It’s April … Red Bull X-Alps pilot Jon Chambers explains how to prepare for those first flights of the season in the Alps
Read moreThe route for the Red Bull X-Alps 2017 was announced at the end of March, and it is longer and more complicated than ever before. Straight-line it is 1,138km, via […]
Read more“Flying on the tandem, my daughter commented on how much nicer it was flying ‘without the thing that goes beep’”. Jon Chambers finds himself flying without a vario and discovers […]
Read more“Over the years, the event has become much more professional and I believe this is a great thing – but don’t let this detract from the fact that you should […]
Read more“You will be rewarded with better climbs and once you are above the peaks you’ll move faster and open up a different world. Things you’ve flown around before, you’ll now […]
Read more“If you are never getting it wrong then probably you’re not improving as much as you could be. Set yourself some tough challenges.” Jon Chambers persuades us to toughen our […]
Read more“On good spring days the thermals can start surprisingly early. The air mass is cold and the trigger temperature is reached sooner. This is very different from summer flying. Make […]
Read moreJon Chambers has been flying for over 20 years and has competed in the Red Bull X-Alps twice. He lives in Geneva and flies in the Alps where he enjoys […]
Read moreThere is nothing particularly special about most of the official launches in the Alps (writes Jon Chambers). In fact, the one unifying criteria they all fulfil is the fact that […]
Read moreRegular columnist Jon Chambers, who lives and flies in the Alps, takes us through the ideal alpine season in Cross Country 157. It is winter in the Alps – the […]
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