The Fly Products Rider is now available with the light and quiet Vittorazi Atom 80 engine
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Julien Irilli: tandem world record 200km triangle
Julien Irilli and Nicolas Hairon flew a tandem world record 208km FAI triangle on a Niviuk Takoo 4 tandem on 19 July 2018
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Jim Mallinson’s Dream Flight
The British flying season has been delivering fantastic conditions since day one, and several records have fallen, along with many personal bests.
On June 22nd, our good friend and OZONE team pilot, Jim Mallinson, completed a flight he’s been dreaming of for years: across the Solent in southern England to the Isle of Wight, where he grew up and learned to fly (before OZONE even existed). A few pilots flew to the island in the 90s, but at its west end, where the crossing is just over 1 km. Jim was over the sea for 7km. He left the mainland at 3500′ with a nice tailwind, but quickly dropped into an increasing sea breeze and arrived with just 600′ to spare, and celebrate with, above home.
Jim was flying his Zeno.
For tracklog click HERE
Congrats Jim for making it dry to the other side!
Cheers from all the OZONE team.
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Alex Ploner Takes Gold at the HG Europeans
Italy’s Alex Ploner won his second European Hang Gliding Championship title yesterday, taking gold at the 2018 Class 1 European Hang Gliding Championships
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PORTUGUESE PG NATIONALS 2018 / EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Portuguese paragliding Nationals took place from July 6th to the 12th in La Serra do Larouco, Montalegre.
After five valid tasks, the new Portuguese Champion is Pedro Moreira, followed by Pedro Neves and Tabanez Fonseca. All flying Enzo 3s. Eight out of the top ten pilots on the overall flew OZONE.
For full results click HERE
Larouco is now hosting the 2018 European Paragliding Championship from July 16th to the 28th. On Wednesday, The first task was canceled due to overdevelopment on the course line.
Yesterday’s task was a 55 Km Race to goal in which OZONE Team Pilot, Felix Rodriguez, went for a solo mission at the end of the race arriving at goal with five minutes ahead of the pack.
Stay tuned for more on The 2018 European PG Championship. Follow the results, click HERE
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
2018 US Open at Chelan
The second leg of the US paragliding nationals finished on Saturday, after four valid tasks.
Chelan was, as usual, an incredible playground for creative lines and endless transitions. This year, the pilots had the opportunity to avoid the flats and explore possibilities in the mountains during the first two tasks, with the first task going toward the beautiful town of Mazama in the Cascade Mountains, and the second task taking the pack almost to Canada with a 130 km race to goal, in Oroville.
Day three was cancelled due to strong conditions at launch but that didn’t stop a few pilots from going far. Donizette Lemos, Mitch Riley, and Matt Henzi, flew to the Idaho boarder for a 250+ km flight on their rest day.
The last two tasks were tricky but exciting: the third task saw only eight pilots in goal who survived a 50 km glide over green irrigated fields. The fourth and last day was the most challenging, with stable conditions and winds that made the first part of the race difficult, forcing half of the pilots (including the leaders!), to land before the first waypoint.
In the end it was brazilian legend and distance record holder, Donizete Lemos, …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
European Paragliding Championships: 17-24 July
The 2018 European Paragliding Championships kick-off today, with the first task of the two week competition
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Acro Game 2018 – pilot list and important info
An exciting third edition of the Acro GAME invitational contest is coming up the first week of August in Organyá, Spain! 15 of the world’s best pilots from 11 nations will compete in a face to face battle system with direct eliminations. In each 1on1 battle, they will challenge their opponents with freely chosen tricks. Whoever gets it wrong, gets a letter and the pilot with 4 letters will be eliminated. We are going to see nowadays aerobatics elite perform their latest moves and justACRO’s Pál Takáts will be there again to play the role of the head judge and to give first hand reports about the highest level competition in existence! Who can challenge 2-times Acro Game champion Théo de Blic?
Click to see the list of invited pilots and learn more.
Source:: Just Acro
Free Flight Photographer of 2018
Look out your best images and enter our inaugural Free Flight Photographer of the Year 2018 competition
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Richard Carter flies 300k for new UK record
Richard Carter set a new UK paragliding record on Sunday 15 July – flying the country’s first 300km paraglider flight across the country
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