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2867398Final Glidehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/final-glide-9780993346736/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2228038/0421af20-5395-4ce5-95af-f8fddff054e8.jpg?v=6383836852683000005151MXNCross Country InternationalInStock/Ebooks/<p>Ever since Icarus and Daedalus flew across the sea with wings made of feathers and wax people have imagined flying like the birds.</p> <p>Some people do glider pilots, hang glider pilots, paraglider pilots, wingsuit pilots all these and many others pursue the dream of human flight.</p> <p>But what does it take to really fly far? To fly further than any human has before, powered only by the sun, wind, thermals and your own skill?</p> <p>In this collection of four true real-life short stories, an elite band of hang glider and paraglider pilots reveal what it takes to set a world record in hang gliding and paragliding distance flying. </p> <p>They include:</p> <p>1. Dragon Slaying, with Nevil Hulett<br> South African pilot Nevil Hulett goes big-game hunting in the South African outback and comes back with a 500km record. "I could have died up there," he said.</p> <p>2. Final Glide, with Jonny Durand and Dustin Martin<br> Possibly one of the greatest sporting battles of all time and all played out in the hot, dry, high skies of Deep South Texas. Jonny and Dustin go head-to-head over 11 hours and 760km.</p> <p>3. Heroes of the Brazilian Heartland, with Frank Brown, Donizete Lemos, Marcelo Prieto and Rafael Saladini<br> Three Brazilian heroes plan and execute the perfect raid flying 514km in an 11-hour racing epic that saw the world record brought home to Brazil.</p> <p>4. The Dream Team, with Donizete Lemos, Rafael Saladini and Samuel Nascimento<br> Almost a year to the day of their 514km record, the Brazilians were back smashing the paragliding world record to 564km. </p> <p>This short collection of world record stories from Cross Country Magazine has been specially brought together in an ebook, with an introduction by Cross Country Magazine editor Ed Ewing.</p> <p>To fly far, fly fast!</p>...2803683Final Glide5151https://www.gandhi.com.mx/final-glide-9780993346736/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2228038/0421af20-5395-4ce5-95af-f8fddff054e8.jpg?v=638383685268300000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20179780993346736_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_<p>Ever since Icarus and Daedalus flew across the sea with wings made of feathers and wax people have imagined flying like the birds.</p> <p>Some people do glider pilots, hang glider pilots, paraglider pilots, wingsuit pilots all these and many others pursue the dream of human flight.</p> <p>But what does it take to really fly far? To fly further than any human has before, powered only by the sun, wind, thermals and your own skill?</p> <p>In this collection of four true real-life short stories, an elite band of hang glider and paraglider pilots reveal what it takes to set a world record in hang gliding and paragliding distance flying. </p> <p>They include:</p> <p>1. Dragon Slaying, with Nevil Hulett<br> South African pilot Nevil Hulett goes big-game hunting in the South African outback and comes back with a 500km record. I could have died up there, he said.</p> <p>2. Final Glide, with Jonny Durand and Dustin Martin<br> Possibly one of the greatest sporting battles of all time and all played out in the hot, dry, high skies of Deep South Texas. Jonny and Dustin go head-to-head over 11 hours and 760km.</p> <p>3. Heroes of the Brazilian Heartland, with Frank Brown, Donizete Lemos, Marcelo Prieto and Rafael Saladini<br> Three Brazilian heroes plan and execute the perfect raid flying 514km in an 11-hour racing epic that saw the world record brought home to Brazil.</p> <p>4. The Dream Team, with Donizete Lemos, Rafael Saladini and Samuel Nascimento<br> Almost a year to the day of their 514km record, the Brazilians were back smashing the paragliding world record to 564km. </p> <p>This short collection of world record stories from Cross Country Magazine has been specially brought together in an ebook, with an introduction by Cross Country Magazine editor Ed Ewing.</p> <p>To fly far, fly fast!</p>(*_*)9780993346736_<p>Ever since Icarus and Daedalus flew across the sea with wings made of feathers and wax people have imagined flying like the birds.</p> <p>Some people do glider pilots, hang glider pilots, paraglider pilots, wingsuit pilots all these and many others pursue the dream of human flight.</p> <p>But what does it take to really fly far? To fly further than any human has before, powered only by the sun, wind, thermals and your own skill?</p> <p>In this collection of four true real-life short stories, an elite band of hang glider and paraglider pilots reveal what it takes to set a world record in hang gliding and paragliding distance flying. </p> <p>They include:</p> <p>1. Dragon Slaying, with Nevil Hulett<br> South African pilot Nevil Hulett goes big-game hunting in the South African outback and comes back with a 500km record. "I could have died up there," he said.</p> <p>2. Final Glide, with Jonny Durand and Dustin Martin<br> Possibly one of the greatest sporting battles of all time and all played out in the hot, dry, high skies of Deep South Texas. Jonny and Dustin go head-to-head over 11 hours and 760km.</p> <p>3. Heroes of the Brazilian Heartland, with Frank Brown, Donizete Lemos, Marcelo Prieto and Rafael Saladini<br> Three Brazilian heroes plan and execute the perfect raid flying 514km in an 11-hour racing epic that saw the world record brought home to Brazil.</p> <p>4. The Dream Team, with Donizete Lemos, Rafael Saladini and Samuel Nascimento<br> Almost a year to the day of their 514km record, the Brazilians were back smashing the paragliding world record to 564km. </p> <p>This short collection of world record stories from Cross Country Magazine has been specially brought together in an ebook, with an introduction by Cross Country Magazine editor Ed Ewing.</p> <p>To fly far, fly fast!</p>...9780993346736_Cross Country Internationallibro_electonico_304b6324-7224-3e95-aca8-cd5a11289858_9780993346736;9780993346736_9780993346736Ed EwingInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/2e7d3749-d435-4469-b62e-01c960c15255-epub-c9261a88-f5b5-4407-abc7-8782e7d928a7.epub2017-03-01T00:00:00+00:00Cross Country International