The only way to experience the bliss and excitement pilots feels when they fly is to get up in the air and fly! However, we can bring a part back with us from the blue azure to share with you ..
The following photographs capture some of the reasons why we fly. They give some impression of the spectacle, excitement and sometimes the dramatic nature of hang gliding and paragliding. All the photos either were taken by or feature club members or former club members

All photos that appear on this site are copyright of the photographer

Atos over Ringstead
Wayne Bevan
Winter Flying
Don Shipton
Flying with Sailplanes
Don Shipton
Local flying at Whitewool
Don Shipton
Myles Dunlop taking
off in France
Rob Stokes
Paragliders practice
ground-handling Butser Hill
Don Shippo Shipton
Get High
Jim Whitney
Climb Out in France
Flying in the Maritime Alps

Rob Stokes
Circle to the Clouds
Jan Tips Henslow
Paragliding in the blue azure
Simon Vacher
Flying sand dunes in Woolacombe
Simon Vacher
Launching off 900ft in the Pyrenees
Simon Vacher
The loneliness of the long-distance pilot
Jim Whitney
Bosham and the South Coast
Grant Crossingham
Harting from High
Grant Crossingham
Steve Green thermalling with Grant Crossingham
Grant Crossingham
Barton-on-sea
Don Shippo Shipton
Flying At Sunset
Don Shippo Shipton
Ballard Confetti
Don Shippo Shipton
Ringstead White Nothe
Don Shippo Shipton
Wayne Bevan
Old Harry Rocks, Ballard
Don Shippo Shipton

Okeford Hill, Dorset
Don Shippo Shipton

Sennen Cove, Cornwall
Jan Tips Henslow