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Topic: COMMUNITY
News: We're Hiring
We're hiring! Part-time Training & Certification Manager
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News: Maui Wildfire Support
Support USHPA members in need after the devasting Maui wildfires.
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USPPA discount for USHPA members
Fly a paramotor? The US Powered Paragliding Association now offers a discount on USPPA membership for all current USHPA members.
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Launching a College Scholarship
I am proud to say I’m a college student who lives in Ruch, Oregon, at the bottom of a mountain called Wood Rat—a launch site for paragliders and hang gliders.
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GoPro for a Cause partners with The Cloudbase Foundation
Together, GoPro and The Cloudbase Foundation will enable pilots to become successful agents of change.
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Free flight in the "real" world
For many of us, hang gliding and paragliding consumes our lives and we see it everywhere - our magazines, videos, photos, and out our windows. Sometimes the general public gets to see free flight as we see it!
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Free Flight Resources at Home
A round-up of free flight-related resources offering entertainment, education, and inspiration for pilots at home.
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Fly Like a Girl
Meet the community of female pilots at Dog Mountain in Washington--some of whom have been hang gliding at the site for over 30 years!
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Four Pilot Moms Who Inspire Us This Mother’s Day
Q&A with four hang glider/paraglider pilot moms about their love of free flight
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Sandia Peak Launch
The Sandia Soaring Association teams up with locals, the Foundation for Free Flight, and the Forest Service to reconstruct launch
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Five Flight Parks: Major Players in Hang Gliding's Beginnings and Future
An overview of five main hang glider flight parks
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Preserve King Mountain
Submit comments to the Forest Service by January 19, 2019 to help preserve access to the King Mountain flying site.
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Paragliding in The Upside
Last week, The Upside soared past $100 million at the box office. What was filming the paragliding scenes really like?
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