In the latest issue of Cross Country magazine Andy Pag goes for a spin on the G-Force Trainer – a fairground like device that spins you round at speed that is designed to help you understand and deal with high-G situations in paragliding. He writes: As the motor spins up again, every muscle I have is […] …read more
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Fly 100km in the mountains: Jon Chambers on planning your route
Jon Chambers lives and flies in the Alps where he is as happy flying a 30km vol-visa tour as he is planning out a 200km triangle to make the best of the epic days. His mountain flying column is essential reading for those who want to fly further, higher, faster and for longer in mountains […] …read more
Bruce Goldsmith’s Icaristics: There’s an app for that
The tech scene is bubbling over with new ideas for paragliding and hang gliding. Pilots have choice like never before – do you go for an all-in instrument for a wallet’s worth of beer tokens, or do you save the cash and hook up your smartphone to a widget and spiral up to base with ‘Kerching!’ […] …read more
It’s an El Nino year – What’s going to happen?
It’s an El Nino year, so what does that mean for free flight sites around the world? Hotter in Brazil or wetter? Dryer in Australia or windier? Where’s the best place to go to take advantage of the upside – and where to avoid to stay away from the down? Honza Rejmanek is Cross Country’s meteorologist […] …read more
Advance’s new Sigma 9: Meet the team
Advance’s new Sigma 9 was released at the start of the Alpine summer, and Cross Country was there to greet the arrival of this new kid on the block. We headed to Thun in Switzerland and the Advance HQ to get an up close and personal introduction with the latest Sports class glider from the […] …read more
Record 200km task makes US PG Nationals a classic
Nick Greece won a historic US Paragliding Open on Saturday 12 July after a classic competition that saw the longest ever successful task set in a paragliding event. Nick squeaked ahead of second-placed Josh Cohn to win the comp by a margin of only 37 points – 6,656 ahead of Josh’s 6,619. Eric Reed was […] …read more
Luc Armant’s 463km American record not ratified by FAI
Luc Armant’s 463km record flight in Texas on 2 July 2014 will not stand as a North American continental record according to the FAI. Christine Rousson, competitions manager with the FAI, said the claim for the open distance continental record – the longest ever paraglider flight in North America – could not be upheld because the […] …read more
X-Pyr 2014: Coast to coast along the Pyrenees
X-Pyr 2014 kicked off at 11am local time on Sunday 13 July. The race will see 25 teams race from west to east across the Pyrenees in a style similar to the Red Bull X-Alps. Pilots can move 17 hours a day by foot or by flying, and must always carry their glider, harness, parachute, […] …read more
Exoceat competition harness new from Ozone
Ozone’s new Exoceat harness has been released. The harness is for serious XC and competition pilots and is a heavyweight package – it weighs in at 10kg and includes a twin “never seen before” ‘bomb bay’ reserve deployment system. Ozone’s Fred Pieri explains how to stitch up your Exoceat the right way. • Got news? Send […] …read more
Ready for the X-Pyr!
Ready for the X-Pyr! …read more
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