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Cross Country bumper stickers: have you got yours? 9 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Was it seven months of training and being the world's top pilot that meant Chrigel Maurer won the X-Alps? Or was it the Cross Country bumper sticker?
Final Glide: Crossing New Zealand’s Cook Strait 8 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Matt Stanford became the first pilot to cross New Zealand's 30km Cook Strait by paraglider earlier this year.
Jagged Edge: Exploring the Tien Shan by paraglider 8 Aug 2013 | 11:30 am
This spectacular example of adventure flying is what happens when you put two of the most ambitious Greater Ranges pilots in a new and remote location.
Learning from the Rat Race: Mike Haley 7 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
“Too many paraglider pilots turn their noses up at comps!” says Mike Haley, a speak-your-mind Texan who doesn't suffer fools gladly.
Cross Country interview: Greg Knudson 7 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
“We’d gone to the top of the hill and it was the first time I’d managed to inflate the glider,” says Greg Hudson. "It had a glide ratio of about 3.8 to 1."
Up One More: The Bornes to Fly 2013 6 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
How hard can hike-and-fly really be? Andy Pag found out when he signed up to the three-day Bornes to Fly in Annecy, France earlier this year.
Off road in Pakistan: Veso Ovcharov’s spectacular photos 6 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Veso Ovcharov, Francois Ragolski, Petar Loncar and Adrien Shams travelled to Pakistan for six weeks of out-of-this-world flying in May and June this year.
Which way to turn: Bruce Goldsmith’s Icaristics 5 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Bruce Goldsmith discusses which way to turn – something we think about in every thermal each time we fly.
Tristan Shu on the Dune du Pyla 5 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
Who better to showcase the Dune du Pyla than Tristan Shu, one of the most exciting photographers in the sport of paragliding today.
How to get good at paragliding 2 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
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.
