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The final event of the US Paragliding Nationals, celebrated in Chelan, has come to a close.

Ozone Team pilot, Nick Greece reports:

“Chelan, Washington is one of the top flatland paragliding competition arenas in the World! This year the US National Championship’s final leg was held in this part of Washington where pilots get to fly through beautiful mountains, across incredible flatlands with rivers and hanging lakes cutting the wheat filled landscapes where a glacial explosion carved a swath from Canada through Washington and Oregon million of years ago. Passing over historic cities like Coulee City, which houses one of America’s greatest engineering achievements of the 1930’s, Grand Coulee Dam. Grand Coulee Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation water.

Racing paragliders is similar to sailboat racing. In this competition 150 competitors launch in an hour-long window and get into position for the start. We then race for 2 to 5 hours across wide expanses ranging from 40 to 100 mile-long courses averaging speeds of 20-40 mph per day. The first person to come in gets 1000 points and one point for every second behind …read more

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Supair’s new reversible harness, the Altirando Lite, was released in July 2019. It’s a full-specced harness for hike-and-fly, mountain or everyday flyingSupair’s new reversible harness, the Altirando Lite, was released in July 2019. It’s a full-specced harness for hike-and-fly, mountain or everyday flying

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Sol have released a low aspect-ratio two-liner paraglider, aimed at the EN-C Sports Class market. It’s called the LT 1

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The 14th Ozone Chabre Open has come to a close, with a great week of “warm weather” flying. Five tasks were scored, although a few were stopped early because of storms. Like every year, there were many “goal virgins”, pilots who had not yet made goal in a comp, and did at Chabre. Prizes abounded! All of the winners received an Ozone rucksack full of accessories, and the 2019 prize draw winner was Russell WIllings, who now gets a free Ozone wing! The band, Magnetic Dust, played well into the final night, wrapping up an awesome week of flying and fun in the southern Alps.

Ozone Glider Winner

Russell Willings.
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Overall
1. Wessel Du Plooy (Ozone Alpina 3)
2. Richard Meek (Ozone Alpina)
3. Colin Rathbun (Ozone Delta 3)

Fun Class
1. Ali Matthews (Nova Ion 3)
2. Rosie Ireland (Advance Epsilon 8)
3. Isabella Lau (Ozone Geo 5)

Recreation Class
1. Jeroen Kaub (Nova Mentor 6)
2. Youri Streefkerk(Ozone Rush 5)
3. Sunith Rao (Ozone Rush 5)

Sports Class
1. Wessel Du Plooy (OzoneAlpina 3)
2. Colin Rathbun (Ozone Delta 3)
3. Magnus Olsson (Niviuk Artik 4)

X-Class
1. Richard Meek (Ozone Alpina)
2. Mark Graham (Ozone Delta 3)
3. Mario Holmstrom (Bgd Cure)

Rookies
1. Eloy De Koning (Ozone Delta 3)
2. Joe Redmond (Bgd Cure)
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2019 French Paramotor Championships were held in ULM Airfield Couhe-Verac from 29 June till 6th July. There were total 35 pilots competing in class PF1 (solo foot launch), 9 light single trikes and 4 double trikes. All pilots in all categories flew 13 tasks in total.

Alex Mateos reports: “First of all, I am very happy with the performance of my equipment. Despite of tough condition and hot weather my engine was working really well. I am very impressed by speed and stability of my Viper 4 sometimes we were flying in a really strong wind, reaching speed up to 100 km/h! I started this competition a bit distracted, because I lost podium in French Championships in 2011 on the same airfield, it was the moment, when I first met Marie and fall in love” .

Marie says: “I am very happy with my final results. I think I started this competition really focused not to make any mistake, even small, possibly demanding too much of myself. But during competition, I manage to relax a little bit and really enjoy 2nd part of the competition when I won pure eco task. I won 3 tasks.”

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Wessel Du Plooy won the final task of the Ozone Chabre Open 2019 to take the overall title.

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Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

We are happy to announce that the new Ozone Spyder 3 is here!

The Spyder 3 offers massive improvements in handling, launch behavior, and top speed. The first things a Spyder pilot will notice is better inflation and launch characteristics, and significantly more agile and precise handling. The Spyder 3 is designed for pilots of all abilities, from newly qualified to advanced. It is a dedicated paramotor wing with a full reflex profile. Based on the Roadster 3, the Spyder 3 uses a carefully selected blend of lightweight cloths for the main surfaces and ribs, with optimized internal construction, reducing sail weight and pack volume. The lighter sail is a positive all-around, with easier launch, a more agile and responsive feel, and improved passive safety (reduced sail inertia).

Contact Ozone dealer in your country to get a demo.

More info HERE

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