Some of the worlds best cross-country pilots are in the NOVA Pilots Team - along with people like you & me. Together we have collected the 30 most important tips for successful cross-country flying. Tip #4 "Have more than a Plan B" comes with a tangible example: the Hochfelln triangle.

Some of the worlds best cross-country pilots are in the NOVA Pilots Team - along with people like you & me. Together we have collected the 30 most important tips for successful cross-country flying. Tip #3 "Be patient" is an especially good one. For paragliding and in general.

Le pilote français Alexis Richard a récemment décidé de passer de la classe A à l'EN /LTF B. Après un vol d'essai avec l'ION 6, il a atterri avec un tas de photos incroyables, un grand sourire et la déclaration suivante: "Elle est magique!" . À ce stade, c'était le bon moment pour lui de changer de classe.

Some of the worlds best cross-country pilots are in the NOVA Pilots Team - along with people like you & me. Together we have collected the 30 most important tips for successful cross-country flying. Tip #2 "Bombard other pilots with questions!" is even important in more than one way...

First choppy weather conditions, then restrictions on outdoor activities – this spring XC-pilots experienced a lot of spare time for planning their cross country flights while waiting for the flying season to start. Not to mention a healthy dose of anticipation. The patience now payed off though for Ukrainian pilot Bogdan Baziuk (50 yeard old /…

Das eigene Auto blieb zu Hause stehen um die Natur zu schützen. So ging es dreieinhalb Monate per Anhalter durch Skandinavien. Mit einem Budget von 300 Euro pro Person war es nicht immer einfach - aber möglich.

Since my beginnings in paragliding, I always have been fascinated by some pilots of my club telling stories about landing on the summit of Mont Blanc in 2012. I was wondering what kind of experience it would be and if I would be up to the task one day.

Philipp Medicus has been working at NOVA for nearly ten years and in the past five he has been the head of the design and testing team.  This year, he and Luis Depping (NOVA harness designer), decided to make a detour on their way to the Coupe Icare and headed to Mont Blanc. Incidentally, the highest mountain in the Alps at 4808 meters.