This is an edited extract from Fifty Ways to Fly Better, by Bruce Goldsmith Finding the best lift in a thermal is one of the most vital skills in flying. Half of competition flying is about climbing the fastest, the other half is about gliding. For the recreational pilot, flying around above your friends is […] …read more
Author: winguu
Understanding Pitch on a Paraglider
This is an edited extract from Fifty Ways to Fly Better, by Bruce Goldsmith When you fly your paraglider, you sit in your harness at least seven metres below the wing – maybe as much as ten. This means that you are the weight of a huge pendulum. A large part of becoming a good […] …read more
Understanding Seabreeze Convergence
This is an edited extract from Fifty Ways to Fly Better, by Bruce Goldsmith and friends When I started flying I remember learning about a strange phenomenon called ‘convergence’. In the books, convergence was always discussed as something unusual, as though it only occurred in certain places such as on the coast, or in certain […] …read more
40th Coupe Icare, the video
40th Coupe Icare, the video …read more
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New World female XC record for Nicole Fedele
New World female XC record for Nicole Fedele …read more
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Cross Country hits 25-years-old and celebrates it in issue 150
We’re 25-years-old this issue – grown up enough to know better, young enough to still have fun. Started in 1988 by Sherry Thevenot, an artist who married into the hang gliding scene, the magazine grew quickly and has gone from strength to strength. Along the way it’s had a ringside seat at many of our sport’s […] …read more
Skywalk Chili 3 EN B: paraglider review
Skywalk’s Chili 3 is the latest high-end EN B for pilots who like their gliders with added spice. Greg Hamerton reviewed the glider for Cross Country issue 150 (Nov/Dec). He writes: Trying to avoid some frustrating airspace during an 84km XC, I had some long crosswind glides on speedbar, and I found it light, smooth, […] …read more
Clean and Simple: Advance Epsilon 7 (EN B) review
Advance have a reputation for clean lines, simplicity and quality. Their latest glider is the Epsilon 7 a mid-range EN B. Marcus King flew it this summer and reviewed it in the November/December 2013 issue of Cross Country (issue 150). One thing I have noticed over the years is that your mood or the air […] …read more
Chasing the Tiger Line in Brazil
When you’re faced with a tiger in the flatlands of Brazil what do you do? Turn and run the other way or stare it down and fly faster? …read more
Victory at PrePWC Bir-Billing
Victory at PrePWC Bir-Billing …read more
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