Norman Surplus has flown half-way around the world to the Philippines from Ireland but is now stuck there waiting for permission to land in Taiwan. Hopefully the CAA will relent and allow this pioneer to complete his circumnavigation.

Lukas from the Czech Republic is leaving Taiwan and would like to sell the following gear:
I have the harness CARPOFLY MYSTIC2 in good shape and rescue skyspare system, newone never used.
glider: Gradient GOLDEN2/ORBIT2 category: DHV 1-2
parameters: http://www.gradient.cx/en-old_gliders-golden2-13
1 year old, flying time about 30hours, no tear, no rip, like new, viz foto.
Lukas can be reached [...]

ew to paragliding, though an old hand in Taiwan is Jez Tombs. Jez just got back from New Zealand with a fresh novice license and shiny new glider, so look out for him on the hill. I took him down to Saichia last week for an introductory flight and am glad to say he not [...]

The foot of the mountains of Dakeng is a new development area, number 11. It’s currently in that strange limbo phase where there are roads and street furniture, but almost no buildings. The way it works is this; Someone in the city government plans to develop a new area. It doesn’t matter if there is [...]

Interesting post about this Japanese WWII airbase in Ilan, used at the end of the war for kamikaze missions against Allied naval targets. Worth a read.
While the north airfield was reserved almost exclusively for aircraft parking, the south airfield was used extensively during the war as a launch point for Kamikaze pilots attacking allied fleets [...]

Most of those who paraglide here will at some point get to see soaring birds in the sky, and even share a thermal with one of them. Taiwan is home to some indigenous raptors and also a migration route for sun-followers. Most of the paraglider pilots here are known to us by name, or from [...]

inally a cross-country flight to Liukuei. A couple of weeks ago I made it to Tajin but for me, the season hasn’t started until I drank a beer in Liukuei.
It’s also the first time in a long time since I flew to Liukuei on a blue day, not always the easiest of tasks. There were [...]

Yes, the season to be jolly, and preferably cold. With the winter failing to arrive (again) we decided to trek up the hills to find some cool air, since the prospects for soaring that high were basically zero. The old resort of Ching Jing Farm has lately become an alpine replica with scores of European-styled [...]