21 in goal after 4 days of PG Worlds 2023 in France

The first 2 days of the Paragliding World Championships in France brought us two very complicated tasks. Chamoux-sur-Gelon is located in the Isere River valley between Albertville and Grenoble. The mountain ridges surrounding the river are not high, about 700-1500 metres, but narrow and not very long, creating v-shape gaps between them that have a tendency to become real traps once you are unable to gain sufficient height above the ridge. These ridges are also repeating like ribs of the ancient mammal finding his peace by the river bed.

70 years since Jacqueline Cochran became first woman to break sound barrier on 18 May 1953

Jacqueline Cochran was already a highly decorated pilot with numerous speed records to her name when she slid into the cockpit on 18 May 1953 ready for another record attempt.

The aircraft was a Canadian-built F-86 Sabre Mk, loaned to Cochran by the Canadian Air Force. Her goal was a speed record, over a distance of 100km above Rogers Dry Lake, California, USA.

In her autobiography, published in 1987* the famous American pilot recalled her challenge: