John Heiney - - 2024 W.A.S. Legend (Action Sports)

John Heiney - - 2024 W.A.S. Legend (Action Sports)

A champion aerobatic hang glider who in 1988, broke the Guinness World Record for performing 52 consecutive loops, and then again in 1998. Heiney was a four-time World Aerobatic Hang Gliding champion; in 1987, 1991, 1992, and 1997.

In addition, Heiney excels in aerial photography and invented numerous camera mounts to capture the magic of flying. His photographs have been published in many international hang gliding and paragliding magazines as well as featured on the cover of Hang Gliding Magazine from 1981 through 2007. A prolific writer, Heiney’s interviews of iconic flyers and recounting of the history of hang gliding can be found in over 20 publications.

Heiney graduated with honors from Milwaukee School of Engineering in 1970 with an AAS degree and began hang gliding in 1978. His innate flying skills secured him a job as a Factory Pilot and Promotional Photographer for Delta Wing Gliders in Van Nuys, California.

Over the next years, Heiney expanded into designing hang gliders, writing flight manuals, consulting for other companies, and even stunt flying for film, events and TV commercials, and sports shows. Heiney resides in San Marcos, CA, where since 2001 he has been a freelance photographer and operates the San Diego Hang Gliding School.
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