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Devil's Dyke
On arrival all of the paragliders were grounded and the wind was perfect. I whipped the glider off the car, carried it to the paddock and rigged it…
29 Apr 2006
Devil's Dyke
A new year and lots of motivation to get some hours up; I haven't clocked up nearly as much as I should have for the number of years that I've been flying…
04 Feb 2006
Devil's Dyke
I flared too early and ended up going up much higher than I intended…
17 Sep 2005
Bo Peep
This was to be my first flight in a very long-time, in fact it was the first for 2005…
26 Jun 2005
Ben Nevis
An account of our Ben Nevis Ascent, Britain's highest mountain with Gideon Reade and Clare Thurgar.
30 Mar 2005
Bo Peep
I arrived at Bo Peep but the wind wasn't as strong as I'd expected so staying up looked like a challenge…
08 Oct 2004
A Trip to the Bottom
With the wind blowing from a westerly direction the lift was concentrated on the pub hill only. After rigging and checking over my Target hang glider, I made my way to launch…
13 Jun 2004
Gusty!
I have to admit, it wasn’t particularly great fun as I was jostled and bounced around the sky…
22 Dec 2001