Thermalling techniques: Classic and turn-reversal

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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