THE TRAVELLER’S TALE
Pilots don’t need much excuse to get up and go. The promise of a good forecast will have most of us travelling for hours to catch the conditions, while a bad one will see us fleeing for somewhere sunnier. A classic day in the mountains with a promised high base will draw hundreds of pilots to the honeypots in the Alps, while a record day in the flats will see pilots driving for miles to launch from windy pimples to chase cloud shadows downwind. Whether travelling for a paragliding or hang gliding competition or to a paramotor fly-in, it’s the same things that motivate us all. To fly beautiful sites, to spend time with friends and to make new ones along the way, to see new places and learn new skills, to…
