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Thinking of getting a pod harness for the season ahead? Photo: Ozone

Are you a pod god? How to make the most of your harness

The wrong paragliding harness choice can erode confidence and damage your flying just as much as choosing the wrong wing, writes SIV instructor Malin Lobb
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Ozone McDaddy coastal soaring

Techniques: The art of coastal soaring

There’s more going on at the coast than you might think. Honza Rejmanek kites into the lift at his local cliff to explain
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Podcast: When should you step up a wing class?

Greg Hamerton answers that big question: When should you step up? When is the right time to fly a higher class of paraglider?
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Chrigel Maurer presentation

Always listen to the feeling

Six-time Red Bull X-Alps winner Chrigel Maurer gave two talks in the UK in January 2020. Here are six takeaways from the maestro’s presentation
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Gin Genie Lite 3 safety notice

Critical Safety Notice: Gin Genie Lite 3

Gin have published a critical safety notice concerning the reserve handle on the Genie Lite 3 harness
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SIV

The Four SIV Fundamentals

Flyeo instructor Malin Lobb talks about the four fundamental SIV skills that allow paraglider pilots to deal with any situation
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Study into reserves and G-force by Matt Wilkes

Reserves and G-Force: What you need to know

Find out more about the biggest study into reserve parachutes for paraglider pilots and G-force ever done. By Dr Matt Wilkes
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Down Season: How to keep learning in winter

Greg Hamerton has some advice for paraglider pilots on how to keep learning during the winter season
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Maxime Pinot

Masterclass: How to master thermalling and XC with Maxime Pinot

Max Pinot joins Cross Country’s Hugh Miller and Seb Ospina to discuss some of the finer points of thermalling and XC flying
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Pumping a Seed

Paragliding techniques: How to Pump

Pumping a paraglider's brakes used to be advised against, but Bruce Goldsmith explains why it has its place as an advanced technique for modern paragliders
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