Helping you fly better with expert advice
How do prepare to fly again after a winter layoff or time out due to injury? Psychotherapist and Nova Team pilot Antti Joensuu shares some tips
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Every pilot knows about the Venturi. But do you know about “gap winds”, where the same effect happens on a much larger scale? Here’s a serious primer.
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“Turn tighter!” is something paraglider pilots all hear at one point in their flying careers. But how tight? Martin Morlet has crunched the numbers
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A succession of record-breaking natural disasters swept the globe in 2021, including floods, heatwaves, drought and wildfires
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Want to know how to spiral dive like a pro? Théo de Blic and Nova have released a 27-minute spiral dive masterclass.
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Seb Benz explains what to look for when looking at cumulus clouds. How can paraglider and hang glider pilots read clouds – and get it right?
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Taking photos and capturing footage while paragliding is an art. Reto Reiser explains how to get those killer shots in the air
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Learning how to thermal? Keep falling out of them? Here are five things you need to know about flying thermals in the wind.
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“The secret to the perfect wingover is to be able to manage correctly the movement of the glider in all three axes: pitch, roll and yaw”. Bruce Goldsmith shares his tips on how to get your wingovers right.
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SIV instructor and Cross Country columnist Malin Lobb goes deep into the analysis of recovery from a 40% cravat and auto-rotation on a Zeno
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