Helping you fly better with expert advice
Knowing the subtleties of when and how to use the brakes on a paraglider is an important factor in what separates a good pilot from the crowd. Bruce Goldsmith walks us through some of the finer details
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Thermalling well is all about mental mapping, staying alert to new information and exploration within the thermal. And lots of flying is the only way to collect the pieces of this jigsaw puzzle.
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Bob Drury picks up some tips from some of the best paraglider and hang glider pilots in the world about how they thermal, in the final part of Cross Country magazine’s definitive guide to thermalling
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How to Thermal better: Cross Country Magazine’s definitive guide to flying hang gliders and paragliders in thermals.
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We explain what effect inversions, airmasses and high and low pressure systems can have on your day’s paragliding or hang gliding.
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Many paramotor pilots enjoy risky flying close to the ground. Racing between trees feels much faster than it is because the ground is going past so quickly
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There are two types of microbursts – Honza Rejmanek explains how the can affect pilots
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Which flight instrument is right for you? What’s the best vario? We help explain what to look for, from basic buzzers to technical flight computers
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Anthony Moore investigates sea thermals and going XC from the beach. Think again about what you think you know – because anything is possible…
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You can spot a seabreeze convergence in a number of ways. First, by the change in wind direction on the ground.
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