The weather looks poor leading up to Christmas. I'll be available to teach from 27th Dec to 31st Jan. Thereafter, you can book in from 2nd Jan 2013 onwards. It's a great time to get out and shed those festive excesses. Have a great Christmas everyone!
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Sunday 11 November 2012
Tuesday 6 November 2012
Sunday 4 November 2012
Saturday 3 November 2012
Today and Sunday
Today after dodging rain and snow showers we had a good day one. There's plenty of space tomorrow for flyers....get booked in.
Wednesday 31 October 2012
Back from India and the Himalayas
If you're wanting to get out training, please get yourself booked-in online.
Saturday 6 October 2012
Thursday 4 October 2012
This weekend might be OK ;-)
There are a couple of places left on Saturday for first day students and for flyers on Sunday.
Monday 1 October 2012
Thursday 27 September 2012
Sunday 23 September 2012
Friday 21 September 2012
Sunday 19 August 2012
PYRENEES HIKE & FLY
On Wednesday 22nd August, Dean Crosby and Steve Nash will set off on a hike and fly adventure across the Pyrenees. We will start from Hendaye in France and will either travel on foot or underneath their paragliders to Cadaques on Spain’s Mediterranean coast; totally unsupported, bivving out along the way. Although we are not following any set route, it will be very similar to the well-known GR11 route that traverses this range of mountains. We will be driven only by the weather in an attempt to maximise the flying opportunities.
We will both be bloging at http://www.activeedge.co.uk/
We will also be tweeting on the following:
twitter - @Steve_Gnasher
twitter – @MrEdge
Friday 10 August 2012
First flight
We've had some good training the past 3 days. The above picture is of a day one student taking his first flight.
Best regards Dean
Monday 6 August 2012
Weather looking better from Wednesday 8th
The weather looks promising from Wednesday onwards. Flyers make sure you book-in Wednesday and Friday. There's a Day One group on Thursday which is already full, but do book-in as a cancellation on the day is possible.
Sunday 5 August 2012
Whernside with Ingleborough in the distance.
Picture is of Steve Nash on the Ibex 2 15m yesterday morning before the Cu Nims arrived.
Best regards Dean
Thursday 26 July 2012
Thursday 19 July 2012
Just for a Change....
Might be some reasonable weather next week (from Tuesday onwards). Make sure you get booked-in!
Yesterday on Park Fell
Well done to Robin Talbdt for passing his CP. It was great flying the whole ridge with recently qualified CP Gerald.
Best regards Dean
Saturday 7 July 2012
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Day one first flight
Surrounded by large showers we had a good day with 4 day one students completing their first flights.
Best regards Dean
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Monday 11 June 2012
I'm planning a First Day for this Wednesday.
I have spaces for a first day this Wednesday 13th June. Let me know if you can attend.
Sunday 10 June 2012
We had a productive day and managed to stay dry
I've put an extra first day for this Wenesday. If you have another booking you will have to cancel it then book in for this Wenesday 13th June. if I get enough takers it will go ahead, don't forget to check the Daily Briefing at 0815.
Regards Dean
www.activeedge.co.uk
Monday 28 May 2012
Tuesday 22 May 2012
Monday 14 May 2012
Amazing Flights on the Nova Mentor 2 & Ion 2
| 257km FAI triangle with Mentor2, 223km FAI triangle with Ion2 (14.05.2012) |
 Das 257km FAI Dreieck von Johann Tockner
Several Nova-pilots made the most of the great weather on Thursday and Friday last week and to complete some huge flights.
Johann Tockner flew a 257km FAI triangle with his Mentor 2, and beat the existing record for EN-B gliders (Robert Muggli, Mentor 2) by 17 kilometres.
Mario Mayer (222km FAI) exceeds the 200km FAI mark as well quite easily. This year only Mentor2 pilots were able to fly FAI triangles with more than 200km in the standard-class. (EN-A and EN-B)
Together with Mauro Pianaro (213km, Factor2) and Raul Moras (243km, Triton) there were seven pilots who flew more than 200km FAI-triangles on Thursday.
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Sunday 8 April 2012
Thursday 29 March 2012
Lots of flyable days in the Dales, too many to mention
This is what the new Ion 2 is capable of.......
| Ion 2 Hundred Challenge (26.03.2012) |
Michi Müller on a XC flight last season.
Saturday was the first good XC day this year. In Switzerland and France many pilots flew beyond the 100 kilometer mark.
Michi might be very pleased, that he left all the high end competition gliders clearly behind him.
He might however be a little bit annoyed, that he missed the 200km FAI triangle by just a little bit more than 13 kilometres. Thereby he also missed the 2000 Euro prize money of the Ion 2 Hundred Challenge.
But we are quite sure that it won't take long, until he adds those 13 kilometres.
Until then we'd like to congratulate to this flight, which shows impressively, what is possible with the Ion2.
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Thursday 22 March 2012
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Monday 19 March 2012
Wednesday 14 March 2012
Thursday 1 March 2012
Tuesday 28 February 2012
One Stop Weather Page
Great new weather site for flying in the North.
http://www.sureinsulation.co.uk/DHPC/windrose/index.htm
http://www.sureinsulation.co.uk/DHPC/windrose/index.htm
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Late afternoon on a new Dales site, Kilnsey
At the end of the day the wind dropped, allowing me to try a new Dales Club site. Kilnsey is a small low site suitable for experienced pilots. The pic. is looking back at the ridge with Windbank in the background.
Regards Dean
www.activeedge.co.uk
tel: 07793 678133
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Monday 6 February 2012
Thursday 2 February 2012
Wednesday 1 February 2012
Sunday 29 January 2012
Saturday 28 January 2012
Dales Club Night Thursday 2nd Feb.
Club Night - History of the DHPC 2nd Feb
Noel is giving a talk on the History of the Dales Club at the Dyneley Arms on next Thursday, 2nd February. This will be a really entertaining evening as Noel has a history in Hang Gliding and Paragliding pretty well going back to the beginning of the sport. Prominent member of the Club more or less from the start, Chairman of the Club for many years, Chairman of the BHPA for 3 years, father of Rob, the World Champion Hang Glider pilot and subsequently World Champion Paraglider pilot. Noel knows a lot and it will be a great evening. Don't miss it!!! 8pm at the Dyneley Arms near Otley.
All Active Edge students can come along.
Thursday 19 January 2012
Dolomites 2011 FULLHD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkoE0kgAGpM
Nice film showing the beauty of Paragliding in an exceptional environment.
Nice film showing the beauty of Paragliding in an exceptional environment.
Wednesday 18 January 2012
New NOVA ION 2
We are glad to introduce our new EN-B low-level glider, the Ion 2. From a technical perspective, the wing is the "little brother" of our Mentor 2. The Ion 2s strengths are similar: Easily usable performance with a high level of safety and with a nice handling behaviour.
The Mentor 2 once and for all showed the performance potential within the High-Level EN-B class. We developed the Ion 2 to reach the same in the Low-Level EN-B class!
Compared to Ion 1 the Ion 2 offers a completely new performance level. We could also improve the handling characteristics: The very stable wing offers a handling behaviour, which has nothing in common with a sluggish "low-level" flying feeling.
For further description, please have a look here.
All flight tests (from XXS to L) have been passed, as well as the load tests. The official certification will be available in the following days.
Monday 16 January 2012
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Saturday 14th January
I'm available to teach Day 2 onwards. Let me know by email if you can attend.
Regards Dean
www.activeedge.co.uk
tel: 07793 678133
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