The Aix replaces Icaro’s Energy 2 harness. It’s a traditional no-pod style with a polycarbonate seat board, designed for beginners, recreational and cross-country pilots. It’s made from lighter but more robust materials than the Energy 2, with a 17cm foam protector and T-locking buckles for safety. The underseat reserve has a right-hand-side handle and the harness […] …read more
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Phantom: Nova’s 99-cell EN-B wing with Triton 2 performance
Nova have announced a wing that they say ushers in a “new era of paragliding”. The 99-cell Phantom is certified EN B and has the modest aspect ratio of a low-B Ion, but “the performance of a Triton 2”. They say the Phantom’s complex construction gives it such an accurate and efficient profile that its performance is leaps […] …read more
2016 Ozone Chabre Open
With 128 pilots from 17 countries participating, the 11th OZONE Chabre Open finished with six days of flying. The Chabre Vol Libre Team reports:
“Congrats to Cullmann, Grant Oseland, and Frederick Angrimer who shared the overall podium. We ran our longest task ever on Thursday, a 66.25km elapsed time set from Chabre to Chorges with 41 pilots making goal. On the last day, having woken to rain in the morning, we managed to complete a 33km task from Buc (Sederon) to Laragne, in glorious late afternoon sunshine.
The classes this year were determined by a combination of aspect ratio and EN certification, with a new Fun class (EN-B or below and AR less than 5.2), in addition to the regular Recreation, Sport, X-Class, Rookies and Women (results at bottom).
FAI World Paragliding XC Champion, new FAI world record holder (306km FAI Triangle), and OZONE test pilot, Honorin Hamard, flew with us on both final tasks under his OZONE LM6. Modest as he is, he provided a stunning and inspirational demonstration on what can be achieved on a serial class glider. He out-thermalled and out-flew us all, of course! On Friday morning he answered many questions on techniques and tactics for competition/performance flying and …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
‘The Alaska Traverse made the X-Alps look like a video game’
‘The Alaska Traverse made the X-Alps look like a video game’ …read more
Source:: Niviuk
Neo update String paraglider harness
Neo have updated their ultralight String paragliding and speed flying harness, making it even lighter and more durable, and improving the leg straps. It’s made from lightweight Dyneema fabric, with Koroyd /3D mesh technology behind the strong and supple leg pads. Despite its minimalist looks, comfort was a design priority, and Neo say the String is comfortable enough […] …read more
Skywalk expand their miniwing range with the Tonka2 S
Skywalk have brought out a larger version of their Tonka2, their specialist wing for para-alpinists and mountain runners. The new S size has a flat area of 17.5m² (14.76m² projected), which is approximately 3m² bigger than the original. It’s certified EN C, where the original was EN D, and has a wider weight range and slightly less dynamic characteristics. […] …read more
Honorin Hamard flies record 306km FAI triangle
Current World Champion and Ozone team pilot Honorin Hamard flew a record 306km FAI triangle in the French Alps on 9 July 2016, on an Enzo 2. Honorin, who is currently leading XContest, started his flight with Luc Armant and friends at 9:28am from Col Agnel in the Cottian Alps west of Monte Viso. He first […] …read more
Pascal Purin: 9,540m hike-and-fly in one day!
Pascal Purin, who is in training for the 2017 Red Bull X-Alps, had a mammoth hike-and-fly day on 18 June 2016, hiking up 9,540m and flying down again with his AirDesign UFO. This is believed to be a hike-and-fly height gain record, though it is not administered by either the FAi or Guinness. It was previously held by […] …read more
HONORIN SCORES ANOTHER FAI WORLD RECORD
Good conditions on the horizon are always the beginning of a new mission for our R&D team. On Saturday July 9th, Honorin, Luc and friends saw the chance to get an official FAI Triangle world record, and were ready to charge. Honorin describes what followed:
“The forecast was good but a bit windy in the morning. We took off [flying the Enzo 2] at 9h 36 from Col Agnel in the Cottian Alps, with a big FAI triangle in mind. The view was amazing, small cumulus clouds forming with a 3500m base, big vertical walls, a lot of marmots and chamois and in the background we could see, the highest mountain in the area, Monte Viso (3841 m).
We had to fly very fast to achieve the 300 km triangle and with these weather conditions it seemed possible!
We flew together, along the high mountain range, for around 70 km before we split and took different lines. At the first south-west turnpoint, I turned further than the rest of the group but my time was still ok. The shaded terrain made the way to the second turnpoint not so easy.We crossed Serre Ponçon Lake before arriving to, a beautiful …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
PXP Paramotor release Nimble trike
PXP Paramotor have unveiled their new lightweight trike, the Nimble. PXP say the tig-welded stainless steel trike is simple and practical and fits any paramotor. It can be built easily, as the video shows, and dismantled in five minutes. The company say it’s suitable for pilots from 50kg to 200kg+, and can be adjusted to suit different […] …read more