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Naviter Omni paragliding instrument

Gear Insight: Naviter Omni

The Omni is the Oudie N’s smaller and lighter little brother. Marcus King tries it on longterm review
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Mini tandems – Little Cloud Puffin and Gin Fuse Mini

Design Insight: Mini Tandems

Smaller tandems can be flown in higher winds, or by lighter pilots. Marcus King finds out more about these niche gliders
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Mo Sheldon paramotoring in the Mamanuca Islands

Bar hopping Fiji style

Never one to overlook a beach bar opportunity, paramotoring photographer Jeff Hamann finds himself at home in the beautiful Mamanuca Islands
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Bryan van Ostheim

Dune Addiction

Bryan van Ostheim designs large-scale industrial kites for cargo ships and speed records. Now, he’s getting into parakites. Jack Sheard finds out more
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Michi Maurer flies through the 66m long road tunnel on his third attempt

Tunnel Vision

If you’ve seen the videos of pilots flying through tunnels you probably thought ‘How do they do that?’ Bastienne Wentzel finds out
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Paragliding above the medieval village of Norma Italy

Destination: Norma, Italy

Paragliding in Norma means flying above 1,500-year-old archaeological ruins, ruined Roman baths and abandoned monasteries
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Flying in north Patagonia

The Season In Patagonia

Pablo Pontoriero reports on the small but growing XC scene in southern Argentina
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Michel and Blandine Macquet flying above the Kerio Valley, Kenya

Records tumble in Kerio

Michel Macquet and his wife Blandine broke four tandem records in Kenya’s Kerio Valley. Michel talks to Charlie King about their adventure.
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Porosity testers

Who’s checking the checkers?

Mike Kremers asks who is checking what when you get your glider serviced?
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La Niña – the cooler sister of El Niño

Climate change and La Niña

Explore how La Niña impacts global climate and weather patterns, even in the face of rising temperatures.
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