Advance

Swiss paragliding company Advance have a new lightweight, robust two-rung carbon speed bar with an angled attachment so that it is always easy to reach in flight.

John Perez won an Advance paraglider in the 2009 Cross Country prize draw. He made this video to record his first flight on his new wing.

Developed for the X-Alps, Advance's Lightness is a pod-style racing paraglider harness and rucksack duo, designed to offer maximum performance and comfort for minimum weight.

Advance's new flagship paraglider, the EN D Omega 8, is now shipping worldwide. Advance claim it is "the highest-performing glider in the serial class".

The winners of Advance's 'Win your Wing' promotion have been selected by paragliding world champion Andy Aebi and Red Bull X-Alps 2009 winner Chrigel Maurer. Czech pilot Michal Masek took the top prize.

Bob Drury interviews Advance's Valéry Chapuis about Bruce Goldsmith's recent move to join their design team

Bob Drury looks at Bruce Goldsmith's career in paraglider design, and speaks to the man himself and to Markus Villinger about Bruce's move to Advance.

Airwave's paraglider designer of nearly ten years, Bruce Goldsmith, is set to leave in the Spring, to join Thomas Ripplinger on Advance's design team.

Johnny Perez, an Argentinian pilot living in Miami USA, scooped the top prize in the Cross Country Magazine Subscribers’ Prize Draw on 1 Dec winning himself an Advance paraglider of his choice. Johnny, an XC mag subscriber for five years, said, “When I got the news I called Cross Country. A second later I was jumping all over the place. The people in my office thought I was crazy!”

The Epsilon 6 is a basic intermediate paraglider from Swiss paraglider manufacturer Advance, certified En B and LTF 1-2.