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CIVL Bureau Minutes released: Autumn 2012 meeting

Harnesses with two reserves were made mandatory for Cat 1 paragliding comps at the recent CIVL Bureau meeting
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Davis Straub to be Meet Director at Hang Gliding World Championships

'The Oz Report' is to be meet director at the Hang Gliding World Championships in Forbes, Australia, in January 2013.
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Guy Anderson, left, in recovery mode

In Issue 144: Guy Anderson’s Story of Survival

When Guy Anderson went missing during the Sun Valley Paragliding World Cup in August 2012 the hearts of pilots around the world sank. Read his remarkable story in the latest issue of Cross Country magazine...
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Video: Russell Ogden on paragliding

Russell Ogden leads a comprehensive discussion on two line gliders, safety, SIV, common fallacies for initial inputs after collapses and all things for flying modern paragliders
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Fred Pieri and friends on vol biv in the Atlas mountains, Morocco. Photo: Ozone

Free Flight Night at Kendal Mountain Film Festival 2012

The Kendal Mountain Festival in the Lake District, UK, starts on Thursday 15 November and kicks off with the now legendary Free Flight Night.
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Red Bull X-Alps 2013 ... coming to a computer screen near you soon. Photo: Red Bull X-Alps

Red Bull X-Alps 2013: Athletes announced

The team at Red Bull X-Alps have made their selection of athletes for next year's event. Here is the press release in full...
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Competition gliders at the PWC in Sun Valley, Idaho. Photo: Nick Greece

Competition Paragliders ‘Distorting the EN System’ say CIVL

Competition paragliders in the EN system are "distorting" it, according to CIVL and the European Hang and Paragliding Union
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Above the crops. Photo: Jamie Shelden

Santa Cruz Flats Race 2012: Robin Hamilton Wins

Robin Hamilton (Moyes RS4) won the US Nationals at the 2012 Santa Cruz Flats
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Coupe Icare 2012: Live Blog

Free flight's biggest festival is on from 20-23 September and is expected to attract 60,000 visitors over the four day weekend.
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European Paragliding Championships 2012: Yassen Savov wins

Yassen Savov won the European Paragliding Championships, which saw its last task on Saturday 15 September.
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