“The air now turned magic, and while the sun was getting lower and lower, I just floated along in smooth, light thermals, often helped by my friends the vultures.” Averaging a whopping 180km per day, air-junkie Koen Vancampenhoudt headed to Quixadá, Brazil to break personal bests and fly more than 300km. See what’s in the […] …read more
Author: winguu
On review: XC Tracer and XC Tracer Mini
“If you are using a software instrument this makes a great add-on, giving you precise data, great audio and a logger. “Even if you have a full vario/GPS this makes a great backup logger and you may find you prefer the audio from this device.” We road test the XC Tracer and XC Tracer Mini, […] …read more
Travel: Hike, sail and fly in Antarctica
“If you see sun at breakfast, don’t expect it for lunch – it will be snowing for sure.” Can you really free-fly on the world’s most inhospitable continent? Maxime Chiron packed his paraglider and set sail for Antarctica to find out. See what’s in the rest of Issue 175 …read more
Gavin McClurg: The anatomy of a rescue
“Suddenly my radio erupts with a terrible scream … ‘I crashed! I’m hurt bad!’” Following the dramatic recovery of a badly injured fellow pilot, Gavin McGlurg reveals the anatomy of a dramatic rescue – and the invaluable lessons learned. See what’s in the rest of Issue 175 …read more
Short take-offs and landings on a paramotor
“The launches were not as bad as I had predicted before we set out on our adventure – they were worse!” Jeff Hamann shares the short take-off and landing techniques he used when flying the spectacular Caribbean coastline of the Yucatan – and reveals how they could revolutionise your flying. See what’s in the rest […] …read more
Faces from the Coupe Icare 2016
The Coupe Icare festival’s famous masquerade launch is the year’s most colourful – and silliest – flying spectacle. To capture the essence of 2016’s extravaganza, we set up a mobile studio in the sun – and photographed some of the most dazzling entrants. See what’s in the rest of Issue 175 …read more
Naked Pilots: Mr and Mrs Mateos
“Having my coach at home helps a lot.” Alex Mateos, who won the FAI Paramotor World Championships in August, and his new wife, Marie, who won the Women’s title, reveal what it takes to be the Mr and Mrs of powered paragliding. See what’s in the rest of Issue 175 …read more
Icaristics: Bruce Goldsmith’s paragliding proverbs
From “Don’t change two things at once” to “If it’s flyable – then fly”, Bruce Goldsmith puts some of those wise old paragliding proverbs to the test – and sorts the essentials from the clichés. See what’s in the rest of Issue 175 …read more
Acro Worlds: New World Champion Francois Ragolski
“Fly a big glider first. Everyone is flying too small. “That is the big sickness of the acro scene just now. Everyone looks at us and they want the same. This is a big, big mistake.” New Acro World Champion François Ragolski tells us what it takes to be top of the class, how to […] …read more
Coupe Icare 2016: All the new gear for 2017
From Niviuk’s new Bi Skin 2 P tandem, which weighs just 3.3kg, to Skyman’s single skin Sir Edmund glider, which may soon be certified ENB, don’t miss our essential, bumper guide to all the new gear from this year’s Coupe Icare festival. See what’s in the rest of Issue 175 …read more