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Archive for January, 2003

Pilot profile: My year, by Scotty Marion

Saturday, January 25th, 2003
XC

Hugh Miller meets Scotty Marion to get the inside scoop of the US paragliding star’s awesome year. Published in 2003

Paragliding Tips: How to deal with shoulder pain

Tuesday, January 21st, 2003
XC

Physiotherapist Toby Clifford investigates a common complaint among hang glider and paraglider pilots and suggests some solutions.

Hang gliding and paragliding travel: Australia now!

Sunday, January 19th, 2003
XC

What are you waiting for? Carol Binder takes us to Australia’s top flight parks for visiting paraglider or hang glider pilots

Hang gliding and paragliding techniques: Harness setup, getting it right

Friday, January 17th, 2003
XC

A paraglider harness affects handling, comfort and security: Ian Blackmore has some top tips on setting them up

An interview with Airwave’s Markus Villinger: It’s been quite an adventure

Wednesday, January 15th, 2003
XC

Hugh Miller interviews Markus Villinger, the Austrian hang gliding and paragliding businessman who bought Airwave in 2002

Paragliding in Bir: Chaos and clarity in the Indian Himalaya

Tuesday, January 14th, 2003
XC

Ian Blackmore goes flying in Billing, India one of the wildest paragliding sites in the world

Hang gliding and paragliding techniques: Understanding air stability

Tuesday, January 14th, 2003
XC

Bob Drury explains the effects of inversions, airmasses, high and low pressure systems on your day’s paragliding or hang gliding

Classic Tales: Cloudsucked on a hang glider

Tuesday, January 14th, 2003
XC

Hang gliding on a sunny day, the climbs got better and better until suddenly, Ozzie Haines was in cloud. A classic tale of cloudsuck and getting away with it

Paraglider review: Sky Atis

Tuesday, January 14th, 2003
XC

Ian Blackmore tests the latest (2002) intermediate from the Czech Republic’s great rising star, Sky Paragliders