“Paragliders are not flat, and have a significant arc, which leads to two values: flat aspect ratio, when the wing is laid on the ground, and projected aspect ratio, when […]
Read moreCross Country 169, May 2016 is out now. Here’s what’s in the issue – from delving deep into the successful pilot’s mindset to journeying to the very fringes of our […]
Read moreBob Drury picks up some tips from some of the best paraglider and hang glider pilots in the world about how they thermal, in the final part of Cross Country magazine’s definitive guide to thermalling
Read moreHow to Thermal better: Cross Country Magazine’s definitive guide to flying hang gliders and paragliders in thermals.
Read more“As pilots we’re constantly building a model of the weather and conditions in our head and using what we see, hear and feel to confirm it, modify it or completely […]
Read moreYou can spot a seabreeze convergence in a number of ways. First, by the change in wind direction on the ground.
Read moreRear-riser control allows you to keep contact with the glider while gliding, especially when using the speedbar
Read moreThermalling is probably the most important part of flying, as well as the most pleasurable. The feeling of using the natural energy of rising air
Read moreTwenty Five Ways to Fly Better, Volume 1 is now available as an eBook on Kindle and Kobo. It is the digital version of the best-selling print book 50 Ways […]
Read moreBGD have reported that the first of their Bases, the M size, has been passed EN B certification “first time and with flying colours”. Its designer Bruce Goldsmith said: We […]
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