“The three of us pushed the paragliding frontline by discovering this remarkable peak. We had to lie in wait for the right wind. We had to respect this powerful, potential foe. And then we struck. It was a little victory.” Felix Wölk follows in the footsteps of World War One’s swashbuckling ‘Flying Patrol’ to conquer […] …read more
Author: winguu
Icaro Gravis, EN B, review
“You won’t grow out of of it too quickly; in fact, I’d say you grow into it.” We take you to the air with Icaro’s mid EN-B Gravis and quickly warms to a welcoming wing with a big personality. Find out more, subscribe, and never miss an issue …read more
Naked Pilot: Stefan Keller
“In the harness, I forget I am in a wheelchair. The wheelchair is normal but a little bit special. It’s like having a custom racebike.” Stefan Keller tells us about getting back into the air after an accident, developing new skills and teaching other wheelchair users to fly paragliders. See what else is in Cross […] …read more
OZIUM 1: SAFETY NOTICE
This Safety Notice affects All Ozium 1 Harnesses
Action required: Mandatory Replacement
The pins on all reserve deployment handles of all Ozium 1 harnesses may have been damaged during production. The damage, if present, may result in the pin breaking during reserve deployment. In this instance, the reserve compartment may remain closed even if the handle is released.
The reserve deployment handles on all Ozium 1 harnesses should be replaced before next use. Replacement handles are available, free of charge, from any OZONE dealer. Replacement (GOOD) handles are clearly marked with blue bartacks. If your reserve handle has the blue bartacks, it has been replaced and is ok to fly. If the reserve handle does not, then it must be replaced. Please see photos at right.
For any questions regarding the replacement of the handle, please contact your local OZONE Dealer or Contact us directly.
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Ozone Pilots Win in Austria
Christoph Eder is the 2017 Austrian Champion, flying his Zeno to victory against the latest comp wings. OZONE team pilot, Heli Eichholzer, took second place, flying his Enzo 3 for the first time. Third went to Thomas Brandlehner who was still flying his Enzo 2, anxiously waiting for his Enzo 3 to arrive in time for the Worlds.
The Overall and the Serial Podium was swept by OZONE pilots… well done, everyone!
Congrats to all of the pilots, and cheers from all the team at OZONE.
For full results click here
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Women’s Hang Gliding Worlds 2017 cancelled
The 14th FAI Women’s World Hang Gliding Championships that was to have been held in Brazil in August has been cancelled due to lack of pilots. CIVL President Stephane Malbos explained in an email: “Unfortunately, due to a non-sufficient number of women participants, the 14th FAI Women’s World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship in Brasilia […] …read more
El Yelmo Open 2017
The 2017 El Yelmo Open, in the Spanish province of Jaen, has just wrapped up after four days of XC competition. Big congrats to Alex Loyarte (El Español), who was the overall winner after flying more than 760km total, under his Zeno. Alex lives in Mexico, where he’s well known for his long distance flights in the central part of the country, an area of challenging conditions and short days.
Full results can be seen here
Congrats to all the pilots and cheers from all the team at OZONE.
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Safety joins performance in Peak 4
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Source:: Niviuk
Matt Wilkes on high altitude and adventure flying
In this episode Cloudbase Mayhem’s Gavin McClurg sits down with Matt Wilkes, an anaesthesia and intensive care doctor based in Edinburgh, Scotland who specialises in extreme physiology and remote medicine to walk us through best practices when things go wrong. Listen now …read more
Stephan Gruber wins Dolomiti Superfly 2017
Austrian athlete and Skywalk designer Stephan Gruber has won the 2017 Dolomiti Superfly, completing the 270km Dolomites circumnavigation on a Poison X-Alps on day three. The goal photo was posted on Facebook at 8:50am on 30 May, less than 48 hours after the 10am start on 28 May. Stephan is competing in his second Red Bull X-Alps […] …read more