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Gear Guide

Everything you need to know about gear: Design insights, reviews and getting the best from your kit.

Alfapilot XI+ review

Alfapilot XI+ review

Alfapilot XI+ review: Inspired by Kobo mash-ups Marcus King tries this all-in flight computer
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Swing Arcus RS Lite review

Swing Arcus RS Lite review (EN B)

Marcus King heads to Nepal with the Swing Arcus RS Lite – a low EN-B with added RAST
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RAST

What’s so great about RAST? Q&A with Michael Nesler

Swing designer Michael Nesler explains the concept behind RAST, and why he thinks its time has now come
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Parajet Maverick

Parajet Maverick review

In aviation light is right. Franck Simonnet gets to grips with Parajet’s latest unit
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Advance Easiness 2

Advance Easiness 2 review

Advance's Easiness 2 lightweight harness is a reversible design with two unique selling points: configurability and comfort
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Apco on flow aligned ribs and the Hybrid

Apco flow aligned ribs and the Hybrid

Apco talk about their new design concepts: Flow-aligned ribs and a hybrid paraglider that is half-standard, half-single-skin
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Dudek Optic 2 Light review: Hugh Miller on the Dudek optic 2 Light

Dudek Optic 2 Light review (EN B)

"Is it a paramotor wing?" "Is it a reflex wing?" Honestly, the questions I got walking to take-off with the Optic 2 Light...
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Neo Suspender review

Neo Suspender review

The Neo Suspender is a 3.85kg XC harness with a high-end lux feel – think leather patches in all the right places and beautifully engineered clips and buckles
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Ozone Ozium 2

Ozone Ozium 2 review

Given the Ozium 2 is the brainchild of the same designer as the Forza, it’s no wonder it resembles something of a cross between the original Ozium and its comfier sibling
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Triple Seven K-Light review

Triple Seven K-Light review (EN B)

Shortly after finishing the review flights for the Knight, I was given a K-Light to test. The K-Light is roughly 1.5kg lighter than the Knight...
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Cross Country 258:July 2025

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