First ever PPG flights in Sudan …read more
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Author: winguu
50 Years of Hang Gliding with Bill Moyes
Bill Moyes is a legend in hang gliding. Vicki Cain writes: “I’m super proud to release this tribute video to my dad Bill Moyes, which has been put together by the awesome Tony Ritter with collaboration from a number of amazing people including my sister Debra Gray, Lukas Bader, nephew Ben Harris (Bill’s #1 Grandson) […] …read more
Video Q&A: Paragliding through Iran with Nick Greece
US team pilot Nick Greece has released a brilliant video from a paragliding and paramotoring trip to Iran Nick, it’s a beautiful video. When did you go to Iran? October of 2015. What was it like? It was fantastic flying with big air, incredible culture, inspiring hospitality, glorious food, immense sites of antiquity over 2,000 […] …read more
PAL WINS AEROTHLON IN COLOMBIA
OZONE Team Pilot, Pal Takats has just won the latest edition of the Aerothlon in Roldanillo, Colombia.
The Aerothlon is a race that mixes cross-country running, paragliding and mountain biking.
A 10-km trail run is followed by a 18-km XC flight and a 31-km mountain bike ride.
Congrats Pal from all the team at OZONE!
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Roberta Perinetti’s Christmas gift
Roberta Perinetti’s Christmas gift …read more
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Parafest 2017: tickets on sale
Tickets for the UK’s Parafest 2017 went on sale at the end of January. The paragliding, hang gliding and PPG festival takes place in Caerwys, North Wales, from 30 June to 2 July 2017. There is an on-site launch field for PPGs and powered hang gliders, and free-flight sites close by. Everyone is hoping for plenty of in-air action, […] …read more
Advance Bipro 3 tandem harness
Advance will be launching their new tandem paraglider harness, the Bipro 3, in April 2017. Designed as a functional and practical everyday harness for tandem pilots, it has V-legpads for good leg support and the mobility required for a comfortable seated position behind the passenger. Advance say the Bipro 3 is robustly built, and Advance’s Easy Fold system – a hinge seam with a pronounced […] …read more
Jouni Makkonen wins Bright Paragliding Open 2017
David Snowden, Australian Squad Manager, reports from the big skies of Australia The sky above the Ovens and Kewa Valleys was lit up with the spectacle of over 100 paragliders competing in the Bright Open and Pre Paragliding World Cup during January 2017. Pilots travelled in from as far as the UK, Finland, Korea, USA, […] …read more
Bstoked Paragliding: seeking hosts
Paragliding.bstoked.net are looking for hosts to register with them, and offering a prize for the best ‘experience’ offered. The new online platform is backed by Portuguese champion Nuno Virgílio. It’s an online meeting place for travelling paraglider pilots and potential hosts worldwide. The original Bstoked.net was set up for kitesurfers in early 2015, and the team say it has been a great success. A […] …read more
PWC Superfinal 2016: Aaron Durogati and Seiko Fukuoka win!
Aaron Durogati and Seiko Fukuoka won the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2016, which took place in Governador Valadares, Brazil, from 17-28 December 2017. A record ten tasks, ranging in distance from 79.4km to 112.4km, were held in the competition whose weather was described as “perfect”. Adrian Hachen (CH) was second, like Aaron also on a GIN Boomerang 11, and Charles Cazaux (FR) […] …read more