Equipment

Measuring cloth porosity

Design Insight: A better way to measure porosity

“We should be measuring flow, not time.” Bastienne Wentzel explains why
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Protecting your head

If you want to get ahead get a hat – and make it an EN966 rated one. Bastienne Wentzel looks at the certification of helmets
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Supair Delight 4 Sport pod harness

First Look: Supair Delight 4

We fly the new Supair Delight 4 paraglider harness – which comes in two designs, Standard and Sport. Or with fairing and without.
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Icaro 2000 Nerv helmet

EN966 standard for hang gliding and paragliding helmets

Head injuries are caused by the sudden stop when our head hits a hard surface. But there is a way to prevent head injury – use a proper helmet
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Polini Thor 190: light and powerful

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Tuesday Tip: Wing loading and ballast

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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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Airways Airsports offer UK pilots discounts for flying

Airways Airsports are offering discounts in their online shop, for hang glider or paraglider flights entered in the UK XC league
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Flystyle Hot 5 heated gloves for pilots

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Ozone Layer flight suit

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