Articles

Wet Feet and a Christened Glider
Almost 3 months without flying and my frustrations with regard to not flying my new U2 160 were to be addressed today!
05 Dec 2014
Almost 3 months without flying and my frustrations with regard to not flying my new U2 160 were to be addressed today!
05 Dec 2014

Windy Firle
I arrived at Firle and as soon as I opened the car door, it was evident that the conditions had exceeded top end…
21 Sep 2014
I arrived at Firle and as soon as I opened the car door, it was evident that the conditions had exceeded top end…
21 Sep 2014

A Perfect Day at Bo Peep
I'd been very apprehensive about flying with my new harness and after studying many YouTube videos, exploring techniques others were using to climb up onto the uprights for landings - I was convinced of the need to change my own technique..
13 Sep 2014
I'd been very apprehensive about flying with my new harness and after studying many YouTube videos, exploring techniques others were using to climb up onto the uprights for landings - I was convinced of the need to change my own technique..
13 Sep 2014

The Wills Wing U2 and Phippsy!
After months of waiting, it was time to collect my new Wills Wing U2. The collection point was Sennen Cove in Cornwall where'd I'd planned to meet Graham Phipps of Cloud9 Hang Gliding, Paragliding and Paramotoring…
23 Aug 2014
After months of waiting, it was time to collect my new Wills Wing U2. The collection point was Sennen Cove in Cornwall where'd I'd planned to meet Graham Phipps of Cloud9 Hang Gliding, Paragliding and Paramotoring…
23 Aug 2014

The Bottom Landing Field is the Place to Be!
I must admit, my confidence in flying has been a little dented since my crash. For this reason, I had decided to revert to my old familiar harness…
14 Jun 2014
I must admit, my confidence in flying has been a little dented since my crash. For this reason, I had decided to revert to my old familiar harness…
14 Jun 2014

Return to Flight
Over two months since my crash and my glider is finally repaired with thanks to both John Barratt from South Downs Hang Gliding, and Steve Elkins from Avian…
08 Jun 2014
Over two months since my crash and my glider is finally repaired with thanks to both John Barratt from South Downs Hang Gliding, and Steve Elkins from Avian…
08 Jun 2014

Still Grounded - But Not for Much Longer!
Almost two months on and I'm still grounded. Due to the economic downturn in the European Union, the strength of the Australian Dollar compared to the UK pound is making AirBorne spare parts prohibitively expensive and in turn, problematic repairing my AirBorne Sting 3...
17 May 2014
Almost two months on and I'm still grounded. Due to the economic downturn in the European Union, the strength of the Australian Dollar compared to the UK pound is making AirBorne spare parts prohibitively expensive and in turn, problematic repairing my AirBorne Sting 3...
17 May 2014

