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Archive for September, 2003

The Far Side

Tuesday, September 30th, 2003

Limits? What limits? Matt Guerdes shakes his head in disbelief at Mike Kung’s latest feat: crossing the English Channel

ESSENTIAL SELECTION: The Core

Saturday, September 27th, 2003

Thermalling well is all about mental mapping, staying alert to new information and exploration within the thermal. And lots of flying is the only way to collect the pieces of this jigsaw puzzle, writes Bob Drury

ENDANGERED SPECIES

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2003

Are we as hang glider and paraglider pilots an endangered species? Ian Blackmore investigates one of the main threats to our continued existence

MEETINGS: 04

Friday, September 19th, 2003

In the second part of his series on cross country and competition flying, Christian Ciech lifts the veil on some of the strategies and techniques needed for flying faster without ending up on the ground prematurely