Masterclasses

Cross Country runs a Masterclass series of six coaching events each year, and as a subscriber you get to enjoy them live, and ask questions. Enjoy coaching and lessons from expert pilots and instructors. Set goals, and work towards them. Cross Country Masterclasses are designed to improve your flying with defined learning objectives, whatever level you’re at.

Masterclass: Paragliding XC forecasting secrets with Matthew Scutter

A highly detailed tutorial on forecasting for big XC days! This is a 75 minute lesson with the creator of SkySight Matthew Scutter
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Masterclass: SIV, incidents and wing management with Malin Lobb – part II

In his second Masterclass Malin Lobb talks us through dealing with collapses, auto-rotations and cravats when flying in real-life turbulence.
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Masterclass: SIV, incidents and wing management with Malin Lobb – part I

Malin Lobb, one of the instructors at Flyeo, and a top notch competition pilot and coach, too gives advice of active piloting and SIV
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Masterclass: How to fly 100km with Bill Belcourt

Want to know how to fly 100 km? Bill Belcourt, a multiple US XC champion and brilliant mentor and coach, explains how.
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Russell Ogden

Masterclass: Secrets of a Paragliding World Champion with Russell Ogden

In this Masterclass Russell covers everything from thermalling better to how to make your final glide last forever
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Masterclass: How we set a 300km record with Jošt Napret

Jošt Napret explains how he, Primoz Susa, Bojan Gabersek and Dušan Orož set a 300km out-and-return paragliding world record in Slovenia
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Antoine Girard

Masterclass: Flying at extreme altitude with Antoine Girard

Antoine Girard explains how he flew above Broad Peak in Pakistan on 18 July 2021, setting a new world record for high-altitude paragliding
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François Rogalski

Masterclass: Skiing and paragliding in the Karakoram with François Ragolski

François Ragolski shares his remarkable story of his 199km, eight-hour cross country flight through the Hunza region
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Thomas Theurillat

Masterclass: How to set goals that work with Thomas Theurillat

“What are your goals for the next 100 days?” Thomas Theurillat explain goal types and how all paraglider pilots can apply them
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Chrigel Maurer Masterclass Video

Masterclass: How to prepare for the X-Alps with Chrigel Maurer

One hundred days before the expected start of the Red Bull X-Alps 2021 Cross Country held an online masterclass with Chrigel Maurer
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