Paragliding on a String!

World record PG tow XC flights! (Records Needed! Send us your country's PG tow distance record!)

• Antarctica: ??
• Argentina: ??
• Australia: 205.9 km(128 miles)> Richard Walbec
  • Western Australia: 70 km(43.5 miles)
• Barbados: ??
• Belgium: 34 km(21 miles)> Guido Van Pee
• Brazil: ??
• Canada: ??
• Cuba: ??
• Denmark: 56 km(35 miles)
• Dominican Republic: ??
• England: 103.5 km(64.5 miles)> Mark Jones
• Finland: 15 km(9.3 miles)> Tandem Record
• France: ??
• Germany: 162 km(101 miles)> Armin Hamesh
• Greenland: ??
• Holland: ??
• Iceland: ??
• Ireland: ??
• Israel: 107 km(67 miles)> Yariv Ben-Tovim> Reim-Arava Valley
• Italy: ??
• Lithuania: 32 km(20 miles)> Mecys Komaras
• Mexico: ??
• Norway: ??
• Peru: ??
• Puerto Rico: ??
• Scotland: ??
• South Africa:
  • 337 km(209 miles)> Bojan Marcic(Men's Un-official)
  • 285 km(177 miles)> Kat Thurston(Women's)
  • 189 km(118 miles) Andrew Smith and passenger(Tandem)
  • 4390 meters(14400') Richard and Guy Westgate(Altitude Gain)
  Spain: ??
• Sweden: 101 km(63 miles)> Anders Anderson
• USA:
  • Florida: 20 km(13 miles)> David Olson
  • New Mexico:
    • 289.63 km(180 miles)> Will Gadd
    • US Tandem Record 147 km(91 miles)> Will Gadd, Kim Csizmazia> Hobbs, NM
• Wales: ??
• Zimbabwe: 25 km(15.5 miles)> Barry Hunt

Other PG Tow Records??

• Women's PG XC Tow Record> Kat Thurston> 285 km(177 miles)> See South Africa
• Women's PG Altitude Gain Record> 4345 meters> Kat Thurston
• Tandem PG Altitude Gain Record> 4390 meters(14400') Richard and Guy Westgate
• Tandem PG XC Tow Record> Andrew Smith and passenger(?)> 189 km(118 miles)> See South Africa
• Highest PG Tow??
• 1st PG Aerotow> March, 1987> Tug Pilot-Gerald Threvenot, PG Pilot-Nicolas Brenner>

PG Tow Pilot Directory (Send us your info from any country!)

• Australia: Michael Dufty
• Belgium: Joel Ons
• Egypt: Massimo Marchisio
• Lithuania: Ekspla
• South Africa: Greg Justus
• Sweden(64 degrees North): Mark Presson
• USA (These are the only PG tow pilots in the whole USA!)
  • Arkansas: Larry and Tappi Haney
  • Florida:
    • Bernardo Alvarez
    • Sebastian Pardo
    • Gordon Perry
  • Maryland/Washington DC: Eric Marzewski
  • Texas:
    • Peter and Cornel Bistrian
    • Phillip Coomer
  • Pennsylvania: Brian Stoltzfus
  • Wisconsin: Joe Seitz

PG Tow Flying Sites (Send us your favorite towing sites!)

• Arkansas
  • Blackwell Airstrip
  • Hazen Airport
• Florida
  • Dunnellon Airport

PG Tow Clubs (Got a club?)

• Australia
  • Cloudbase PG Club of Western Australia (Many contacts)
• USA
  • Wisconsin
    • U of W "Hoofers"

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