Nov 2009
What's in December 2009
09/11/09 15:06
The December edition is now out for distribution (Tuesday 8th December).
Regular columns
Attitude
How do we get a handle on this safety thing?
News
Trouble at t' Worthing Birdman, Avian scrappage scheme, Morillas gets to 7800m!
New products
Lots of little bits, plus an electric "low save" power pack for the Atos
Safety matters
Parachute packing warning
Dead centre
Austrian Paragliding Accuracy World Cup and World Cup round-up
Hang points
Hang gliding competition scoring systems
Comp lines
XC League results. Nearly 50,000km - the best year ever!
Caption Comp
Die laughing. Or send us a better picture!
Airmail
My new girlfriend is up to no good
Tests and reviews
UP Kantega XC
Impressive, lightly-loaded EN B wing
DVD review: Adrenaline & Turbulence
Young pretenders hack the acro scene
DVD review: Birdman of the Karakorum
A real skygod returns to earth
Features
my brilliant idea
France by bike (easy), summit on foot (tough), fly down (sublime!)
seven steps to heaven
Marmolada: the original stairway to heaven?
let nothing stop you
the world of women pilots: not harder, just different!
Deadlines
News items and event/competition reports for the January 2009 issue must be submitted to the Skywings office by Friday November 27th. Letters for the December Airmail page should arrive no later than Friday November 13th. December advertising deadlines: bookings by Wednesday November 11th, copy and classified ads by Monday November 16th.
What’s in November 2009
The November edition went into distribution on Friday 6th November.
Regular columns
News
Walter Holzmuller leads migration, paramotorist warned by cops
New products
New gliders from Nova and Airwave, Go-Pro Hero goes HD, and more
Safety matters
Chest-strap settings, tow releases, weak-link set-ups
Dead centre
Pre-Europeans/World Cup and Dutch Grand Prix
Hang points
Neville Almond on the Purbeck Run, and a BOS virgin writes…
Comp lines
British Championship overview, and BPCup final rounds
Propellerhead
The new British Paramotor League, plus some ace pictures
Caption Comp
Die laughing. Or send us a better picture!
Airmail
Reflections on spiral dives, and the usual argy-bargy
Tests and reviews
Airwave Cobra
Fast, well-finished and innovative EN C wing
Features
The Purbeck coastal run
all things are possible to the brave
St Hilaire report
the fun of the fair!
Inside the X-Alps
the world's toughest flying event
200km and a ten-minute retrieve
circumnavigating Manchester and Liverpool
The speed of lite
trading up to a cutting-edge hang glider
Return to the fold
there are some old, bold pilots!
December edition deadlines
News items and event/competition reports for the January 2009 issue must be submitted to the Skywings office by Friday November 27th. Letters for the December Airmail page should arrive no later than Friday November 13th. December advertising deadlines: bookings by Wednesday November 11th, copy and classified ads by Monday November 16th.
Regular columns
Attitude
How do we get a handle on this safety thing?
News
Trouble at t' Worthing Birdman, Avian scrappage scheme, Morillas gets to 7800m!
New products
Lots of little bits, plus an electric "low save" power pack for the Atos
Safety matters
Parachute packing warning
Dead centre
Austrian Paragliding Accuracy World Cup and World Cup round-up
Hang points
Hang gliding competition scoring systems
Comp lines
XC League results. Nearly 50,000km - the best year ever!
Caption Comp
Die laughing. Or send us a better picture!
Airmail
My new girlfriend is up to no good
Tests and reviews
UP Kantega XC
Impressive, lightly-loaded EN B wing
DVD review: Adrenaline & Turbulence
Young pretenders hack the acro scene
DVD review: Birdman of the Karakorum
A real skygod returns to earth
Features
my brilliant idea
France by bike (easy), summit on foot (tough), fly down (sublime!)
seven steps to heaven
Marmolada: the original stairway to heaven?
let nothing stop you
the world of women pilots: not harder, just different!
Deadlines
News items and event/competition reports for the January 2009 issue must be submitted to the Skywings office by Friday November 27th. Letters for the December Airmail page should arrive no later than Friday November 13th. December advertising deadlines: bookings by Wednesday November 11th, copy and classified ads by Monday November 16th.
What’s in November 2009
The November edition went into distribution on Friday 6th November.
Regular columns
News
Walter Holzmuller leads migration, paramotorist warned by cops
New products
New gliders from Nova and Airwave, Go-Pro Hero goes HD, and more
Safety matters
Chest-strap settings, tow releases, weak-link set-ups
Dead centre
Pre-Europeans/World Cup and Dutch Grand Prix
Hang points
Neville Almond on the Purbeck Run, and a BOS virgin writes…
Comp lines
British Championship overview, and BPCup final rounds
Propellerhead
The new British Paramotor League, plus some ace pictures
Caption Comp
Die laughing. Or send us a better picture!
Airmail
Reflections on spiral dives, and the usual argy-bargy
Tests and reviews
Airwave Cobra
Fast, well-finished and innovative EN C wing
Features
The Purbeck coastal run
all things are possible to the brave
St Hilaire report
the fun of the fair!
Inside the X-Alps
the world's toughest flying event
200km and a ten-minute retrieve
circumnavigating Manchester and Liverpool
The speed of lite
trading up to a cutting-edge hang glider
Return to the fold
there are some old, bold pilots!
December edition deadlines
News items and event/competition reports for the January 2009 issue must be submitted to the Skywings office by Friday November 27th. Letters for the December Airmail page should arrive no later than Friday November 13th. December advertising deadlines: bookings by Wednesday November 11th, copy and classified ads by Monday November 16th.