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The 2017 season in the US has started with two amazing flights by two usual suspects.

On May 6th, Josh Cohn started the 2017 party with an impressive 164km flight in a rare location, taking off from the city of Vallejo north of the San Francisco Bay. He landed six hours later close to Merced, in the Central Valley of California. He shares his experience:

“it was an unusual forecast, with cold post-frontal air leaving little marine inversion. I thought we would fly straight East at first but that involved crossing a lot of swamp and the place we topped out put us closer to the SE line to cross toward Concord. We had to skirt the Concord airspace for a ways and got low. We got a save in the shady lee of some hills at Port Chicago. Eric Ams and I worked those hills toward Mt. Diablo but then he landed in Clayton. I then crossed the hills to the E low and followed a spine for a ways with a quartering SW tailwind until some birds showed a good climb and then it was on, fighting cold fingers and avoiding airspace in the San Joaquin valley until the …read more

Source:: Ozone Paragliders

The 3rd Asian-Oceania Paramotor Championships took place in Pasak Jolasid Dam, Saraburi, Thailand

from 28 April till 7th May 2017. Thai pilot Kittiphop Phrommat (Eed) flying Viper 4 14 won the Gold by team and individually.

Despite changeable weather and strong winds the organizers managed to run an excellent competition with 13 tasks covering navigation, economy and precision over several days:

Precision: Bowling Landing, Precision Take off, Precision Wing Control, Short Take off over the fence, The Eight (Canceled), Precision Wing Control – Ground Handling, Clover Leave Slalom, Paraball, Japaneese Slalom,
Navigation: Pure Navigation
Economic: Speed Triangle Out and Return, Economy and Distance

21 pilots competed in class PF1 from 5 countries.

Cheers, from all the team!

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Source:: Ozone Paramotor

The Ranger, Nirvana’s latest paramotor, was designed for rangers, conservationists and photographers. It was developed for African bush-pilot and animal conservationist Eugene Cussons, founder of the RAPTOR project. Eugene uses paramotors in his fight against poachers in Africa’s national parks. To best suit its purpose, the Raptor needed a powerful engine, so Nirvana use their NS 230, which was previously only […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Skytraxx instruments with the FANET Flying Ad-hoc NETwork will soon also be able to use the FLARM collision avoidance system. As reported in issue 180, Skytraxx 2.0+ and 3.0 flight instruments use FANET to exchange data with each other (e.g. location) and with ground stations (for weather information). It works at a range of up to 30km […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Polini have updated their smallest paramotor engine, the Thor 80. They say it’s a compact but powerful engine with an excellent power-to-weight ratio. The new version weighs just 11.1kg, and features an advanced, performance-optimising air filter. The Thor 80 has an aluminium cylinder, a displacement of 86cc and a power of 17.2HP for 10,450rpm. A nickel-siliceous coating on the […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Apco say their new NRG XC II is a high-performance PPG wing that excels in both slalom and cross-country. They describe it as small and safe, and ideal for fast cross-countries or nipping around pylons. It features Apco’s ABS® (Automatic Balance System), which gradually pulls down the tip-steering as the trimmers are released or the speedbar pushed, which cancels out […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Airfer have unveiled their latest paramotor frame. It’s called the Dron, and they say it is a safe and solid 16mm-tube frame, strong enough to use with trikes. Airfer fit the Dron with a Moster 185 Plus, and it comes in a stainless steel version, weighing 25kg, or a titanium version that is 1.5kg lighter. To keep weight […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Chrigel Maurer will fly Skywalk in this year’s Red Bull X-Alps, Skywalk announced on Friday 5 May. The four-time X-Alps champion has been trialling wings throughout spring, and has been flying XC on Gin and Ozone two-liners. However, according to Skywalk, Chrigel will fly Skywalk for the rest of the hike-and-fly adventure race season, which […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Tom Payne on the Bi Skin 2 P: “It opens up so many adventure possibilities” …read more

Source:: Niviuk

The Kona builds on over a decade of PPG wing design, and is the perfect wing in the OZONE range for beginner-intermediate PPG pilots who need a wing that excels in free-flight. Based on the Buzz Z5, which is one of the most popular wings in our range, the Kona features cutting edge performance technology in a platform that is exceedingly comfortable under power or in free-flight. Visit the product page for full details.

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Source:: Ozone Paragliders