564,3 km: Donizete Lemos tells the story of longest paraglider flight
On October 13, 2016, three Brazilian pilots amazed the flying world (again) by smashing the paragliding world distance record with a 564,3 km flight in the northeast of their country: 50 km more than the previous record achieved in...
TIPS: How your Rescue Parachute can be of True Help
The emergency parachute or reserve is a fundamental part of our flying equipment, it's a "second chance" when things get weird up there, and that's why we should pay special attention to both its correct maintenance and use.
The parachute...
UP Trango XC3 paraglider review
The high-performance cross-country flagship from UP comes renewed and vibrant in its 3rd generation: The heir of what once was the Serial class (EN D) model in the Ultralite Products range, took nearly two years of work and many...
Marcella Uchoa, 411 km: “There is no greater connection to nature than flying the...
Interview to Brazilian pilot Marcella Uchoa, who beat 3 paragliding world records of distance on a 411 km flight in the north-east of his country, last October. Made by the FAI team, in this interview Marcella reveals details of his preparation and the difficulties and rewards of flying long distances.
Paragliding from Aconcagua, 7000m: “Our objective was to have fun in the descent!”
On the 15th of February 2019, two paragliders were soaring above the Horcones Valley that leads to Aconcagua. The Czech Gabriel Mazur and his French buddy Jean-Baptiste Chandesris completed the ascent of the highest summit of Americas and paraglided down from it. This expedition for them was a preparation for higher objectives in the Himalayas.
I was lucky to meet with Gabriel in Mendoza, Argentina, where he told me about his flight from one of the seven summits
Video: Accidental deployment, by BruceTube
Former World Champion and designer Bruce Goldsmith runs his own paraglider brand, "Bruce Goldsmith Design" or BGD, and also shares paragliding tips on his video channel "Brucetube", oriented to help pilots fly better and safer. In the fifth episode...
Awesome Monumental Acro at FIA El Yelmo in Spain!
The fifth edition of this unique acrobatic show enjoyed unbeatable conditions for flying yesterday, Friday June 3rd, at the medieval castle of Segura de la Sierra, in Jaen (Andalusia). More than 15 top pilots took advantage of them to...
Aaron Durogati, PWC champion 2016: “I want to win the PWC once more!”
The Italian athlete and Gin Gliders test pilot took the 2016 title of the top paragliding competition circuit in Governador Valadares, Brazil, at the end of January 2017, where he became the first competitor to ever win the PWC...
Open your mind – If it is flyable, then FLY!
As I approached launch in the car the clouds increased and the sky became dark and 100% cloud cover spread a vast shadow on the ground. It was cold, very cold and deep snow lay under foot on the walk...
Learn Paragliding accuracy with the Spanish Team at the European FAI 1 comp in...
In this video you will see the different phases and techniques used by the best pilots in the world to land in an inch.