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Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

Cross Country Prize Draw Winners revealed

One lucky winner will get to choose a brand new paraglider from Advance, AirDesign, BGD, Gin, Ozone, Supair or Swing
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BGD Adam Spot

Adam Spot has landed – on target

BGD have released the Adam Spot as a dedicated accuracy wing. It's the original Adam, with a new colour scheme.
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Race founder Paul Guschlbauer in Austria

Still time to join the Wanderbird Westendorf

Wanderbird hike-and-fly event is to be held in the Tryolean village of Westerndorf for the first time on 10 August
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Davinci Popero

Davinci launch the Popera – two-line EN D

Davinci has created an advanced EN D glider for serious cross-country and comp pilots that delivers high performance and speed.
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Team GB welcome the world to their home patch at the Paramotor World Championships, August 2024. Photo: Ed Ewing

Paramotor Endurance World Championships 2024

The first FAI Paramotor Endurance World Championships run from 3-10 August 2024 in Kent, England. We headed along to meet the teams
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Paragliding World Cup 2024: Cameli, Turkey

The next round of the Paragliding World Cup kicks off in Çameli, Turkey on 3 August and will bring together pilots from across the world
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Skytraxx 5 mini

New Skytraxx 5 mini ‘smaller and lighter’

The new Skytraxx mini offers the same sensors as the Skytraxx 5, but is slightly smaller and 20g lighter
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Axis Vega 6

New two-line EN C from Czech brand Axis

Czech manufacturer Axis have released a new two-liner, the Vega 6, aimed at cross country and Sports class competition pilots
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Chrigel Maurer and Peter von Känel climb-and-fly all 82 Alpine 4,000m peaks in just 72 days – a first and a new record

X-Peaks: ‘An unbelievable two months’

Chrigel Maurer and Peter von Känel climb-and-fly all 82 Alpine 4,000m peaks in just 51 days – a first and a new record
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Advance Sigma DLS

Advance unveil new Sigma DLS

Advance unveil the new Sigma DLS, promising a performance boost, enjoyable thermalling with forgiving flight characteristics
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