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Team GB welcome the world to their home patch at the Paramotor World Championships, August 2024. Photo: Ed Ewing

Paramotor Endurance World Championships 2024

The first FAI Paramotor Endurance World Championships run from 3-10 August 2024 in Kent, England. We headed along to meet the teams
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Dragon Race Heats Up

The eighth edition of this hike-and-fly race saw 58 pilots take part in the two-day, Red Bull X-Alps inspired, FAI Cat 2 competition
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Rob Johnson Ben Nevis Hike and Fly

Hike-and-fly from Britain’s highest peak

A classic day out – hiking and flying from Britain's highest mountain, Ben Nevis, with mountain leader, pilot and filmmaker Rob Johnson
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UK Inter-Services Championship 2023

UK Inter-Services Paragliding Development Championship 2023

Hasta Tamang (Army) was crowned Sports Class Champion at the British Armed Forces Paragliding Development Championship in SE Wales in June
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Advance Iota DLS

First Look: Advance Iota DLS (EN B)

What does the DLS in Advance Iota DLS stand for? We took the Swiss company's latest high-EN B paraglider into the flatlands to find out
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Julian Robinson 158km out and return Scotland

Julian Robinson sets new UK out-and-return record

Julian Robinson set a new British out-and-return paragliding record at the weekend, with a 158.7km flight across the Highlands of Scotland.
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Flying 50km by paraglider. Photo: Andy Busslinger

‘Fly 50km or Bust!’

Flying 50k is a landmark achievement in a new pilot's cross-country career, but it can seem elusive at first. Nigel Page explains how to make it happen
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Watch: Round Britain’s COP26 paramotor edit

Made by Sacha Dench and the late Dan Burton, this film is a unique look at the "Green Revolution" that's happening everywhere right now.
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Dan Burton filming during the Round Britain Climate Challenge in July. Photo: Dan Burton

Dan Burton dies in paramotor filming accident

Well-known adventure filmmaker Dan Burton has died in a paramotoring accident following a mid-air collision with Sacha Dench
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The Met Office in the UK

World’s biggest weather supercomputer announced

The UK’s Met Office and Microsoft are joining forces to build the world’s most powerful weather and climate forecasting supercomputer
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