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2008
The 36th Annual Hang Gliding Spectacular and Air Games!
May 16th-19 (Fri-Mon)

Remembering Gertrude Sugden Rogallo
January 13, 1914-January 28, 2008
(ninety-four)

 

NEW PHOTOS!
2007 Hang Gliding Spectacular Photo Gallery


The Spectacular From the Air! Photo by D. Haber - OuterBanksProductions.com
Registration for 2008

Latest 2008 News:
This years Kitty Hawk Kites Film festival will
feature the "private pre-release screening" of "Big Blue Sky"
a history of hang gliding documentary by Bill Licomb.
The screening will be open to all who attend the Spectacular.

Latest 2008 Rumor:
Denis Pagen, and Rob Kells are planning
on flying in the 2008 Hang Gliding Spectacular!

Check out the Spectacular Blog!
 


Hang Gliding Spectacular and Air Games Winners
 

Billy Vaughn Hang Gliding Spectacular Advanced Division Champion Earning First Place!


Kitty Hawk Kites would
like to Congratulate Billy Vaughn the 2007 Hang Gliding Spectacular's Advanced Division Champion!

Billy Vaughn Hang Gliding Spectacular Advanced Division Champion Earning First Place!

 



About This Event:
Thanks for coming to the home of the oldest continually held hang gliding competition in the world! If you've never been to the Hang Gliding Spectacular, I highly recommend you check out our schedule and make plans to Pre-register for this year!

The Hang Gliding Spectacular and Air Games

Paul Voight 2007


The Hang Gliding Spectacular and Air Games is a true example of what hang gliding is all about, fun! Originally named the 1st Annual Tactile Meet, the Spectacular has endured over 30 years of continuous years of fun flying, good times and the creation of life long friends. The competition is scheduled each year during the third week of May. Over 60 competitors from all over will travel to Kitty Hawk Kites on the Outer Banks of coastal North Carolina to fly, party and meet old and new friends! Click on Photo Galleries to see all the action!


Dune Competition
Dune CompetitionThe fun starts out with three days of dune competition where the pilots try to round pylons and spot land in the center of the target for points. Pilots will often compete several inches off of the ground before setting up for the landing making the event very exciting. We guarantee you will see some interesting flights and landings!

Aero Towing Competition
Aero Towing CompetitionAfter two days of battling it out on the dunes everyone moves to the Kitty Hawk Kites Flight Park at Currituck County Airport for two days of aero towing competition. The event usually includes a duration and altitude contest mixed in with a bean-bag bomb drop contest. The contest ends with a spot landing task which is always fun to watch! They do change the tasks according to the conditions which makes it fun for everyone! During the aero towing competition there will be seminars, hang glider demo's and the annual induction of a hang gliding pioneer into the Rogallo hall of fame. The day ends with a Bar-B-Q dinner catered by a local restaurant that knows how to do it right!

Woody Jones Memorial Street Dance
Woody Jones Memorial Street DanceAnother fun event is the Woody Jones Memorial Street Dance. Here everyone gathers outside of Kitty Hawk Kites main store in Nags Head for a fun night of drinking (BYOB) laughing and dancing with the band. This is truly a historical event that shouldn't be missed.

The Kitty Hawk Kites Instructor Reunion
The annual Instructor Reunion is a time when instructors who have taught hang gliding at Kitty Hawk Kites can spend several hours talking about the old days while enjoying refreshments and snacks. It is a great time and you won't believe the stories that people remember! So If you have been an instructor that taught hang gliding at Kitty Hawk Kites this is your opportunity to comeback and relive the old days. There is more information at our special instructor reunion site from 2007's reunion: http://www.khkalumni.com 


Our Website Guestbook and Yahoo Group
We hope you'll enjoy this website and will learn a little more about North Carolina's best kept hang gliding secret. Feel free to contact us with any comments, suggestions, or photos from years past and don't forget to sign our guestbook and join our Yahoo group for all the latest information and updates!

Sponsors
Kitty Hawk kites would like to thank all of our sponsors of helping to make this event such a success!

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