Adventure Flying hang gliding calendar 2017

Adventure Flying, Gerolf Heinrich’s company which runs hang gliding courses in the Alps, have produced a glossy hang gliding calendar for 2017. The page-a-month A3 calendar features 12 hang gliding shots from around the globe, and is printed on thick premium silk matt paper, and pre-filled with some hang gliding dates to note for 2017. The calendar can […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Sol release Auster GT, reflex paramotor wing

Sol have launched their second full-reflex wing for exclusive paramotor use. The Auster GT is aimed at qualified pilots and designed for longer flights. Sol say the Auster GT offers safety and speed, stability and comfort, and all of this with a pleasing ease of use. Features: Dual control – for open, flat turns or tighter turns Risers – precise and easy […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Sky Eyrie Light PG rucksack

Part of Sky’s Light Line series of gear, the Eyrie Light is a 95 litre rucksack that weighs just 750g, built for serious hiking. It comes from the full-fat Eyrie, which is 1.4kg, so at 750g is significantly lighter. It’s made from strong and light materials in a slim design with dual density carrying straps and ‘on […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Skywalk to release Chili4 in November 2016

Skywalk have annouced the release of the new EN-B Chili4 for mid-November 2016. Skywalk say it has better performance than the Chili3 and good stability, saying it flies “as if on rails, even in turbulent conditions”, and calling it the “climbing king of the EN-B class”. It features a new canopy concept with a slightly higher […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

ParaLog app: Logbook and Recorder for Android

The team behind the online Paragliding Logbook have released a free app for Android, that allows you to use your phone as a flight recorder, and save it straight into your log book. They say it’s very easy and fast to use : Enable the GPS and launch the App. (First time only) Give permission to use […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Antoine Girard nominated for Adventurer of the Year 2017

French paraglider pilot Antoine Girard has been nominated for the National Geographic Adventurer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2017 for his historic flight over 8,057m Broad Peak in Pakistan in August. This is hugely prestigious award, with international and global reach. You can vote once for him every day, from now until 16 December […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

World Champion Christian Ciech wins Iquique HG Open

World and European Hang Gliding Champion Christian Ciech won the Iquique Hang Gliding Open, which took place in Chile between 30 October and 4 November 2016. Ciech won all but the first of the six tasks in the Open event, finishing ahead of Christian Cid (CL). There was a separate Sport Class too, which was won by Gerardo Rocha of […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine