News

Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

Apco Adama

Apco Adama training wing

Apco have released a 13m² ground-handling training wing. It's called the Adama ("Earth") and is aimed at paraglider and paramotor pilots of all levels
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Apco Kitto

Apco Kitto lightweight pod harness

Apco have unveiled a new lightweight hammock-style cross-country pod harness called the Kitto. It packs down small and weighs 2.6kg in the S/M size
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Nova

Nova manufacturing masks and gowns

Nova have announced that they will be manufacturing protective masks and gowns instead of paragliders, to help slow the spread of COVID-19
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The path ahead

From all of us at Cross Country Magazine

It's a strange time – to help out with a bit of light relief, we’re putting together lots of free content for pilots everywhere
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Ozone Roadrunner

Ozone Roadrunner groundhandling wing

Ozone have launched a new 14m² groundhandling wing called the Roadrunner. It's for ground-training only, for pilots of any level
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Coeur de Savoie, France. Photo: Maxime Bellemin

PWC France 2020 cancelled

The first round of the 2020 PWC that was to have taken place in Passy, France at the end of May, has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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FAI Pre-World Paragliding Championships cancelled

The Pre-World Paragliding Championships, due to be held in France from 23-29 May this year have been cancelled.
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Syride chart shows lockdown impact on paragliding

A chart from Syride shows how the French and international flying scenes have crashed since the coronavirus lockdown started
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Ben Nevis

XC writer ‘climbs’ UK’s Ben Nevis indoors during lockdown

Cross Country Mag's Matt Warren takes on epic charity challenge inside his own home to raise £1,000
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Woody Valley XR-7 safety note

Woody Valley safety notice on X-R7

Woody Valley have issued a “critical” safety notice about the X-R7 harness – it affects the reserve deployment system
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