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Weather in Owens Valley

Honza Rejmanek: Flying and Valley Winds

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Honza’s Weather: Windflow around big mountains

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Free-flying in the Dolomites at risk

Free flying in the Dolomites is under threat, because pilots are unwittingly impeding helicopter search-and-rescue operations in the area
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How to thermal a paraglider, part 2

Bob 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
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How to thermal a paraglider, part 1

How to Thermal better: Cross Country Magazine's definitive guide to flying hang gliders and paragliders in thermals.
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Safety: Free line kit for Advance Epsilon 7 and Zeta models

Advance are advising the retrofitting of a free line kit to Epsilon 7 and Zeta paragliders, to bring them up to the latest standard
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Safety notice: Swing speed and mini wings

Swing asks every pilot to visually check their mini wing before the next flight and confirm the presence of the black or grey safety-seam
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Ozone Forza harness: Safety notice

There have been several reported cases of a reserve loop failure on the Forza harness
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Understanding air stability

We explain what effect inversions, airmasses and high and low pressure systems can have on your day's paragliding or hang gliding.
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How to fly low on a paramotor

Many paramotor pilots enjoy risky flying close to the ground. Racing between trees feels much faster than it is because the ground is going past so quickly
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