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How To: Manage an Incident on the Hill

The first people to a free-flight incident are generally fellow pilots. Dr Matt Wilkes explains the key to survival
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Paragliding a quick guide for beginners and new paraglider pilots

Paragliding: A Quick Guide for Beginners

Paragliding: A Quick Guide is a new download from Cross Country Magazine aimed at absolute beginners and new paraglider pilots.
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Thermal Flying video

Burkhard Martens Thermal Flying, the Film

Burkhard Martens has released an 'educational and inspirational' film to accompany his best-selling Thermal Flying book
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Paragliding coach Pat Dower. Photo: Ruth Churchill-Dower

How to get good at paragliding

Learning is straightforward, but becoming a good pilot is a blend of art, science and attitude. Pat Dower speaks to some top pilots and looks at the free-flight learning curve.
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Pat Dower explores pilotage and skills courses in Cross Country 145. Photo: Gudrun Ochsl

In Issue 145: Do the right thing

Pat Dower considers how safety training and skills clinics can improve your flying
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Close to base. Photo: Adrian Thomas

In issue 144: How to Fly Clouds

One minute you're climbing in a sunny thermal, singing your favourite Madonna song out loud – who can hear after all? – and then the next: Bam! You're in the wispies and in danger of being sucked in to the white room. Our masterclass can help
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Video: Russell Ogden on paragliding

Russell Ogden leads a comprehensive discussion on two line gliders, safety, SIV, common fallacies for initial inputs after collapses and all things for flying modern paragliders
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In issue 143: Speedbar Masterclass

What is rear-riser control and why are people talking about it? When should it be used and why? Is it for everyone, or just a few elite pilots flying two-line race machines?
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Lena Kruckenberg learning to paraglide

Video: Learning to paraglide from first flight to thermals

Thinking of learning to fly a paraglider? Kerim Jaspersen's new film explains all
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Paragliders: learning to fly

Learn to fly | BHPA hang gliding and paragliding schools in the UK

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