Photo: Their long run in heated air pockets gave the Hammed an unrivalled view of western NSW. PHOTOS SUPPLIED.
Mark Woodham was fixing a caravan air conditioner at a rural property on Saturday 28 February when a Frenchman and a Canadian came to him from the sky.
Long distance paragliders Félix Alary (24) and Hammed Malik (56) had launched in their two gliders from Mount Borah near Manilla and flown 245 kilometres before landing at about 7:50pm on the Castlereagh Highway 65 kilometres north of Coonamble.
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