Tag: Advance Sigma 9
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Oh, St-André…
… I miss you…! It’s only taken me about four months to finish editing a couple of short videos of my eight or nine days in St-André-les-Alps for the British Open back in August, but doing so brought back such great memories – the start gaggles, the booming climbs, the low saves, the scratching low over trees and…
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Last Hurrah?
The previous couple of days had seen me frustrated at work – Thursday and Friday had been good flying days – and come Saturday (25th September) I was keen not to miss out on another good day, especially as I hadn’t been out since returning from Saint-André-Les-Alps almost four weeks earlier. RASP was forecasting light…
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As SIV as houses…
Some months ago I booked up on a SIV / pilotage course with Flyeo in Annecy, and as the time neared I have to admit I was feeling just a tad nervous, after all, I’d been finding excuses not to do one for the best part of fifteen years! (I don’t think I even knew about…
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Happy Winter Solstice!
I know we’re currently in the depths of winter and the first spring thermals seem but a distant dream, but we’ve now passed the low point and things are only going to get better! And just in case you need some more cheering up, here’s a short video of a wonderful flight I had with…
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Sigma 9 review after 30 hours
I’ve now had about 30 hours on my Sigma 9 29 (all up 112kg + 5kg ballast for the comp) in a mix of boisterous mountain air (Grindelwald and Gemona mountains), smooth air (Gemona flatlands), and weak thermals (above Interlaken) so feel I’m ready to post my thoughts. I think the main thing I’ve come…
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A weekend in Advanceland!
Last weekend I headed out to Advance’s HQ in Thun for the XC Serial Team Meeting where all the team pilots got to meet each other and the guys at Advance, and most importantly, to pick up our new Sigma 9s. After we’d done the formalities we headed out to Grindelwald and took the gondola…
Advance paragliders in the West Country 