Articles

  
Holmbury Hill and Leith Hill with Friends
The Trend team visit one of Dan's old haunts, the Surrey Hills.
20 Feb 2010
Back to the Surrey Hills
Finally after too many years away from Leith Hill and Holmbury Hill I've convinced some work colleagues to join me on one of my favourite mountain bike routes in the South East. The weather forecasts leading up to today had not been particularly favourable, but a hard frost overnight and clear skies in the morning looked promising.
20 Feb 2010
Mud and Flying at Bo Peep
Later, the wind began to drop and the tell tail signs of paraglider canopies being laid out on the ground below confirmed this…
06 Feb 2010
Another Dyke Day
I heard a yell from the sky. The only hang glider airborne and a paraglider had what I can simply describe as the closest mid-air I've seen to date…
30 Jan 2010
Typical Day at the Dyke
As the treetops grew ever closer, I conceded to the inevitable and set-up for a bottom landing…
17 Oct 2009
Barbed Wire Isn't Good For Gliders!
Finally I was confident enough to cross the Pylons and after some rough air, arrived at Truleigh Hill for the first time…
16 Oct 2009
Flying the Flatlands
Published in SkyWings October 2009 - This article describes my first year flying with the Suffolk Coastal Floaters Hang Gliding Club. It was initially published in the Southern Hang Gliding Club's Windsock magazine, but after members of the Suffolk Club learned of it I was encouraged to submit it to the BHPA's SkyWings magazine. In October 2009 it was published.
01 Oct 2009
Light Towing!
Lots of people had signed up as it looked to be an interesting day, possibly one of the last good days of the year
27 Sep 2009