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Video: Bruce Goldsmith buys Airwave

Bruce Goldsmith and a Brazilian business partner bought Airwave Paragliders at the start of April – he discusses the move in this video

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Bruce Goldsmith back at Airwave

Bruce Goldsmith has taken the helm of Airwave, alongside Brazilian distributor Roberto Galera

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Advance on Bruce Goldsmith joining their design team

Bob Drury interviews Advance’s Valéry Chapuis about Bruce Goldsmith’s recent move to join their design team

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Bruce Goldsmith joins Advance: Bob Drury finds out more

Bob Drury looks at Bruce Goldsmith’s career in paraglider design, and speaks to the man himself and to Markus Villinger about Bruce’s move to Advance.

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Bruce Goldsmith set to join Advance

Airwave’s paraglider designer of nearly ten years, Bruce Goldsmith, is set to leave in the Spring, to join Thomas Ripplinger on Advance’s design team.

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Paragliding techniques: How to handle a collapse

The first time your risers go slack, and your leading edge lurches down towards and tries to slap you in the face…

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How to thermal: Zen and the art of circles part 2: Vertical motion

Bob Drury picks up some tips from some of the best paraglider and hang glider pilots in the world about how they thermal, in the final part of Cross Country magazine’s definitive guide to thermalling

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Zen and the art of circles part 1: Finding Thermals

How to Thermal better: Cross Country Magazine’s definitive guide to flying hang gliders and paragliders in thermals by Bob Drury

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Icaristics: A storm rider’s guide to survival

Bruce Goldsmith relates a recent close encounter with a Cu Nim and looks at how best to avoid the dangers of thunderclouds

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Bruce Goldsmith’s Icaristics: Flying in the Lee

Every pilot learns at paragliding school not to fly in the lee side. But we do. Bruce Goldsmith takes us on a cautious glide…

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Icaristics: The Full Frontal

Bruce Goldsmith brings us up to date on paraglider behaviour during full frontals

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Icaristics: The Making of Instability 2

The original film ‘Instability’ was made in 1992 and was the first instructional paragliding film to show paraglider pilots how to cope with collapses and other possible flight incidents. Bruce Goldsmith sets the scene for the sequel

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Icaristics: The death spiral

The spiral dive is one of the most effective rapid descent manoeuvres in emergencies. But they can also kill. Bruce Goldsmith takes a look at what’s going wrong

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Ice and Fire: Paragliding and hang gliding in Iceland

Bruce Goldsmith spends a day paragliding with the Reykjavik flying club

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Icaristics: Bruce Goldsmith on flying hexagonal cloud streets

I first found out about the hexagon theory of cloud formation in 1992. It helped my own understanding of the sky and improved my XC flying significantly. I wrote an Icaristics about it at the time… Bruce Goldsmith explains the Hexagon Theory

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Hang gliding Icaristics: Launching a hang glider

Bruce Goldsmith gives some top advice on safe hang glider take-offs and landings

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Paragliding spins and spirals – understanding the difference

Paragliding and hang gliding expert Bruce Goldsmith explains the difference between a spin and a spiral

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