Category: Flights
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A great video from my friend “Polish” Tom…
On the very frustrating Saturday a couple of weeks ago that Nick S, Wayne B and I spent at Frocester in very little wind before the weather took a turn for the worse (see pic), Tomasz Janikowski was having a lovely time at Rybury (well, not really at Rybury really as you’ll see)… Tom has […]
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Sieze the moment…
The way this summer is going, I’ve concluded it’s essential to seize the moment whenever possible. After a frustrating few hours at Frocester last Saturday (thermals everywhere, but no wind to push them onto the hill), and with the prospect of another unflyable weekend to come, by 1300 yesterday (Tuesday 15th June) I’d had enough […]
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A humbling task…
Perhaps it was the six hours driving on Thursday evening that contributed to my poor score, but whatever, Friday’s XC task from Milk Hill in the North-South Cup was a rather humbling experience for me, and I hope I’ve learnt a lot from it. The story starts on Thursday evening – Fiona, Angus and I […]
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Video of Tuesday’s flight now online…
After burning the midnight (and 2am) oil I’m proud to present a short film of Tuesday’s 114km flight… Watch it on YouTube here (best in full screen HD if your computer can handle it), or in lower res below. For me, this is what paragliding is all about. I hope you enjoy it. There are […]
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My first ton! (and it’s only taken me 22 years :-)
Well, I’ve finally cracked it, and as the title says, it only took me 22 years to do it! Good things do indeed come to those who wait 🙂 It was definitely on the breezy side at Liddington, and it took me a while before I left the hill on my own in a lovely […]
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Flying the Sigma 8 29
Last Friday a big cardboard box arrived at my office. A quick peak inside confirmed it was what I was hoping it would be – the only Sigma 8 29 in the country! Fantastic, I thought, I’m going to be the first person in the UK to fly one! I cycled the two miles and […]
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First UK sighting of the Sigma 8 in the wild…! [1]
Pembrokeshire Paragliding CFI Nick Bamber is clearly enjoying his new Sigma 8 25 if his comments on his YouTube channel are anything to go by… “This was first flight on the new Advance Sigma 8. Blown away by this glider and chuffed to own it!! Possibly, no probably (but I need to spend some more […]
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It’s not all about chasing kms…
This year has been my best xc year ever flying 368km in 8 flights, not to mention flying another 383km in six tasks in Slovenia back in June, however I had a fantastic days flying at Rhigos in South Wales on Sunday 24th October, and guess what, it didn’t involve going xc! For those of […]
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Finally a decent xc!
Ok, so I managed a short 24km flight from Merthyr on 22nd August, but my last really good flight was on 26th June when I flew from Mere to Bath (see write-up here). The forecasts were looking good for the Sunday after the Mere Bash from as early as Wednesday the week before, and I […]
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“A 21 year dream comes true” video now online!
I’ve spent hours slaving over a hot Mac putting this video together – I hope you enjoy it… It’s also on vimeo here.
Advance paragliders in the West Country 