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Paragliding World Championships 2013: Pilot list announced

The pilot list for the Paragliding World Championships 2013 has been published.…

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Highs and Lows: This Is England: North South Cup 2013

The North South Cup, 6-9 May 2013 will go down in history as the biggest weekend in British paragliding history. It saw the British Declared Record broken by 13 pilots, with numerous other 100+ km flights from the Milk Hill…

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Cross Country Flying: The new book from Burkhard Martens

Burkhard Martens, author of the best-selling book Thermal Flying, has published a new book…

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‘It’s all about mental strength’ – Nova Team pilots discuss flying XC

“In my opinion the essence that separates good from outstanding XC pilots is mental strength.” Discuss……

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In issue 147: Ozone Delta 2 review

The Ozone Delta 2 is out there in the wild, and has been seen completing some incredible flights. We review it in the latest issue of Cross Country magazine…

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In Issue 147: Felix Wolk on the cover

Felix Wolk is the pilot on the front cover of the latest issue of Cross Country magazine.…

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Torsten Siegel joins GIN as new designer and test pilot

GIN Paragliders have announced that Robert Graham, a designer with the company since 2004, has left the company. Torsten Siegel is joining GIN as designer and test pilot…

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Video: How to reach cloudbase on a paraglider

Greg Hamerton, an instructor with a paragliding school in England, posted this great video explaining how to reach cloudbase on a paraglider.…

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Corinna Schwiegershausenn pays tribute to her friend Guido Gehrmann

Corinna Schwiegershausenn has paid a moving tribute to her friend Guido Gehrmann on her blog, Corinna Flies. Guido died yesterday in a plane crash…

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Guido Gehrmann in fatal plane crash

Guido Gehrmann, former world hang gliding champion, has died in a plane crash. He was 38.…

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