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Finding the finest winds is Fuller's passion

Once the winds finally picked up, Michael Fuller was able to launch himself from a cliff at Cape Chignecto Park and fly over the ocean before landing on the beach below. It was all part of the fun during the Free Flight Festival held up the coast from...

Published on May 25, 2011; Published on May 25, 2011
Dave Mathieson

Topics :: The Citizen , PARRSBORO , Diligent River

PARRSBORO - Paragliders and hang gliders from throughout the Maritimes descended on Parrsboro for the Festival of Free Flight held over the long weekend.

Although the wind didn't cooperate, many pilots did manage to get a few short flights in.

"We had some flights in," Diligent River's Michael Fuller said. "So it wasn't our best year, but it wasn't our worst year either."

Fuller is a senior instructor at Pegasus Paragliding. While waiting for the wind to pick up he talked about the sport of paragliding, which he's been participating in for 17 years.

(For the full story, see the May 28 issue of The Citizen)

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