Index
- Ouachita Mountains Hang Gliding
- Mike Kelsey has put a lot of effort into getting accurate information about hanggliding and paragliding here in Arkansas and Oklahoma. His list of mountains in the Ouachita mountain range (a low range in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, south of the Ozark Plateau) include Mt. Nebo and Mt. Magazine which are the two sites that I fly the most.
- River Valley Paragliding
- Britton Shaw is a powered paragliding instructor teaching out of Fort Smith, Arkansas. He also flies paragliders off on several of the local mountains. Give him a shout if you think that you might consider paragliding instead on hanggliding. Unfortunately, the hanggliding opportunities here in Arkansas are limited but they are good in eastern Oklahoma.
- Oklahoma Paragliding
- Roh Kohn is a paraglider instructor in Oklahoma who flies some of the same sites that I fly. He also is supportive of flying here in Arkansas even though he may never fly Nebo or Mag due to he has sites just as good but much closer in Oklahoma.
- Lookout Mountain Flight Park
- This is where my son learned to fly when he was 14 years old. We were there for two weekends and the week between and he ended up flying off the mountain before we left. I highly recommend learning to fly at Lookout.
- Wallaby Ranch Flight Park
- The First Fulltime Aerotow Hang Gliding Flight Park in the World!
My family is planning a trip to Wallaby in March 2009. It has probably been 10 years since I was there last and am looking forward to going back for some fun in the sun!
- Scott Reaves
- Arkansas Hangglider Pilot who has a nice web page.
- United States Hanggliding and Paragliding Asssociation
- The official web page
- Davis Straub and the OZ Report
- Davis has been the editor or the OZ report for many many years. This is an on-line e-magazine which gives the best and quickest information on hanggliding happenings.
- I do not always agree with what Davis has to say though
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