Hang Gliding and Paragliding Volume 44 / Issue 3: March 2014 | Page 61

APRIL 7-13 > Honduras. Come fly with Nick Crane and Paracrane in Honduras. Help support the growth of our sport and the growth of low impact tourism in a beautiful rural mountain community. In conjunction with Karma Flights, Nick will be teaching some local pilots to fly before this tour. Your participation in this tour will help these local young pilots in their learning process and help finance their dream. Prices are $1295 for one week. More Information: Nick Crane 541-840-8587 nick@ paracrane.com, or www.paracrane.com. APRIL 27 - MAY 2 > La Belle, Florida. NeverLand flight park. The 9th annual Spring Fling XC clinic and fun comp. Hosted by David Prentice, this is a 6 day XC clinic/fun comp for newer pilots who want to improve thermal and XC skills. Entry fee is $300 and includes daily briefings and XC releated clincs covering everything from GPS to flying skills. We’ve averaged 5 out of 6 days flown, and many pilots fly personal bests. Scoring, prize money and awards ceremony included. 40 pilot limit. Registration opens Feb 1st. Check out USPG comps.com for more information or contact David Prentice, 505-720-5436, or [email protected]. MAY 25-27 > UT. Thermal Clinic. Utah flying sites with Ken Hudonjorgensen. Phone : [phone], e-mail [email protected], or www. twocanfly.com 6030 MAY 27-28 > Santa Barbara, CA. Tandem Paragliding Clinic with Rob Sporrer of Eagle Paragliding in Santa Barbara, California. We will be doing classroom and practical training at the best yearround training hill in North America. More information: Rob Sporrer, 805-968-0980, rob@paraglide. com, or www.paragliding.com. JUNE 8-10 > Northern California Over-the-water Maneuvers Clinics in Northern California with Eagle Paragliding. America’s top all-around acro and former national champion Brad Gunnuscio will be coaching you over the water with our state-of-theart towing setup. Eagle is known for high quality tours and clinics with lots of staff, and this clinic is no exception. We encourage you to make the time for this important safety training with any qualified SIV instructor. More information: Rob Sporrer 805968-0980 [email protected], or www.paragliding.com. MAY 4-10 > La Belle, Florida. NeverLand flight park. This is the 10th annual East Coast Paragliding Championships(ECPC)  Come enjoy the world class flats of Florida, with many 100Km tasks. Strong lift and epic cloud streets, have drawn top pilots from around the world to Florida for more then 75 yrs! 40 pilot limit: Entry fee is $300. 10% goes to prize money, includes xc retrieval, scoring, awards ceremony dinner. Tow fee is $150. Registration opens Feb 1st. More information: David Prentice, 505-720-5436, [email protected], or [email protected]. JUNE 14-15 > UT. Mountain Flying and learning how to pioneer a new site in Utah with Ken Hudonjorgensen. Phone: [phone], e-mail [email protected], or www.twocanfly.com MAY 9-19 > Owens Valley, CA Geared for JULY 5-7 > UT. Instructor Training with Ken Hudonjorgensen in Utah. Phone: [phone], e-mail [email protected], or www.twocanfly. com Very Strong P3/H3 pilots and above that are ready to fly XC in pretty sweet conditions. Owens Valley with Kari. Fly one of the best sites in the US wit