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Annual Report 2009 - The 2009 Annual Report is now available to the public in this document. If you have any questions regarding the information on this document you may call the office at (800) 616-6888 or email us at info [at] ushpa.aero.

NEWS - Sports Illustrated Coverage- Sports Illustrated national coverage of the 2010 King Mountain Hang Gliding Championships Article Link

Safari 5.0 users: A few members have reported problems accessing the Members Only section when using the latest version of Apple's Safari 5.0 browser. One member fixed the problem by deleting an expired certificate from his keychain which allows Safari to get the new one from the server. If you're experiencing this problem and this fix doesn't work for you we recommend using Firefox instead of Safari until Apple resolves the problem.

USHPA member update: Fall Board Meeting Bend, Oregon, Oct 21-23 - Join us in beautiful Bend, Oregon, for the Fall Board of Directors Meeting. Click here for details.

Competition Manual Update - June 29, 2010. Race To Goal, ACE Manual, Open Distance, Hang Gliding Aerobatics, Paragliding Aerobatics, Sanction Application Package and more available at the bottom of the Competition General Info page.

Members Only Button moved & new Magazine Archives - June 15, 2010. Members Only links are now in the top right of this page. See the shiny new key and updated look of the headers of this website.

Magazine archives from 2010 will now be posted in the Publications Section, Magazine, under Archives. We are working to also add the 2009 magazines. This is in addition to the 1971-2008 DVD Archive for sale in the online store. We hope you enjoy this added benefit.

National Hang Gliding & Paragliding Day News: May 2010 - this new annual event was celebrated across the country by member pilots. Stories from the Tennessee Treetoppers Sequatchie Competition Weekend Series, the Able Pilot wheelchair specially designed for flight took to the skies for the first three maiden voyages at AAA Sprints at the Point out the Mountain in Utah, hang gliding in Chicago at the Midwest Hang Gliding Competition 2010, the Texas Shootout in Luling, the Rio Grande Soaring Association Fly-in at Dry Canon, Villa Grove Fly-in Sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association, Spring Fling at King, Starthistle 2010, Torrey Hawks celebration in San Diego and the Hawaii Paragliding Association to wrap up the list of just some of the many great activites going on for National Hang Gliding & Paragliding Day. We hope that the 600 confirmed Facebook attendees got out their wings and flew and that the pilots will join again in celebration next year. Send us your links to your event from Memorial Day Weekend!

USHPA Member Survey Gift Certificate Winners - May 31, 2010 - The member survey was a big success in letting us know how the members feel about the Association and what we may be able to do to improve it. The three randomly selected winners of the $100 gift certificates include: James Kennedy of Redding, CA; Randy Brown of Littleton, MA; & Bob Ryan of Laguna Niguel, CA

2010 NTSS Competition rankings - January 11, 2010. The final 2010 NTSS for Race to Goal have been posted. Please click here to view (a special thanks to David Wheeler, Davis Straub and David Glover for putting the pieces together for this section of our website).

Online Membership Renewal - December 4, 2009 - Now you can now renew your USHPA membership in the Members Only section without mailing in a paper renewal form. Online renewal is available to members with 90 days or less left on their current membership. (Click here to go to online renewal)

USHPA.org Beta launches - November 11th, 2009. At the fall Board of Directors meeting in Austin, Texas, The United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association has launched USHPA.org BETA. The new site serves as an externally focused outreach and works as a partner to USHPA.aero. Visitors can browse feature articles about the sports, read testimonials from new pilots, and browse the event calendar. The site is expected to be in Beta until spring 2010.

Join us on Facebook - If you have a Facebook account, we invite you to join the new USHPA Group. We're starting with some photos and videos and if you have some to share, send 'em on up. (Click here for the USHPA Facebook Group)

USHPA Press Center - The USHPA Press Center is now open. From here, you can find press release information, a photo gallery, PR contact information as well as selections of hang gliding and paragliding in the news. (Visit the USHPA Press Center)

Emergency Procedures - The best way to handle an emergency is to be prepared before one occurs. To learn more read Gary Trudeau's article Being Prepared or read Recommended Emergency Procedures or print the credit card-size flowchart.