The winner of the Cross Country Prize Draw 2014 is… JEAN PAUL RIJNSBERGER, FROM THE NETHERLANDS! Congratulations to Jean Paul who has won a free paraglider simply for being subscribed to Cross Country magazine. He gets to choose a free solo wing from one of these companies: Aircross BGD Gin Gradient Little Cloud Nova Ozone […] …read more
Author: winguu
Welcome to 24,000ft: What’s in issue 151
• Get Cross Country 151 now! Don’t look down… Trapped by low cloud base and poor weather at the famous flying site of Bir in India in October, Olivier Laugero and Oriol Fernandez headed north to remote and high Zanskar. This high altitude region, where peaks rise to 7,000m and even the valleys sit at […] …read more
Royal Aero Club grants of up to £1,000 for young pilots in the UK
Under 21 and based in the UK? Then apply for a Royal Aero Club Trust grant for up to £1,000 to help you realise your flying ambitions. The Royal Aero Club Trust has been offering bursaries for 14 years for air sports including hang gliding and paragliding. Last year 37 grants were made to qualified […] …read more
Tuesday Tip: Wing loading and ballast
This tip comes from 50 Ways to Fly Better by Bruce Goldsmith and friends, and is about wing loading People often ask how heavy they should be relative to the weight range on their wing. The aerodynamic effects of wing loading are fairly simple, but the choice of loading depends on where you fly, how […] …read more
Hang Gliding Europeans 2014: CIVL on why the comp was cancelled
‘Budget and cooperation’ – CIVL president Agust Gudmundsson reveals the thinking behind the decision to cancel the 2014 European Hang Gliding Championships The decision to try to run the 2014 European Hang Gliding Championships on a low budget and a clash with the organiser over cooperation were the two main reasons the Hang Gliding Euros […] …read more
New Speedarm
New Speedarm …read more
Source: Niviuk
New justACRO!
We are happy to present you the new justACRO.com website! A fresh new look, useful new features, an updated database and improved mobile layouts will serve the paragliding aerobatics community better than ever before! Discover and enjoy!
Pál Takáts – justACRO mastermind
Lupus – justACRO developer
Source: Just Acro
2013 Year in review
2013 Year in review …read more
Source: Niviuk
New justACRO coming!
Dear fans of aerobatics flying, dear justACRO visitors!
The website is now in ‘READ-ONLY’ mode. Right now we are working hard to activate the brand new edition of the site! Till then all content creating features (comments, video, etc) will be unavailable. Thanks for your patience!
Pál Takáts – justACRO mastermind
Lupus – justACRO developer
Source: Just Acro
Tuesday Tip: How tight should I turn in a thermal?
This tip is from Fifty Ways to Fly Better, the new book from Bruce Goldsmith You should bank as steeply as necessary to stay in the strongest part of the lift. In general, inexperienced XC pilots do not bank steeply enough, and it is often possible to climb through gaggles – even in competitions – […] …read more