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 /…

Bojan Gaberšek is a member of the Slovenian paragliding national team, world record holder – and he sent us a compliment on our DOUBLESKIN.

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.

Following the success of the S/M size Compression Bag, which we launched alongside the IBEX 3, we are now offering the bag in a larger size: M/L in colour black.

Cross-country ace Bernhard Peßl (27) has been catapulted to the top of the XContest with his flights in Quixadá on his MENTOR 4 and ION 4 RC (Release Candidate). Contrary to his expectations and what alpine pilots generally imagine, "Quixadá is turbulent, complicated and anything but simple to fly" said the Austrian.