A year after their North Korean production factory was closed down without warning, GIN’s designer and test pilot, Torsten Siegel, reveals how the company bounced back to clean up on the main podium at January’s Paragliding World Cup Superfinal in Brazil. See what else is in Issue 177 …read more
Author: winguu
Naked Pilot: Bicho Carrera
“I carry a speaker. I like to listen to good music while I fly.” Bicho Carrera tells us about acro, flying barefoot, and his first taste of paragliding – aged just 11 months. See what else is in Issue 177 …read more
Cross Country 178: April 2017
Flying is about making connections – with ourselves, with others, and with nature. They are connections that make us feel alive, that spirit us away from the worries and the rigmarole of everyday life, that make us laugh out loud among the clouds where no one else can hear. Cross Country is about building and […] …read more
Ozone Zeno (EN D) review: Flying XC, full stalls and SIV
As part of our review of the Zeno for an upcoming issue of Cross Country Magazine, we went to Monaco and scared ourselves. The Zeno was actually OK… no dramas. The tips stall much earlier than the centre, and care needs to be taken to ensure a symmetric recovery. We found that as you let […] …read more
El Penon Classic Race 2017: ‘Sports class heaven’
Thirty-four hang glider pilots enjoyed classic conditions at the fifth El Penon Classic in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, over a week of competition from 19-25 February. An annual event in the hang gliding calendar, this year the competition was used as a selection event by Guatemala and Mexico for the FAI Hang Gliding World Championships […] …read more
Final Glide: Chasing World Records in HG and Paragliding
Cross Country Magazine has published a new Kindle Single ebook: Final Glide: Chasing World Records in Hang Gliding and Paragliding. The ebook, which is available on Amazon Kindle at only £1.99, brings together four incredible and classic stories from the Cross Country Magazine archive. The stories include: Dragon Slaying, with Nevil Hulett South African pilot […] …read more
Latin America 2017: Competition Round-Up
Latin American skies have been busy this season in the paragliding competition world. The meteorological La Niña phenomenon brought lots of rain to South America but despite that, pilots were able to have some fun and the Europeans were able to escape the cold for a bit. Joanna Di Grigoli rounds up the winners… The […] …read more
Advance announce release date of Sigma 10
Advance have said the release date of the Sigma 10, their EN C sports glider, is planned for the end of April 2017. The Sigma 10 will be pitched as a “high-end EN C XC intermediate in the middle of the C class.” Advance said: “The Sigma 10 updates the story of the legendary Sigma […] …read more
Ultralite 4, now available
OZONE’s research into light-wing construction began back in 2001 with the introduction of the Peak, one of the first modern mountain-specific wings. The Ultralite series followed, and has been widely considered the benchmark for Hike & Fly wings ever since. The 4th generation of the Ultralite series is a totally new design that is packed with new features and technology. The UL4 delivers a higher level of efficiency, increased glide performance, higher top speed, more agility, and even easier inflation behaviour. To top it off, the UL4 is a few grams lighter than any previous Ultralite, with even smaller pack volume!
Read more info on the Ultralite 4 Product Page.
Available in 3 colour schemes and 4 sizes, and now ready to order from your local OZONE distributor.
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Victor “Bicho” Carrera joins the ozone team
OZONE welcomes Victor “Bicho” Carrera to the team.
Victor is a rising star from Chile, and the best acro pilot in the Americas. In 2016, during the last Acro Paragliding World cup in Annecy, Bicho finished 5th overall competing against the best pilots in the world.
Free flying has been Victor’s passion since he can remember. His dad, one of the first paragliders in South America, took him for his first tandem flight when he was 11-months old. At the age of three, he gave him a present that would define Bicho’s life: a small paraglider to play with.
In Victor’s own words:
“I grew up surrounded by the flying community and I am super lucky to have my own take off in my backyard. Maintencillo, my home site, has been my main inspiration, this is the place where I learned to fly and where I can try a bit of everything . I love to play close to the ground but also love climbing up above the sea cliffs and glide as far as I can over the ocean. There is nothing like waking up at launch and share the same passion with my family every single day”
Welcome to the team, …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders