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Britain’s Theo Warden has won the FAI European Paragliding Championships in Portugal, in a nail-biting competition that came down to the wire
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Airfer now offer the Dron paramotor frame with Vittorazi’s new Atom 80 engine
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Théo de Blic is crowned King of Brenta, after wining the second leg of the 2018 Acro World Tour
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Nova’s Ion 5 Light is 20% lighter than the standard Ion 5, and available in an XXXS size for 50-70/80kg all up
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MARIE MATEOS JOINS OZONE TEAM
OZONE is excited to announce that Female World Paramotor Champion and European Vice Champion (overall) Marie Mateos has joined our team.
Marie is 27 years young, from France, and has been flying paramotors since 2011. She participated in her first competition in 2014 flying the Speedster 22m in regional championships. After competing in the French Championships she qualified for the French National Team in 2015 and participated in her first international competition flying the Slalom 16m at the World Slalom Championships.
Marie is known as an extremely focused, hardworking, and talented pilot.
Her results so far:
World Female Champion 2016, 5th overall
1rst Female at World Championship 2018, 5th overall
French Female Champion
French Vice-Champion (overall)
Vice European Champion (overall) 2017
Marie says: “I am very happy to join the OZONE Team. I already use OZONE wings especially the Roadster 2 with my students, so I know that OZONE offers high quality all range of wings, from school to competition. I tried the Viper 4 and my first impressions are very good, I’m impatient to use it in the next competition! My next goal is World Slalom Championship in Egypt, in October!”
OZONE is happy to have the opportunity to support Marie in achieving her flying …read more
Source:: Ozone Paramotor
The reports from the UK keep coming, in one of the best flying seasons seen there in years.
On July 15th, our friend Richard Carter, who over the years has held the UK XC record, got it again. Richard is the first person in the UK to break the 300km barrier, flying a declared 301km flight.
In Richard’s words:
“I had been looking for sites that a 300km flight could be made from for a year at least. The forecasts suggested there was a chance of a good flight from Elan on the Sunday. I flew near there on the Saturday as well but bombed out twice.
This probably helped as I spent the rest of the afternoon resting and sorting out Sundays flight. The 300 was what I wanted, and if everything went spot on there was a chance.
But it was not an obvious record day. No increase in wind after take off and the thermal strength was quite weak on route . I was there in mid Wales, so would give it a go but I felt it was at best a 50/50 chance. On take off there was only me and ,Piers Nesbitt, the local club chairman. We …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
The Fly Products Rider is now available with the light and quiet Vittorazi Atom 80 engine
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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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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.
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Congrats Jim for making it dry to the other side!
Cheers from all the OZONE team.
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
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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