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Cross Country Flying: The new book from Burkhard Martens

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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In issue 147: Ozone Delta 2 review

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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Torsten Siegel joins GIN as new designer and test pilot

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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AirDesign release lightweight Volt and new tandem

AirDesign release lightweight Volt and new tandem

Air Design have announced the release of two new gliders

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Sup’Air issue safety warning for the Delight harness

Sup’Air issue safety warning for the Delight harness

Sup’Air have issued a safety warning for the Delight harness

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SkyAds.aero: New website for secondhand paragliders, hang gliders and paramotors

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.

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New all-in-one website for New Zealand

New all-in-one website for New Zealand

The one-stop-shop for all things paragliding in New Zealand went live on 7 March.

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Air Turquoise refuse to test EN D competition wings

Air Turquoise refuse to test EN D competition wings

Alain Zoller and the team at Air Turquoise have issued a statement saying that they have made a ‘decision to stop immediately certification of “Gun” competition gliders’.

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In issue 146: Boomerang 9, Delta 2, EN Bs

In issue 146: Boomerang 9, Delta 2, EN Bs

New season, new gliders. From the latest comp machine to the smoothest EN B, we’ve got them covered

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In issue 146: Advance Pi reviewed

In issue 146: Advance Pi reviewed

There has been an explosion of usable lightweight wings in recent years, and the Advance Pi is one of the latest.

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Advance and Nova join forces

Advance and Nova join forces

Advance and Nova have announced that they are going to work together

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Thermal Flying: New edition out now

Thermal Flying: New edition out now

A new edition of Thermal Flying has been published. The long-awaited second edition has been revised and updated and is now nearly 300 pages long.

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Thermal Flying: Burki Martens Q&A

Thermal Flying: Burki Martens Q&A

Author, pilot and publisher Burkhard Martens has updated the English edition of Thermal Flying. We asked him about the book, and himself

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Sky Paragliders announce the Atis 4

Sky Paragliders announce the Atis 4

Sky Paragliders has four new gliders planned for 2013…

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Ozone release new Delta 2, EN C

Ozone release new Delta 2, EN C

Ozone say the Delta 2 is now certified and in production in the ML size (85-105kg). Five other sizes are still undergoing testing.

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Nova release the new Mentor 3, EN B

Nova release the new Mentor 3, EN B

Nova have officially announced the launch of the much-anticipated Mentor 3 – and claim an improvement in glide by 0.6.

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Hanging in There by Jon Chambers

Hanging in There by Jon Chambers

Red Bull X-Alps athlete Jon Chambers has published a remarkable first-person account of competing in the world’s best paragliding race.

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Gin unveil new Atlas, EN B

Gin unveil new Atlas, EN B

Gin have unveiled their new EN B paraglider, the Atlas, in a series of photos taken over winter in Morocco.

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In issue 145: Ozone XXLite

In issue 145: Ozone XXLite

It’s the paraglider that shouldn’t have been. The extremely lightweight single-skin paraglider that can be stuffed into a day pack and weighs less than your packed lunch

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In issue 145: Gin Yeti Tandem

In issue 145: Gin Yeti Tandem

Designed as a tandem glider but weighing the same as a solo paraglider, this wing takes the best of the lightweight revolution and applies it to the might of a tandem.

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