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Chris Williams from the RAF’s Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association reports… Three Royal Air Force (RAF) tandem paragliders flew together for the first time ever at Westbury, a paragliding site in the south of England, at the end of October 2017. Chris Williams, a former RAF pilot, flew a brand-new Advance Bi Beta 6 that […]
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Honorin Hamard and Yael Margelisch won the Ecuador round of the 2017 PWC tour, which finished on Saturday 4th November after three tasks. The three tasks were 60.8km, 67.5km and 62.6km distances, with plenty of technical flying required under cloudy and humid conditions with low cloudbases at Guayaquil. All that remains now for the 2017 […]
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Julien Irilli and Katia Lafaille flew 360km from Quixadá, Brazil, on a Niviuk Bi Ikuma 40 on 4 November 2017 – potentially a new tandem world distance record. The record is yet to be ratified by the FAI, but Julien declared a goal at 340km, and the flight stands to take Honorin Hamard/Karine Gras’s 335.4km world […]
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Paul Guschlbauer’s five top tips for a multi-day hike-and-fly adventure in the Alps – a great introduction to what pilots need to know before setting off on a vol-biv adventure. “The first step is always the hardest – don’t care about it, just go outside and take the first step. You will be in the adventure. Just […] …read more
Cross Country editor Ed Ewing ran a 20-minute ‘Get Published!’ session at the Ozone Free Flight Night afternoon sessions at the Kendal Mountain Festival on Thursday 16 November 2017. His advice? “Get the idea and the rest will follow!” Filmed and edited by Andre Ferreira …read more
Got a pilot in your life? Here are some top gift ideas for paragliding, hang gliding and paramotoring addicts XC Retrieve Sign, £12.50 Made from durable paragliding fabric, and folds away into a self-closing pouch the size of wallet. Straps to your rucksack – large enough to be read from a distance. Book: Mastering Paragliding, […] …read more
Winter has arrived in the northern hemisphere … but so what? The flying – and adventure – never stops. Cross Country 186 (Dec/Jan 2018) is packed – here’s what’s in the issue. “I took two attempts to get off, but was elated to suddenly be in the air above the mountain, soaring the ice cliffs then […] …read more
The Nepal Paragliding Open 2017 took place 1-5 November in Sirkot, Nepal a three- hour drive southwest of Pokhara. This was the first Nepalese-organised competition to take place, and was billed as the national team selection event. The competition was organised by Babu Sunwar, who famously flew a paraglider from the summit of Everest in 2011, […] …read more
The Koyot 3 P is now available! …read more
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Long Distance Flying .. The ultimate Endeavor of the modern Pilot 02.06 to 09.06.2018 Mount Olympus Greece Cross Country XC seminar for paragliding pilots with Michael Nesler & Gudrun Oechsl This XC seminar aims to allow the progression of paragliding pilots to perform better at long distance flying by receiving up-to-date knowledge and usefull guidance. […] …read more
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