XCeara 2013: Mark Watts and Eduardo Fernandes clock-up 1,100km+ to win

Mark Watts and Eduardo Fernandes win Quixada’s open-distance event, reports Hugh Miller “Chico – you’re a genius!” wrote Peter Harvey back in 1996, having just returned from one of Chico Santos’s events, the Race and Rally. The organiser has a reputation for delivering competitions with a twist, and the XCeara is no exception. Now in […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Top 10 Christmas 2013 gifts for hang glider and paraglider pilots

Fifty Ways to Fly Better The new book from Bruce Goldsmith and friends – 25 years of free flight knowledge distilled into 235 essential pages. Cross Country Flying + Thermal Flying Two classic books on how to fly by Burkhard Martens. Best Flying Sites of the Alps A must-have if you’re planning a trip to any […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Video review: GIN Carrera, EN B Sports glider

Fly Bubble paragliding school in the UK review the new GIN Carrera, which is GIN’s latest sports paraglider. Although aimed at ‘EN C pilots’ the glider has been certified EN B in S, M and L sizes. GIN owner Gin Seok Song explained more about this in an interview with Cross Country earlier this year. […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine