Hang Gliding Photo Gallery

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Easter Island, Travel Solo hang gliding on Easter Island

Easter Island, Chile, September 2006:
Most likely the first hang gliding ever (?) on the island....
Conrad, Selmsy, and Al went on a global reconnaissance hang gliding trip.
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South Coast Dunes South Coast Dunes

Here we're testing (and loving it) a new Moyes single surface prototype hang glider (to be named the Moyes Litespirit or Moyes Malibu), developed by Gerolf.
We're flying at one of our...

XC in Bright Hang Gliding above the clouds.  Bright, Victoria, Australia

My buddy Olli Barthelmes recently bought the Ricoh GX 100 Camera from me...and has emailed this shot of him flying his Moyes Litespeed RS on a XC (Cross Country) flight near Mt. Bogong in...

Paragliding paragliding maneuvers (SIV) course

Here's curt in a SIV paragliding course with Chris Santacroce in Utah in 2007.

Curt loves all forms of free-flight: hang gliding, paragliding, kitesurfing, gliding, surfing, skydiving...

Trip to Newcastle Hang gliding on our fun adventure from Sydney to Newcastle and beyond...

Hang Gliding Road Trip: Sydney to Newcastle, then Dalby

Curt flying the Moyes Litespeed RS 4 hang glider in Newcastle (Australia).

Olli Barthelmes took the photo while...

Sand Dunes Hang Gliding Hang Gliding Sand Dunes Australia

Here, we took a road trip to fly the Stockton Sand Dunes near Newcastle, NSW Australia.

The hang glider is the "dune gooning" machine, the Moyes Malibu 188.

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Hang Gliding Montana Jeff Shapiro hang gliding in Montana, USA

Our friend Jeff Shapiro, of Five Valley Hang Gliding, flying his Wills Wing

hang glider in Montana, USA.

Photo by Jeff. ...

Coastal Cruising Close up photo of hang gliding tandem at Stanwell

David and I on an aerial photo-shoot through the Royal National Park. His brother, Denny, was hang gliding solo nearby, as well. We snapped a bunch of shots along the way. Looking carefully,...

Amazing aerial photos An amazing inflight hang gliding shot looking south to Wollongong.

Tom of Sydney, got really high on life. -and we captured the moment with the Ricoh GX-100 camera, equipped with the wide-angle lens.
CLEAR scenic views allowed us to gaze through the Royal...

Landing! Stanwell Park Coming in fast on a tandem hang gliding flight at Stanwell Park.

Lauren of Sydney, was UP for a wild landing. The great thing about hang gliders, and most aircraft, is....more airSPEED = more control = safety = FUN

Starting to get the picture?

Hang Gliding in Sydney Hang Gliding located between Sydney and Wollongong

Airborne! Curt and co-pilot Patrick, of Sydney, take to the AIR.
Bald Hill is world renowned for it's hang gliding launch site, located between, Sydney and Wollongong, NSW, Australia....

Landing at Stanwell Setting up for a hang gliding landing at Stanwell Park Beach

Setting up for the landing:
The tandem passenger is getting their feet out for the touchdown onto the soft sand of Stanwell Park Beach.
-Looks like there was some fun surf on that day...

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