XC Ibérico Piedrahíta is a cross-country competition for EN-A, B and C paragliders
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UP Summiteer Light rucksack
UP have made a new ‘serious’ alpine rucksack for paragliders. The Summiteer Light takes 90 litres of kit and weighs just 382g.
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The Rock 2 – Skyman’s new EN-A paraglider
The Rock 2 is Skyman’s new lightweight EN-A paraglider, successor to The Rock
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PWC AUSTRALIA 2018
The Paragliding World Cup in Bright, Australia has begun.
It promises to be a real battle of the titans with the Australian pilots having had lots of competition practice in the recent Bright and Corryong Opens. The Rest of the World have just had time to repack their wings and come here straight from the grueling 10-day Super Final.
The town of Bright and its famous Mystic launch is situated in the heart of the Australian Alpine Region and should suit a lot of the northern hemisphere pilots.
The first World Cup took place here way back in 1998 and since then it has been the take-off for National comps every year.
In general, the whole hill is a trigger point giving monster lift straight away and making a fantastic starting point for any number of interesting race courses. Narrow valleys make the transitions easy and particularly suited to big triangles giving lots of options for task setting. The conditions should be strong but very manageable, with cloudbase relatively high, usually above 2,500m.
The PWC reports from the first day of competition:
Today we went to Gundowring launch 1.5 hours northeast of Bright. Getting everyone off was difficult as the wind switched round unexpectedly …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
New achievements from Thailand!
New achievements from Thailand! …read more
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Sky Bi 4 2 “heavy-duty” tandem
The Bi 4 2 is Sky’s new tandem paraglider, designed for heavy-duty commercial use
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Antoine Girard’s South America Update
Antoine Girard and Martin Beaujouan have started their South American bivouac journey 80km south of Santiago, Chile. Very few pilots have flown in this area – heavily forested locations make the access extremely complicated with few take-offs or landings.
In addition, stable conditions have made it very difficult for Antoine and Martin, who have covered 160km out of the 700km planned for this part of their mission. Both pilots remain optimistic with the route ahead, saying that the only major complication will be finding water. Follow Antoine’s progress along this challenging 2500km South American bivouac flight click HERE.
Stay tuned for more!
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Symphonia: EN-A paraglider from Phi
The EN-A Symphonia is the first wing to be released from Hannesh Papesh’s new paragliding company, Phi.
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Mac Para Outback hike-and-fly paraglider
Mac Para’s Outback is a lightweight hike-and-fly paraglider. The 21m² wing weighs just 2.7kg and is certified EN B
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Stefano and Emi Set New Tandem Distance Record in New Zealand.
Stefano Gigli came to New Zealand five years ago. His first stop was Raglan, where he immediately fell in love with the Kiwi lifestyle. Since that first visit, Stefano has called New Zealand home. Last summer he began flying the Swift 41 and noticed its XC potential right away, which inspired him to go for distance in New Zealand.
OZONE Power manager, Emilia Plak, is a regular visitor to New Zealand, and when she returned this year Stefano immediately scooped her up as his passenger and set off into no-man’s-land. Stefano and Emi took off from Wanaka and flew what could be the longest tandem flight ever achieved in New Zealand.
In Stefano’s words:
“The valley breezes and the sea breezes from the east and west characterize this southern region and it is not always easy to make good flights or get to goal. The weather changes constantly and when you fly you must always keep in mind the possibility of bivouacking somewhere. Last December we had four days of wonderful weather to fly and we had a lot of fun. With the SwiftMax we were able to increase the average speed in the transitions and its glide performance allowed …read more
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