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Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

Paragliding World Championships 2011: 60-day rule tweaked

CIVL has tweaked the rules on Open Class paragliders for the 2011 World Championships
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New XC Mag video correspondent Herminio Cordido flying a Sol SuperSonic paraglider

Herminio Cordido joins XC Mag Team

Herminio Cordido joins Cross Country magazine as a video correspondent
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Mark Hayman

Paragliding World Championships 2011: British Team pilot resigns

A British Paragliding Team member has resigned over two-line glider safety
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Paraglide from Mount Kilimanjaro with Kili20twelve

Kili20twelve: paraglide from Kilimanjaro

200 paraglider pilots set to launch from Kilimanjaro for Tanzanian charities
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Heli Eicholzer and Christoph Eder

World record triangle for Austrian pilots

Top Austrian paraglider pilots Heli Eichholzer and Christoph Eder have flown a new world record FAI triangle of 268.5km on their Ozone R10.2s.
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Luca Donini at the Montegrappa Trophy 2011

Luca and Christian win Montegrappa Trophy 2011

Five good tasks at the first big comp of the Euro season
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In Issue 135…

Hello Rio! Nader Couri takes us on a tour of his home city plus Red Bull X-Alps 2011 and the future of the paraglider
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Lloyd Pennicuik, left, and Ramon Morillas. Photos: Red Bull X-Alps

Red Bull X-Alps 2011: Two quit over health

Two stars of the Red Bull X-Alps have been forced to withdraw from this year’s race.
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Sponsors of the German Paragliding Open have announced a €9,000 prize pot for Serial Class

Serial Class comp gets big cash prize

German Paragliding Open offers 'mega' prize pot for Serial Class
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Win a GoPro HD camera every day

Win a GoPro HD video camera

US camera-makers GoPro are giving away a HD Hero helmet camera, plus one of every accessory they make for it, every day.
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