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PWC Brazil 2026 Task 1 Martin Scheel

PWC Brazil gets underway

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2026 Pan Americans

Brazilians dominate Pan American Championships

The 7th FAI Pan American championships successfully came to a conclusion at the weekend. After six tasks the Brazilians emerged triumphant.
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AirDesign Vivo 3

AirDesign launch EN-B Vivo 3

AirDesign have launched the first 2.5 liner in the mid EN-B range for progressing pilots looking to fly far.
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GoPro Mission Series

GoPro unveil new mission series

GoPro have announced a new series of cameras for serious and aspiring filmmakers who need the highest quality.
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Stodeus launch online logbook

Stodeus have unveiled details of their online logbook which lets pilots analyse their flights to see how they can improve.
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Nano Vario

Is this the world’s smallest and lightest vario?

An Austrian start-up of three passionate pilots is claiming to have designed the world's smallest and lightest vario.
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Ozone Ultralite X Photo: Chris Furey

Ozone unveil Ultralite X speed wing

Ozone have launched a miniwing version of their Ultralite 5, focused on speed. It's aimed at intermediate to advanced speed pilots.
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Sunset at Red Rocks. Photo: Ben Horton

Coming to America – registration opens for three events

'Expect to go tall!' Registration has opened for three competitions organised by Gavin McClurg in the USA this summer
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Skybean SÖ

Skybean launch SØ simple vario

The SØ is a tough, no-frills instrument from the Slovakian brand Skybean aimed at pilots who want a simple and robust device.
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Survey winners announced: thanks for taking part

A big thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the Cross Country Readership Survey over the last few weeks.
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