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Hafragrauturinn 2011 – spotlanding comp
Hafragrauturinn 2011, our yearly costumed spotlanding competition was held on June 5th. This clip was on the local news that same night: The comp was a success with over 20 participants in various outfits. The day started with rain and ended with rain but gave us just enough dry air and even a glimpse of … Read more
Why fly in Iceland? by Tomasz Chrapek
What is so great about paragliding in Iceland? Flying in Iceland gives me sort of an exotic feeling of doing something extraordinary; the whole idea of soaring above sub-polar lava-land somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic gives me a very positive thrill. Sometimes it’s challenging and requires a lot of patience and weather awareness … Read more
Why fly in Iceland? by Róbert Bragason
What is so great about paragliding in Iceland? In only about a 15 minutes drive from downtown Reykjavík you get to soar in the midnight sun baby :-) Róbert Bragason lives in downtown Reykjavík. He wishes Hafrafell was 2.000 mtr high so he could practice acro every day. If he’s not busy giving locals the gift … Read more
Why fly in Iceland? by Sigurður Ingi Halldórsson
What is your favourite site in Iceland and why? I must say Hafrafell because its so close by and when you think you are getting bored of it, it usually surprises you. Not to mention its only a 10 min. drive from my home. Another favourite is Herdísarvík; see breeze, thermals, long ridge, spectacular views with … Read more
Why fly in Iceland? by Ágúst Rafnsson
What is your favourite site (in Iceland) and why? Hafrafell is my only launchpad in Iceland so far and as the only contender has to be my favorite (I really hope to expand my knowledge of our skies this summer). The obvious advantages of Hafrafell is its frequent flyability, ease of access and being within … Read more
Why fly in Iceland? by Tim Bishop
What is so great about paragliding in Iceland? It’s different from other places: the season is very short, the weather is difficult, and the flying is challenging. We have 24 hour daylight in summer and often fly late into the evening. Learning to use the ridge lift, then find and exploit the embedded thermals at Hafrafell gave me … Read more
Why fly in Iceland? by Yves Mellet
Why fly in Iceland? Because I came by chance in 1972 and in 1973, 1975, … Because I learned to fly in 1988 … Because I wanted to fly to Iceland … Because in 2009 I finally decided … Because local paragliders are really amazing. Because light is more beautiful than elsewhere. Because I found … Read more
Why fly in Iceland? by Pavel Landis Landa
What is so great about paragliding in Iceland? Well, I didn’t fly in another country yet, but I would say, that the best thing about flying here in Iceland is that here are no trees, Icelandic weather forecast is very accurate so it’s easy to decide if its flyable or not, you can choose from … Read more
The Icelandic XC record flight – 75K
On June 14th 2009 a young and relatively new Polish resident pilot Szczepan Pawluzek beat the old Icelandic PG record of 50K by 25K. We were all extremely jealous… but at the same time so psyched to see it was possible! All the pilots in Iceland have since spent each flyable day trying to beat … Read more
Aerodynamics for People Who Just Wanna Fly / by Tim Bishop
Aerodynamics for People Who Just Wanna Fly / by Tim Bishop Next time you’re a passenger in a car, stick your hand out of the window. I don’t care if it’s a bit cold outside, but I do care if it’s raining or snowing. You need to be able to tolerate having your hand out … Read more
