Flying Culture

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Copperton-Paragliding

‘My 300k Day’: Paragliding in Copperton

Dry, high, and the sky goes on forever... Kelvin van Baalen takes us with him on a 300km flight from Copperton, South Africa
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Paramotor-Australia

Eyes Wide Open: Paramotoring in Australia

Glenn Tupper and Matt Minyard head to Australia for a 12-day paramotoring blast along open roads and through epic skies
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Paraglider review: Dudek Optic Light 2

“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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In a heartbeat: The Free Flight Physiology Project

As my first instructor once told me: pilots crash, not paragliders. In other words, accidents aren’t due to equipment failure, they are due to human error
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Cross Country 187: Feb/March 2018

Stop to listen, and we can all hear our hearts pounding away on launch. Why? Because free flying to cloudbase is one of the most exciting things on Earth. See what's in the latest issue
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Jonny Durand, Rory Duncan and Josh Woods. Photo: Sasha Serebrenikova

Where Legends are Made: Forbes Flatlands 2018

You should have been there... Forbes Flatlands turned on this year, allowing for the biggest task ever set in competition history. Ollie Chitty reports
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Charlie King flying from Kilimanjaro

Paragliding from the summit of Kilimanjaro

It’s the ultimate hike-and-fly with a 5,000m top-to-bottom. Cross Country’s Charlie King flies from the summit of Kilimanjaro
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Paragliding near rain. Photo: Martin Scheel

Why you shouldn’t fly a paraglider in the rain

‘Don’t fly in the rain’ is something we learn from day one. And with big leaps in design in paragliders and paramotor wings, that advice is more relevant than ever
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Paragliding in Iran. Photo: Nick Greece

Lifting the veil: An American pilot in Iran

Nick Greece was obsessed with the idea of flying paragliders in Iran, but as a US citizen it was almost impossible to visit. Then he got his chance
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Hang gliding in Horse Canyon. Photo: John Heiney

Letter from New York: ‘Finally, this is flying!’

I find myself sitting at my desk at work and getting nothing done. I find myself driving in my car only to wake up and not know how I got to my destination or why I was going there in the first place. I am here, but I am not. I am lost.
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