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PWC Turkey 2024

‘Here’s to finding your dreams’ – Violeta Jimenez

The USA's Violeta Jimenez stormed the Paragliding World Cup in Turkey, winning the Women's class and coming second on the overall podium too
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Four paraglider pilots fly from K2 on 28 July 2024

Four pilots fly from K2 summit on same day

Four French pilots have succeeded in flying from the summit of K2, the world’s second highest mountain in a paragliding first.
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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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