The Success 4 is due to be released in November 2016, and Advance say it begins a new era of harness safety. It now has an additional spine protector above the main lumbar protection, and special SAS-TEC side crash protection for the pelvic area. Advance say its protection “far exceeds” the current certification requirements. The Success 4 is designed for […] …read more
U-Turn Twinforce RE4: acro for two!
U-Turn made the Twinforce RE4 tandem acro paraglider so that experienced acro pilots can share the fun. It’s a descendant of the glider that Pál Takáts and Gábor Kézi first looped in Switzerland back in 2010. U-Turn say this is the strongest wing they’ve ever made. It’s built from their PX40 cloth, with lots of seam reinforcements and line attachment points positioned […] …read more
Roller, remember when you had no limits
Roller, remember when you had no limits …read more
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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