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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9hfq_4gvS8 Marcus King reviews the Oudie 3 straight out of the box. Aimed at paraglider pilots who want an easy life, the Oudie 3 comes supplied with airspace maps and terrain maps of large chunks of the world already pre-installed. http://www.xcmag.com/2014/05/review-oudie-3-flight-instrument/ Discuss "Oudie 3 video review" at the Oz Report forum   link»...

Marcus King reviews the Oudie 3 straight out of the box. Aimed at paraglider pilots who want an easy life, the Oudie 3 comes supplied with airspace maps and terrain maps of large chunks of the world already pre-installed. The Oudie 3 is also reviewed in depth in the latest issue of Cross Country magazine […]...

  Seiko Fukuoka has continued her record-breaking season by claiming four more records in the first few days of May. On 1 May she flew a 150km triangle and claimed both the General and the Women’s world record for speed over a 150km triangle, flying at an average speed of 32.68km/h. Then on 3 May […]...

Hugh Miller reviews the new GIN Carrera in Cross Country issue 153 (May / June 2014) – and goes weak at the knees. Is she an EN B or an EN C? Is it late nights and shots all the way, or Ikea catalogues and cups of Earl Grey tea? Hugh writes: The Carrera is […]...

Paragliding coach Pat Dower is usually found on a racing blade, carving out long XCs and pushing at the edge of performance. So we asked him to jump on Nova’s latest all-round EN B, the Nova Ion 3. Aimed at ‘everyman’, from new pilots to those who want to fly XC with maximum passive security, […]...

  “Thermal flying was difficult but the soaring was amazing, although taking off and landing in such strong wind proved to be very technical,” explains Tom de Dorlodot about flying the islands of French Polynesia. He, Horacio Llorens and a film and photography crew spent several months flying and sailing through the region, hiking up […]...

  “Competitions are great for learning fast and seeing what is possible on any given day,” says Jonny Durand, multiple Australian hang gliding champion and winner of numerous comps around the world. “You get to fly with lots of pilots and learn from watching others.” The old adage that you’ll learn more in a week […]...

  Armin Harich set a new German flatland record in April at 302.9km and is the subject of our My Line spread in the latest issue of Cross Country. My Line is exactly that – it’s an insight into how pilots fly, what little tricks they know, what insights they’ve won over their years flying. Armin, […]...

  Bruce Goldsmith has been writing for Cross Country magazine for over 20 years. A former World Champion and multiple national champion, he has experience in flying and designing hang gliders and paragliders stretching right back to the start of the sport. Each issue he takes a topic and discusses it, examining how it can […]...

  You want to go flying but your significant other wants a ‘normal’ holiday this year – like the beach. What to do? Meteorologist and Red Bull X-Alps pilot Honza Rejmanek has the answer. Pick an island where there is also good flying! In his latest Meteorology column he explains exactly how to do that. Perhaps […]...

  Luc Armant set a new French record on 3 May flying 369.83km from a small site north of Paris. He took advantage of strong north east wind to fly to the Atlantic coast, landing after almost 10 hours in the air to the north of La Rochelle. He was one of half a dozen […]...

  The latest version of the GAP scoring formula for hang gliding and paragliding competition has been released. GAP 2014 includes updates and significant changes for paragliding, with a few changes applicable to hang gliding too. The majority of those changes originate from the Paragliding World Cup Association (PWCA). The report says that 2014 will […]...

  CIVL have published the minutes from their annual meeting. The CIVL plenary was held in Bali in February and discussed the rules surrounding competition paragliding and hang gliding. Twenty-two nations were represented, with five voting by proxy. Subjects under discussion included the adoption of new helmets for competition, and the introduction of CCC class […]...

  Two brothers won the Bornes to Fly hike and fly race held in Annecy, France over the long weekend of 1-4 May. Gaspard and Basile Petiot crossed the line together at 8.40pm on the Saturday having taken off an hour earlier from the last turn point. They used convergence in the valley to help […]...

  The latest issue of Cross Country magazine features a stunning shot from the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Shot by Jerome Maupoint he spent 12 days on the island last year, waiting to seize the moment between rain showers, blown-out days and sparkling sunshine.   The result is a photo feature we called Wild […]...

  It’s comp season in the north and that means pointing your toes and banging it hard on the bar, right? Well, maybe not. We round up 10 of the best competitions and events around the world that combine a healthy does of competition with a large slice of fun while mixing it up with […]...

  For Cross Country 153 we wanted to write the definitive guide for pilots new to the competition game. And if there is one piece of advice that all our experts came back with – and we asked National Champions, European Champions, World Champions and the hotshot on the hill – it was this: “Before you start […]...

  When Andy Pag met up with Cross Country in March he was still wearing his duvet jacket from Pokhara to ward off the chill of an early spring wind in England. The dust on it stood out against the clean blacks and greys of the city folk milling around. Sitting down over hot coffee […]...

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