Category: Videos
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Twice the fun…!
Since I passed my tandem rating back in November last year I’ve done a few flights, but over the last few days I’ve certainly had my fill! On Saturday 18th May I had a lot of fun doing seven flights for a family who were the highest bidders in a fundraising auction for Combe Down…
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Flyskyhy – possibly the best paragliding app in the world…
I’ve been using my trusty Garmin GPSmap 76C with Simon Headford’s airspace maps (and Ben Friedland’s heights layer) for years now, however whilst it works ok I’ve always found the screen way too small and have thought for some time that there must be a better solution, especially since I now carry a portable computer,…
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Fifteen years ago…
I recently edited some old video footage from the 1998 Paramania Fly-In which was held over the May Bank Holiday weekend… There’s not a huge amount of flying in it as our kids were 11 months old and just under 3 at the time so it’s a bit kiddy-centric, but it brought back some very…
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Desperate measures called for…!
After missing out on “Big Saturday” (6th April) when 4,218kms were flown, due to being on holiday down in Cornwall, and with the following weekend looking very poor for XC-Scotia attempt three, and with me unable to do attempt 4 on 20/21 April should it be on, I randomly checked the forecast for Chamonix for…
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Something to cheer you up on a dank Monday afternoon… :-)
So you think coastal flying is boring and not a worthy activity for hard core xc hounds? Well think again – watch Colin Blagdon’s excellent video of a wonderful flight he made back in July with a couple of friends, and start dreaming (or should that be drooling)! Nice one Colin! PS. Next time don’t…
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Cross Country Mag talk to Chrigel about the Impress 3
At the recent Coupe Icare 2011 Cross Country Mag caught up with Chrigel Maurer who demonstrated some of the features of the new lightweight Impress 3 harness.
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Classic coastal cruising…
At this time of year with the thermal strength dropping off coastal flying becomes a more attractive prospect, and with Saturday’s RASP looking a little uninspiring, Mike Humphries and I headed down to the tiny West Dorset village of Eype hoping to enjoy some mellow coastal flying. Neither Mike nor I had ever flown this…
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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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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…
Advance paragliders in the West Country 