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European Paragliding Championships 2004: Tragedy and triumph

Despite exceptionally good conditions, the eight European Paragliding Championships was marred by yet another tragic accident. Silver medallist Bruce Goldsmith reports
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Bruce Goldsmith’s Icaristics: Flying in the Lee

Every pilot learns at paragliding school not to fly in the lee side. But we do. Bruce Goldsmith takes us on a cautious glide...
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From the XCmag archive... the Paratech P80 review

Paraglider review: Paratech P80

Ian Blackmore reviews the latest in a long line of pedigree paraglider wings from Switzerland's Paratech
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Icaristics: The Full Frontal

Bruce Goldsmith brings us up to date on paraglider behaviour during full frontals
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Wild country: paragliding in Aragon is measured in vultures, not kilometres. All photos: Jerome Maupoint

Paragliding in Spain: Aragon the Wild Country

Jerome Maupoint and OMG break out the hiking boots, cut their food and paragliding kit to a minimum and head for Aragon in Northern Spain to spend some time communing with the local raptors
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Paragliding in Jordan: Fire in the Desert

A Jordanian desert paragliding adventure. Words and photos by Felix Wölk
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DVD Reviews: Never Ending Thermal, The Race and The SAT Team

Three of the latest flying DVD releases reviewed by Hugh Miller
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St Hilaire Coupe Icare 2004

The Coupe Icare festival, held in the French Alps on the 17-19 September 2004, was swamped by pilots keen to celebrate the free flying culture and the end of another European season
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There I Was: Tying myself up in knots

'So, there I was, having just started a gentle left hand turn when the nice sedate little DHV 1-2 paraglider I was flying decided to enter a spin…'
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Icaristics: The Making of Instability 2

The original film 'Instability' was made in 1992 and was the first instructional paragliding film to show paraglider pilots how to cope with collapses and other possible flight incidents. Bruce Goldsmith sets the scene for the sequel
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