HGFA Skysailor Magazine

16 SKY SAILOR March | April 2018 I’d been flying a full half hour already but could still hear my heart pounding louder than the vario. ‘So, this is cross-country flying!’, I told myself. It was my very first XC flight and the flying conditions must have been pretty easy because I really didn’t have any idea what I was doing. I knew left from right, but that was about it. by Toby Colombé ACTIVE PILOTING: How To Stay Safe In Turbulent Air Photo: Kieran Campbell / kierancampbell.co.uk