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Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

How clouds form, from the Met Office

Video: How Clouds Form

This short video from the Met Office in the UK is a good guide to how clouds form
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Nova and Advance are to work together

Advance and Nova join forces

Advance and Nova have announced that they are going to work together
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Thermal Flying by Burkhard Martens

Thermal Flying: New edition out now

A new edition of Thermal Flying has been published. The long-awaited second edition has been revised and updated and is now nearly 300 pages long.
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Burkhard Martens, author of Thermal Flying

Thermal Flying: Burki Martens Q&A

Author, pilot and publisher Burkhard Martens has updated the English edition of Thermal Flying. We asked him about the book, and himself
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Hanging in There by Jon Chambers: Author Q&A

Red Bull X-Alps athlete Jon Chambers has written a book about his experience of competing in the 2011 race. As his thoughts turn towards this year's race, we asked him about it
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Red Bull X-Alps 2013: New ‘night pass’ rule announced

Organisers of the Red Bull X-Alps have announced a new rule that will allow athletes to race through the night.
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Sky Paragliders announce the Atis 4

Sky Paragliders has four new gliders planned for 2013...
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Ozone Delta 2

Ozone release new Delta 2, EN C

Ozone say the Delta 2 is now certified and in production in the ML size (85-105kg). Five other sizes are still undergoing testing.
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Nova Mentor 3

Nova release the new Mentor 3, EN B

Nova have officially announced the launch of the much-anticipated Mentor 3 – and claim an improvement in glide by 0.6.
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Hanging in There by Jon Chambers

Red Bull X-Alps athlete Jon Chambers has published a remarkable first-person account of competing in the world's best paragliding race.
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