Ten tips for paragliding and hang gliding competition. By Greg Hamerton
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Soaring and staying up on your paraglider
What follows then are some general principles plus a few real-world tips about learning to soar and stay up using ridge lift.
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Nailing your launches
There are two main ways to launch a paraglider: forward or reverse. First we’ll discuss the simplest and original method, the forward launch.
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Flying your first thermal on your paraglider
The aim of the game is now to find a thermal and to turn in it, staying in it so it carries you up well above take-off height.
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Flying cross country on your first paraglider
Your first paraglider is your most important one. It is the bedrock of your flying career. You need to be totally comfortable on as safe a wing as possible
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Flying 360s while ridge soaring
The first time I attempted a 360 on a paraglider at ridge-top height I ended up piling downwind into a spikey thorn bush on top of the hillside
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Why ground handling your paraglider should become a core skill
Ground-handling is the skill of managing your paraglider on the ground. You’re not flying it, and you don’t plan to fly it. You’re simply playing with your paraglider and the wind,
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Swing Agera RS Updated
Swing have re-lined and re-certifed their high-performance EN C wing, the Agera RS, after withdrawing it from sale at the end of last year.
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New EN-A: Icaro Falco
Icaro have released their new EN-A paraglider, the Falco, which they say has class-leading performance and well damped pitch and roll behaviour
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Nicolas wins Andalucian Paramotor Race 482 km
Andalucian Paramotor Race 2019 organized by Mario de Eolox took place on 9 – 10 February. 28 best pilots from Spain intended to fly a long cross country of 482 km from Huelva to Almeria. All pilots had a ground crew following them and were allowed to land for fueling. OZONE Team pilot Nicolas Aubert flying his Viper 4 and PAP Tinox with Thor 200 managed to make it first to the goal!
Nicolas Aubert reports: “I am very happy to won the Race. I flew total 482 km from Huelva to Almería. It has been one of the hardest flights I have ever made in my life! It took me nearly 9 hours with 3 fuel stops. Total flight time was 6 h 30 min at maximum speed. The last section from Guadix to Almeria was the hardest, I was so tired that my legs were shaking, but at the end we made it! I would like to thank my ground crew: Pierre Aubert and Juan Morillas. I am also grateful for excellent and reliable equipment, PAP paramotor and OZONE Viper 4, fast, good performance and solid glider!”
Congratulations from all OZONE Team!
Source:: Ozone Paramotor