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Travel Guide 2020

Cross Country Travel Guide 2020

Stuck inside the house on a great flying day? Get some mental air time with our annual special collection of travel stories and advice
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UP Lhotse

UP lightweight EN-B: Lhotse 2

UP are launching the second generation of their light mid B-wing. The Lhotse 2 is based on the Kibo 2, and weighs just 2.7kg in the 20m size.
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Icaro Xema Light

Icaro Xema Light paraglider harness

Icaro's new Xema Light reversible hike-and-fly paraglider harness is light and compact, weighing just 2.5kg in the S/M size
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Sky Flexor

Sky Flexor: beginners’ PPG wing

Sky's new Flexor is a paramotor and trike wing for new and progressing PPG pilots. Sky say it's simple, stable and fun to fly
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DHV Coronavirus update

DHV coronavirus updates

The DHV, Germany’s free flight association, is updating its advice on flying in the time of coronavirus at a dedicated page
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Paragliding and hang gliding hit by coronavirus pandemic

Pilots asked to stop flying in France as paragliding and hang gliding competitions are suspended around the world.
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Minari Stratos 400

Minari Stratos 400 in production

Minari's Stratos 400 paramotor engine is in now production. The powerful engine generates 135kg thrust with a 150cm prop, and is ideal for tandem trikes
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Super-Final-Cancelled

Paragliding Super Final and Paramotor Worlds both cancelled

Two of the biggest events in the free-flight competition calendar for 2020 have been cancelled because of the coronavirus
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Supair Savage

Supair Savage: lightweight EN C

The Savage is Supair's new lightweight EN-C for vol-bivouac adventures and mountain racing. It weighs 4kg in the M, and is tuned for performance
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Paragliding by moonlight. Photo: Adi Geisseger

Cross Country Issue 208: April 2020

Adi Geisegger chases the moon on the cover of the latest issue of Cross Country Magazine. Travel, adventure, reviews, new gear and more
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