Nylon Wing
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Nylon Wing is a paragliding adventures of an ex-skydiver. For more than 15 years I regularly jumped from aeroplanes. I was involved in competition overseas and eventually instructed first timers to make that life-changing leap. Paragliding was always on my mind and was the obvious choice as a way of enjoying un-powered flight in the mountainous environment near my home.
Nylon Wing
3y ago
Back in October 2020 I was unashamedly badgering Jocky Sanderson to register on next year’s X-Lakes Hike and Fly race. I was only months away from finishing the previous race in August and still buzzing from the whole experience. After a few weeks of no response I eventually received an ..read more
Nylon Wing
3y ago
X-Scotia 2021 After more than 13 years absent, the X-Scotia Hike and Fly race was resurrected as an informal get together of like minded Paraglider pilots in the Highlands of Scotland. Little did the organisers know that these events are exploding in popularity and, much to my delight and surprise ..read more
Nylon Wing
3y ago
The weather in April has been unusually good for paragliding this year, so I took the opportunity to make the most of it and take a day off for Hike and Fly training. Starting with Ben Dorain, this mountain is an iconic landmark for anyone driving north of Tyndrum and ..read more
Nylon Wing
3y ago
The HiLo Vario A couple of years ago, on a particularly thermic flight near my home in Central Scotland, I was flying with two vario’s. I had a standard vario mounted on my harness and another one running as an app on an old smart phone in my pocket. As I went up and down ..read more
Nylon Wing
5y ago
Search for the core of the thermal. I’d find it, then lose it! It’s like a game of Snakes and Ladders. J
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