Burkhard Martens, author of the best-selling book Thermal Flying, has published a new book
Hang Gliding
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.
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
Guido Gehrmann in fatal plane crash
Guido Gehrmann, former world hang gliding champion, has died in a plane crash. He was 38.
SkyAds.aero: New website for secondhand paragliders, hang gliders and paramotors
Looking for a secondhand, used or ex-demo paraglider? Want to find a secondhand hang glider or paramotor? SkyAds.aero is the new website for doing all that and more.
In issue 146: Hang Gliding World Championships
We devote this issue’s Gallery to the photography from this brilliant high-level competition
Hang Gliding World Championships 2013: Manfred Ruhmer wins
Manfred Ruhmer has become Hang Gliding World Champion for the fourth time after winning the World Championships in Australia.
Hang Gliding World Championships 2013: 7-18 January 2013
The 19th Hang Gliding World Championships starts 7 January 2013 and promises nearly two weeks of non-stop racing in the skies above Forbes, Australia.
Hang Gliding World Championships 2013: Manfred Ruhmer
In the run-up to the Hang Gliding World Championships 2013, which start in Australia on 7 January 2013, Grace Cain interviews some of the key pilots from the competition. Today, multiple World Champion, Manfred Ruhmer from Austria
Hang Gliding World Championships 2013: Corinna Schwiegershausenn
In the run-up to the Hang Gliding World Championships 2013, which start in Australia on 7 January 2013, Grace Cain interviews some of the key pilots from the competition. Today, Corinna Schwiegershausen from Germany
Hang Gliding World Championships 2013: Attila Bertok
In the run-up to the Hang Gliding World Championships 2013, which start in Australia on 7 January 2013, Grace Cain interviews some of the key pilots from the competition. Today, longtime competitor and 2007 World Champion Attila Bertok from Hungary
Hang Gliding World Championships 2013: Alex Ploner, Current World Champion
In the run-up to the Hang Gliding World Championships 2013, which start in Australia on 7 January 2013, Grace Cain interviews some of the key pilots from the competition. Today, Alex Ploner from Italy, current World Champion.
Hang Gliding World Championships 2013: Davis Straub, Meet Director
The World Hang Gliding Championships kicks off on 7 January in Forbes, Australia and lasts for two weeks. We talk to some of the pilots involved. First up, meet director Davis Straub…
Cross Country Fly Forever Calendar 2013
The Cross Country Fly Forever calendar is on sale in the XCshop – and it’s only £5.95.
Tuesday Tip: Guy Anderson on Being Prepared
I am no survival expert, just very, very lucky. So what would I do differently?
Davis Straub to be Meet Director at Hang Gliding World Championships
‘The Oz Report’ is to be meet director at the Hang Gliding World Championships in Forbes, Australia, in January 2013.
Tuesday Tip: Head in the Clouds
We asked several expert pilots for their advice on what to do if you get sucked in to a cloud. Twice British Champion Adrian Thomas gave us this tip…
Tuesday Tip: Gaggle Flying
As a budding comp pilot it is tempting to latch onto a Sky God whose name and wing is familiar, and simply try to cruise around in this person’s wake. This tactic isn’t effective and won’t make you friends for two reasons…
Tuesday Tip: Recognising Convergence
Today’s Tuesday Tip comes from Dennis Pagen’s classic Understanding the Sky, and deals with convergence.
Santa Cruz Flats Race 2012: Robin Hamilton Wins
Robin Hamilton (Moyes RS4) won the US Nationals at the 2012 Santa Cruz Flats


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