XC guiding in Ethiopia, we had to cross the Nile by car or paraglider.  My new green baby had the glide for the classy way over.

My friend Niki Yotov has been exploring, flying, and guiding in Kenya and Ethiopia for the last 8 winters.  A true pioneer of the region, he’s discovered most of the known takeoffs and mapped the local convergence lines and XC routes.  This year I’m joining him, and you are welcome, too.  In Kenya or Ethiopia, let’s go back to Niki’s finest selection of flying sites, and keep exploring for more.

Kenya – 13-24 Jan 2020
Ethiopia – 3-14 Feb 2020

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This last week the intense flying has been keeping me away from my computer, but here is a glimpse of a cool training flight I did for the Bulgarian-Polish Championships (happening now) and World Cup (starting this coming Sunday) in Sopot.  Not that we can go this far in the comps, but still, what a blast it is extending the possible another step further.  Challenging conditions with strong north wind falling off the big mountain, significant shadows and rain showers in the flats, and even an airport to take care of – but I did it – beating my Bulgarian record from same time last year.

Tracklog: http://forum.skynomad.net/leonardo/flight/27055

Visualisation: http://doarama.com/view/2402834

After two tasks, I’m leading the Bulgarian-Polish Open.  Home feels goood.