Hang Gliding resources on the Internet

Dealers

Assorted Glider Gear

• Finsterwalder & Charly
• Just Fly
• Aviation Depot/Mojos Gear
• Wills Wing

* Waterproof Hang Gliding Bags

Glider Manufacturers

• Aeriane (Belgian) - Makers of Swift
• Aeros (Ukraine), US site
• AIR - Aeronatic Innovation Rühle (German) - Makers of Atos rigid wing
• Airborne (Australian)
• Airwave (British), stopped building hang gliders
• Avian (British)
• Bautek (German, no longer developing new wings, apparently now working together with Wills Wings)
• Drachenflugbau Guggenmos (German)
• Ellipse (French)
• Finsterwalder (German), US site - makers of ultra short pack gliders (Fex series)
• ICARO (Italian)
• Ikarus (German)
• Impuls Flugdrachen (German)
• La mouette (French), may no longer produce hang gliders - former makers of legendary Atlas
• Moyes (Australian)
• North Wing Design (US)
• Quasar (Czech Republic)
• Seedwings (USA, started and still owned by Bob Trampeneau, maker of legendary "Sensor")
• Seedwings Europe (Seedwings Europe is no longer affiliated with the US company)
• Tecma (French)
• Ulteam (French)
• UP (USA)
• Wills Wing (USA)

Harnesses

• FlyAeros
• High Energy Sports
• Wills Wing
• Woody Valley
• Rotor

Helmets

• Charly Helmets
• Icaro Helmets

Parachutes

• High Energy Sports
• Metamorfosi (US distributor posts here as Saltoricco)
• Wills Wing

Variometers

• Bräuniger
• Flytec
• Digifly
• Aircotec

Online Communities

• AQVL Vol-Libre Yahoo Groups Forum Quebec, Canada - in French
• Hangies.co.uk Forum
• HangGliding.org Forum
• HGFA Australia Forum
• HPAC Canada Forum
• GOAL! The website for British Hang Gliding Competitions
• NZHGPA Forum New Zealand
• Oz Report Forum
• South Australia Google Groups Hang Gliding Forums
• Search for HG manufacturers
• Search for HGs by model name (some with .PDF manuals)
• A source for harness information, HG chronology, and more
• Yahoo Groups Hang Gliding List of Forums

Clubs, Associations

Here is a list of National Association's Website links

• Canada: http://www.hpac.ca/?225 (Slow loading while it loads live membership statistics)
  • Acrophobia South and East Kootenays BC
  • Golden BC Mt. 7
  • Okanagan / Kamloops / Revelstoke BC
  • Lumby Air Force Lumby British Columbia
  • West Coast Soaring Club (British Columbia's Vancouver, Fraser Valley and Pemberton Regions)
  • Vancouver Island BC
  • Alberta
  • Manitoba
  • Quebec
  • Atlantic Canada - Nova Scotia, New Brunswich and Prince Edward Island Provinces
• Germany:
  • Deutscher Hängegleiter Verband (DHV) (national association)
  • Drachen- und Gleitschirmflieger Werdenfels e.V (Bayern)
• Switzerland:
  • Schweizerische Hängegleiter-Verband (SHV) (national association}
• United Kingdom: http://www.bhpa.co.uk/bhpa/clubs/clubs.php?region=uk
  • South East Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club
• United States of America: http://www.ushpa.aero/clubs.asp
  • Center of Lift Spokane and North Eastern Washington
  • Chelan Flyers (Lake Chelan, WA)
  • Cloudbase Country Club (Washington)
  • Crestline Soaring Society
  • Desert Air Riders (Central Oregon, they say "paragliding" but there are also hang glider pilots involved)
  • North Texas (North Texas Hang gliding and Paragliding Association)
  • Oregon Hang Gliding Assocation (Oregon)
  • Rocky Mountain Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association
  • Rogue Valley Hang gliding and Paragliding Association (Oregon)

Used Gear, Classifieds

• HangGliding.org Free Worldwide Classifieds - with pictures - (probably the largest classifieds listing)
• Aerosports.net used inventory Ridgely, MD USA
• Cloudbase Country Club Classifieds WA USA
• Crestline Soaring Society Classifieds San Bernadino Ca USA
• DHV Classifieds German HG/PG ass.
• Newcastle Hang Gliding Club Classifieds Newcastle NSW Australia
• Oregon flight school Used gear
• OzReport Free Worldwide Classifieds
• TekFlight used gear Winsted, CT USA
• Wallaby Ranch used gear listing Fl USA
• USairnet Used Hang Gliding reference links
• West Coast Soaring Club classifieds Vancouver BC Canada