Thomas de Dorlodot isn’t afraid to push the boundaries. From flying the Red Bull X-Alps to paramotoring K2, he’s your man. Bob Drury and Ed Ewing speak to him.

Benjamin Jordan set up the Above and Beyond project to inspire school children in his native Canada. His mission: to fly west to east across Canada dropping in to schools and summer camps to inspire, educate and raise money for under-privileged children. Along the way he flew above storm clouds, crossed the Rockies, the Georgia [...]

Taken from the Kitchen Productions Ground Handling DVD this top tip will teach you how to collapse your glider safely in strong winds. This method best suited for experienced pilots uses the A’s to collapse the wing while stalling the other side.

What’s the best way of turning your wing over. Taken from the Kitchen Productions Ground Handling DVD this top tip will teach you how to turn your glider over in a controlled manner. You can also use this method, on a soft grass surface to empty your glider of debris.

Franck Simonnet vol bivouacs with the minimum of help, and shows us that paramotor adventure can exist on your own doorstep.

Norway’s Marius Jansen (www.tandemparaglider.com) flew his tandem powered paraglider over the summit of Mont Blanc in June. As reported in issue 9 of Paramotor Magazine, a good forecast for Chamonix, France, saw him make the 20 hour drive south with photographer and tandem passenger Knut Ståle Thomassen. With access to the most obvious start point, [...]

Antoine Mateos and Jérôme Pommier show us how easy it is to make a perfect spot-landing target. Photos by Armel Couette. www.armel-photos.net

Alexandre Mateos and Mathieu Rouanet show us how to make a map holder for navigation tasks Photos by Antoine Mateos.

Our video report of the first international event of the year

Need to get down in a hurry? Bob Drury explains what to do and when to do it