; the Commission Internationale de Vol Libre (CIVL) is the division of the FAI that represents hang gliding and paragliding around the world. Within USHPA, the Competition Committee is responsible for all competition activities.
Competition Events
Find Sanctioned and ACE events on the USHPA event calendar
World Teams: Register with USHPA
for use by the World Team captains to prepay team entry fees and register the team for extended insurance coverage
Online XContest: US league
Competition Results
US National Champions
USHPA Competition Results (National Team Selection System - NTSS)
Provide Competition Results for NTSS
Competition System Update (login required)
Competition Rulebooks
Accuracy Spot Landing Rulebook
Hang Gliding Aerobatics Competition Rulebook
Open Distance Competition Rulebook
Paragliding Aerobatics Competition Rulebook
Race To Goal Competition Rulebook
Other Resources
USHPA competition pilot gender policy
Unofficial USA Paragliding Distance Records by State (non-USHPA external site)
Resources for Hosting Events
General for All Events
Competition Planning Guide
Event Insurance Overview (Members Only)
Participant Emergency Medical Information
Participant Competition Waiver - Customized for each event. Will be sent with the insurance COIs to the event organizer.
ACE Events
ACE Event vs Chapter Event Guidelines
ACE Accreditation Application
ACE Manual
Sanctioned Events
Sanctioned Competition Application (Members Only)
Sanctioning Manual (Updated - Feb 2017)
USHPA Sanction Requirements [SOP 07-01] (Members Only)
Sanctioned Competition Insurance Requirements (Members Only)
Miscellaneous
Sanctioned competition calendar
Competition dropbox (Members Only)
NAA/FAI/CIVL Information
CIVL Website - International Competitions and Rankings
World Records for Hang Gliding and Paragliding
NAA Membership - FAI Sporting License Application Process