On 29 June this year nine pilots flew 300km+ from a new site in eastern Turkey, smashing all the national records and pushing the sport in the country into a new era. Dora Göksal tells the tale I started paragliding in 2011, through my university club the METU Aviation Society. Since the very beginning I […]
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For many, Philippe Broers is the face of the Paragliding World Cup. His daily videos from the comps combine epic flying images with in-flight commentary that reveal the racing strategies. In Cross Country 155 (Sept/Oct 2014) the Belgian showman talks to Andy Pag about the gear he uses to film the fastest pilots in the […]
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Chrigel Maurer is one of the most complete paraglider pilots in the world. He has three Red Bull X-Alps wins under his belt, has been PWC Champion and Swiss Champion, held acro infinite tumble world records, has won numerous adventure races, and was even 2007 Swiss Hang Gliding Champion. In issue 155 (Sept/Oct) of Cross […]
Read moreWorried about running out of fuel? Trike pilot Andrew Bill gives the Tiggy a try. I fly a powered trike (Flylight Dragonfly). After a few seasons flying in various conditions I knew I had to make some changes if I was to improve my thermalling experiences. The problem was my trike did not have a […]
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Stan Radzikowski is one of 25 pilots competing in this year’s X-Pyr – the X-Alps-style hike-and-fly race across the Spanish Pyrenees. A tandem pilot and vol bivouac pilot whose first love is flying in Nepal, Stan is typical of the lower-key X-Pyr racers. No sponsored vehicle and high-gloss for him, oh no: The support vehicle is […]
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The wonder of free flight never wears off. Goals might change, distances might increase, and our horizons expand, but the magic of taking off from a hillside and flying cross country remains the same. In Cross Country issue 154 Hugh Miller touches down after a 200km flight across the English countryside and puts pen to […]
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“There’s this one place in Tapalpa, Mexico…” Ask any pilot who’s travelled where their favourite place to stay is – the place that ticks all the boxes of being close to launch (on launch…), laid-back, nice food, easy on the wallet, perfect weather, beautiful thermals… – and you’ll send them into raptures about their secret spots. In issue […]
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In the latest issue of Cross Country magazine Andy Pag goes for a spin on the G-Force Trainer – a fairground like device that spins you round at speed that is designed to help you understand and deal with high-G situations in paragliding. He writes: As the motor spins up again, every muscle I have is […]
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Jon Chambers lives and flies in the Alps where he is as happy flying a 30km vol-visa tour as he is planning out a 200km triangle to make the best of the epic days. His mountain flying column is essential reading for those who want to fly further, higher, faster and for longer in mountains […]
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The day was dying and I was unable to climb high enough on the last mountain before Krimml. In desperation I tried to just go for it but it was late and the day was almost dead, with no valley wind it was a long shot. Cross country flying is aerial chess: you have to […]
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