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Helping you fly better with expert advice and know-how

hurricane

Hurricane Watch

Hurricanes are more intense and exploding more quickly. Brian Tang explains why
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Honorin Hamard

Masterclass: The art of competition flying with Honorin Hamard

Honorin Hamard uses his experience and keen competitive mind to give a series of learning points that we can all use to improve our flying
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Jocky Sanderson Masterclass

Masterclass: SIV and staying safe in the air with Jocky Sanderson

A Masterclass from Jocky Sanderson full of essential updates on how to fly safely and recover from common incidents.
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Aletsch Glacier

How to fly 100km in the Alps

If you can fly 30km you can climb in thermals and you can connect those thermals together, so what is stopping you doing that time after time?
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Flying with big clouds and storms

When storms are forecast and clouds growing, how do you know whether it is safe to fly, or time to get out of the air? By Bruce Goldsmith
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moisture and temperature mapping

Why soil moisture really matters 

Matthew Scutter says soil moisture levels are critical – and often ignored when judging the quality of day for gliding
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How to: Get a Flying Start

Do you nail your launches every time? Felix Wölk has some top tips to help make every take-off a perfect one
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Photo: Jacques-Paul Stefani

Top Tips for Buying a Glider

When it comes time to buy a new glider, be honest with yourself, listen to those feelings –that's the only thing that matters.
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How to: Fly by wire

Bastienne Wentzel explains how to get in the air from a standing start on the ground by being towed by a winch
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A view from Gertrude Saddle on Mitre Peak, South Island, New Zealand, with a view to Milford Sound.

Flying Fjordlands

Patagonia and New Zealand are known for strong wave that gliders can soar to the stratosphere, sometimes they can be flown on a paraglider
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