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title: "Bruce Goldsmith on XC, Safety and Design"
url: "https://www.templepilots.com/blog/bruce-goldsmith-on-xc-safety-and-design-with-temple-pilots-paragliding/"
type: "post"
published: "2020-09-11T13:18:29+05:30"
modified: "2026-06-03T14:50:22+05:30"
author: "Temple Pilots"
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## Live session with Bruce Goldsmith

Dear Pilots, Love n Greetings ! We are pleased to announce our next Session with the Paragliding legend – Bruce Goldsmith (Bruce Goldsmith Design) !

As a sport pilot – he started with Hang Gliders & shot to the top of British Hang Gliding by winning the Superleague in 1991. He was on the British Hangliding Team for a decade & twice the British Hang Gliding Champion. In Paragliding too he was on the British Paragliding Team, winning the British Paragliding Championship three times & finally the World Championship in 2007. As a designer – he was the Founding Member of both Ozone & Airwave. He designed for Advance for two years before finally founding BGD in 2012. As a writer, speaker & educator he has regular column in the Cross Country Magazine & has authored two popular paragliding books – ‘The SIV Bible’ & ‘Fifty Ways to Fly Better’. He is also the current President of APPI (Association of Paragliding Pilots & Instructors).

He now lives in the South of France with his family where he leads the Design & Development Team of BGD. I’ve had the privilege of interacting & flying with this living legend & without a doubt, Paragliding is in his DNA. Let’s enjoy an enriching Session this Sunday evening, 24th May at 6pm while Bruce talks the talk & Updates us on XC flying, Flight Safety & Glider Design. – Avi Malik ([Temple Pilots Paragliding](https://templepilots.com))

## More about BGD

Bruce Goldsmith Design is one of the a leading manufacturer of quality paragliders and paragliding related equipment in the world. Inspired and driven by Bruce, the R&D department is based in the south of France where the sun always shines; distribution is in Austria, and the factory is in Sri Lanka. Know more about BGD & Bruce here [Bruce Goldsmith (BGD Bruce Goldsmith Design)](https://www.flybgd.com/en/)

Want to buy BGD Equipment i India ? visit [here](https://templepilots.com/equipments-gears/)