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Check out the latest informative video for the DELTA 3.

Our mission for the DELTA 3 was to take the handling and “Sport-Performance Class feeling” to new levels and increase the speed and glide performance, without increasing the aspect ratio. The result is a wing that feels more agile and efficient in active air or while thermalling, has noticeably increased performance, and is every bit as pleasurable to fly. The OZONE philosophy of True Performance can be felt in the DELTA 3 with every ascending carve and accelerated glide. Enjoy the video for more info from the designers, and
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Source:: Ozone Paragliders

Stefan Bocks and Sebastian Huber have set off on a 1,700km vol-biv from Leh in India to Pokhara, Nepal. Starting on the north side of the Himalaya they will cross through the highest mountain range on Earth passing near the famous Rohtang Pass and Manali. The pair will then traverse the range through the […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

It was 2015 when Lex Robe won, for the first time, the FAI World XC Online Contest. This year he has repeated the feat, winning with 2520 points, followed by Resigner Alois and Markus Eder for a full Austrian podium. The trio all flew Zenos.

In Lex’s words:

“Oops, I did it again!” Britney Spears would have squealed in my place with a shrill voice. By today’s deadline it is official: I am the winner of the official FAI WXC, for the second time. With up to a year ago still absolutely unimaginable points peak of 2520 points. How incredible …

Looking at the more detailed XContest results list, it is noticeable that the remaining pilots among the TOP 5 submitted all of their routes on Brazilian soil, where one can really rack up the kilometers, if only you can only take a long enough vacation!

After my return from South America I shed a tear, as I had to come home after just 16 days in the flatlands there. I had just begun to warm up in the strong wind and flatland environment, and had two new Austrian records on my last two flight days there: 462km and 442km.

So …read more

Source:: Ozone Paragliders

The Fassa Sky Expo 2017 took place in the Italian town of Campitello di Fassa over the last weekend in September, with cloudbase at 3,400m and pilots flying to the summit of and toplanding the famous Marmolada (3,343m), the highest summit in the Dolomites. September and October is peak season for paragliding in the […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Paragliding World Cup Tour, Pico Do Gaviao, Brazil September 2017. An amazing selection of the stars and starlets of paragliding battle over a place on the podium. Camera by Philippe Broers. Edit by Arvid Berg. Music: Vijay & Sofia – World Of Colors …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Supair Romania and filmmaker George Moldovan captured some of Romania’s beautiful landscapes on a hike-and-fly with the new Taska. …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

It was the beginning of September when Bert, Pete’s brother, visited town. It was an epic day in Colorado and Pete’s mind wasn’t on the ground at all. Instead of taking his brother for a beer in the local bar, Pete ordered two bottles of Oxygen to-go, and took his brother for a ride to set a new tandem record in his hometown. In Pete’s words:

“On September 2nd, flying my Magnum2 38 with my brother Bert, we set a new Colorado tandem distance record. The flight lasted nearly four hours, had a maximum altitude of 5,452 meters (17,882 ft) and covered 109k of fantastic mountain terrain. Typically I fly XC solo, but this day was graced with the perfect setup and fantastic conditions. With my brother visiting from out of town and a great forecast I had a major dilemma; do I cancel my plans with this dear family member to selfishly solo fly (again) or do I spend the time with him on the ground? There was only one option that felt right and that was to take him flying with me. The issue here is that most people can’t handle such a big flight …read more

Source:: Ozone Paragliders

Niviuk at the Coupe Icare 2017 …read more

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Nick Neynens returns to the place where he found his wings, only to discover a “Lost World”. In his words:

“I learnt to fly in Canungra ten years ago. I’ve been spoilt since then with big mountains in New Zealand and around the world, but lately I’ve been hearing about the great flying going on in Australia, with Jan ripping it up in his new Zeno flying “around the world”, a route around prehistoric ridges covered in jungle. So I got away from work between shifts. On the last day the weather was the best, and I had a big triangle in mind after trying something similar the day before. My mate Andy arrived an hour late so I got flying early – no friends on a day like this – and nearly bombed out. Typical Canungra! But I got going into the good stuff and followed an amazing ridge – the caldera – 40km to the south. From here I turned back into the guts before crossing to the west, pushing out for a 100km FAI triangle, and then without wasting any time pushing back home. Andy had flown south to Kyogle and asked me to pick up …read more

Source:: Ozone Paragliders

There are places we can venture, where there is no room for error. Hidden lines draw a route, but they must first be found. Bill Belcourt, Matt Dadam, Chris Galli, and Phillip Russman, take us for a ride over the wilderness of the Uinta Mountain Range, in Utah, USA. To experience the Uintas, stars must align. Perfect conditions, the right team, modern equipment, and real commitment came together for this team, recently:

Of their flight, Bill Belcourt says, “There is only one road that bisects the first 25% of the range and after that you are a long ways from anything. Conditions have to be perfect to fly this line and it does not get flown much (as in, almost never). The range is notorious for over-development, wind, and the plateau is so high and broad you can easily sink out at over 12,000ft (3650m). The walk out could take days… A few of us have been deep in there before, but this flight was the first time we had a posse (6 pilots, 4 on Zenos). That made it way more fun and easier to handle the depth of the range. The place is mind blowing on so many …read more

Source:: Ozone Paragliders