AirCross’s new EN B glider has been released. It offers “Safety and security with precise handling” according to the company. They say: It is the perfect glider for the pilot who demands a huge amount of passive safety, but still needs to have enough performance reserves to go on XC. The glider is also […] …read more
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Gradient’s BiGolden 3 in production
Gradient have announced their new tandem glider, the BiGolden 3, is in production. The glider is certified EN B and is 39m2. Gradient said they went for 39 instead of 38 due to “greater usability”, adding, “We believe it was good decision and there will be only positive feedback from pilots.” The company has […] …read more
What’s on in April and May 2014
April marks the start of the season in Europe, which means contests, competitions and flying events. With 40 hang gliding and paragliding comps in the FAI calendar alone we pick some highlights from what’s going on around the free-flying world. CUBAN PARAGLIDING NATIONALS Competition and fiesta 31 March to 6 April Cuban pilots are […] …read more
Hike and Fly: Air Design Susi review
As I gather my breath I roll out the Susi on the launch. I’m using the 18m2 Peter Habeler version which weighs in at 2.8kg thanks to the use of Skytex 27. The wing still used traditional if thin risers and metal maillons and you’ll also find a normal speed system. Fellow tester Charlie […] …read more
Little Cloud Goose: Miniwing review
The first thing you notice unravelling the Goose is it is very, very stubby. Like, mid-90s beginner glider kind of stubby – but with a rather wickedly thin profile. An aspect ratio of 4.7 may not seem that mild, but combined with its huge cell openings it resembles more of a kite than a […] …read more
Going for gold in the Kerio Valley
Fresh back from the Kerio Valley in Kenya Gregory Knudson talks us through what you need to do to set a world record A year ago, after breaking a world record for a speed over an out-and-return course of 100 kilometres, friends threatened to run out and buy the Guinness Book of World Records. […] …read more
Flying the Wainwrights in the UK
Some 214 hills make up England’s beautiful Lake District. Bagging them by foot is a popular past time for walkers, but no one had ever done them by air until Simon Blake took up the challenge… In the far north west of England, in the county of Cumbria, lies an ancient landscape. Scoured over […] …read more
Q&A: Francisco Javier Reina Lagos
Francisco Javier Reina Lagos kept his head as the Superfinal descended into political chaos. Just how cool can this cat be? In all the controversy over the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal in Brazil in January you’d be forgiven if you’d forgotten there was actually a competition on. While manufacturers and the PWCA wrangled over the […] …read more
‘My kind of place’: Flying Manilla
In Cross Country 152 (March / April 2014) Allen Weynberg returns to Manilla after 15 years away… “I don’t know what you’re expecting, there won’t be some kind of plexi-glass clubhouse. The only worthwhile infrastructure at this place the last time I came was the reliable lift to take-off.” I was wrong on both […] …read more
How to fly miniwings
We interview Little Cloud miniwing designer Tom Bordeau in Cross Country issue 152 (March / April 2014) to find out about the micro-sized revolution that’s happened in wing design. He talks us through the differences between a miniwing, a speed wing and a mini paraglider, and explains how a regular paraglider pilot should approach […] …read more