Technical talk with the defending champion of the Acro Game, Frenchman Théo de Blic. About the Acro Game, his training and strategy, the evolution of acro in present days and equipment.
Source:: Just Acro
Acro Game – interview with Théo de Blic
Silver at World Games 2017
The 2017 World Games, held from 20 to 23 July 2017 in Wrocław, Poland, officially called the X World Games is a major international multi sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that are not contested in the Olympic Games. This is the first time that paramotor has been included in the World Games as official sport
16 pilots from 6 countries flew 9 precision task during 3 days including slaloms around pylons, bowling landing, water swoops, classic slow-fast and paramotor football.
OZONE pilot from Thailand Kittiphop Phrommat (Eed) finished 2nd flying Viper 4 14 winning World Games Vice Champion title.
Pilots describe the event as new, fun and exciting however French pilots refused to fly slow-fast classic task considering it dangerous, which put Alex Mateos on the 4th position in final results.
Congratulations to all pilots!
Source:: Ozone Paramotor
Happy Moments Paragliding – summer tandem flying
Source:: Paragliding Hellas
Marcin and the Buzz Z5 go for distance, in Poland.
While some pilots were crossing the Alps and some others were racing in the Worlds in Italy, Marcin Szczesny and his Buzz Z5 went for a new personal record in Poland. Here is the note we received from Marcin a few days ago:
“After many days of bad weather, forecasts promised that on Thursday July 6th, we could go far. I decided to take a day off and together with two colleagues went to Pila (sport airport). We were first that day. No one was getting ready to take off, so I decided to fly first. I spread my Buzz Z5 and I got in the air. I released the tow at 600m, and immediately I found a thermal column. First at 1200m above the ground, later at 1500 meters. The clouds started to form nicely . Then I just thought it might be the day to do the first 100km. The beginning was good, after about an hour and a half the crisis got me. At the bottom I saw a village and thought it might be a chance to go up. 170 meters above the ground I caught the thermal with +2m/s. I was quickly under cloud base. Under …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Looping Green and Blue: Independence’s new reversible harnesses
Independence have updated their reversible lightweight paraglider harness, releasing Looping Green and Looping Blue. designed for hike-and-fly and thermalling, Looping Green and Looping Blue weigh just 3.1kg in the M size. The difference between them lies in the harness strap system: Looping Green has a Get-Up system, where the leg and chest strap are locked […] …read more
“Klimber P is amongst the top!”
“Klimber P is amongst the top!” …read more
Source:: Niviuk
Advance announce Pi Bi for autumn 2017
Advance have announced the lightweight Pi will be available in a tandem version – the Pi Bi – from Autumn 2017. The Bi Pi will be 37m², and will take all-up weights from 100-180kg. The small-packing canopy will weigh just 4.9kg. Designed for hike-and-fly with friends and family Advance say the Pi Bi offers fun, […] …read more
Acro Game
After the first test event in 2016 the latest and most radical invitational contest is returning to the mecca of acro paragliding, Organyá! The Acro Game between 24-30th of July will see challenging 1on1 battles to perform latest and most cutting-edge aerobatics moves presented by a small group of carefully selected pilots! justACRO will be there having Pal Takats in the role of the jury.
The format: 15 invited pilots start the qualifications the first day and
Source:: Just Acro
Skywalk Cult 4 paraglider harness
Skywalk’s new Cult 4 is an all-round paraglider harness. They say it’s an uncomplicated design with lots of inbuilt safety features. It weighs less than 4kg, but Skywalk say it’s made from high-quality and robust materials to ensure a long-lasting product. A new load-distribution frame ensures the pilot is always well supported, and Skywalk say […] …read more
Z-ALPS NOW AVAILABLE
The Red Bull X-Alps has finished, and several of the competitors were, once again, OZONE Team Pilots. The majority of our pilots flew the new Z-Alps. This new specialist wing is now available in the S and MS size. We will have an ML size at a later date. It is based on the Zeno, and is an ultralite high-performance wing for the most experienced vol-biv adventurers, saving nearly 650g over the Zeno in the MS size.
The Z-alps is now available from your local OZONE distributor.
Source:: Ozone Paragliders