News

Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

Tuesday Tip: Guy Anderson on Being Prepared

I am no survival expert, just very, very lucky. So what would I do differently?
Read More

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.
Read More

Niviuk posts harness manual videos

Niviuk have released videos to support their range of harnesses.
Read More
RR Acrowings' website

Raul Rodriguez and Nova split – Stay friends

Raul Rodriguez and Nova have ended their working relationship over RR Acrowings. In a statement headed 'Friends Split Up' issued by Nova last week Nova's CEO Wolfi Lechner said the split was genuinely without bad feeling.
Read More
Close to base. Photo: Adrian Thomas

In issue 144: How to Fly Clouds

One minute you're climbing in a sunny thermal, singing your favourite Madonna song out loud – who can hear after all? – and then the next: Bam! You're in the wispies and in danger of being sucked in to the white room. Our masterclass can help
Read More
Blacklights on patrol. Photo: U-Turn

In issue 144: Paraglider review: Blacklight, EN B

Performance in the EN B class is "pretty exciting" at the moment according to Pat Dower, who took U-Turn's Blacklight (EN B) to the Alps this year.
Read More
Air Design's Volt in full flight. Photo: Hugh Miller

In issue 144: Paraglider review: Air Design Volt, EN C

Hugh Miller is like a kid in a sweetshop when he gets his hands on Air Design's Volt, the EN C glider pitched at experienced XC pilots.
Read More
UP Trango XC2. Photo: Andy Pag

In issue 144: Paraglider review: UP Trango XC2, EN C

UP have pitched this glider at the 'classic' EN D pilot. That's someone looking for high performance without stepping into competition wing territory.
Read More
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...
Read More

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
Read More