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German pilot Peter Renner has pledged to hike-and-fly 365 times in 2019, the equivalent of once per day, to raise money for the children’s charity UNICEF
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Polini have released a High Flow (HF) kit that improves the performance of Thor 190 Evo and 200 Evo engines
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Dream big, do your research, check your kit – and get going. It’s time to prepare for another great year in the air. Here’s what’s in Cross Country 197
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After setting three world distance records in her homeland Brazil, Marcella Uchoa has finished 2018 at the top of the podium as Brazilian female PG champion.
In Marcella’s words:
“This year was very intense for me. My main goals/dreams of the 2018 season were to beat the Female World Record of distance and to become Female Brazilian Champion. I worked really hard and was lucky enough to achieve both goals. With a big plus because I beat three Female World Records and also got in the Brazilian National Competition the best result of a woman in the history of Brazilian paragliding! Although, it was not easy to get here. As it was my first year flying a CCC wing I had to prepare myself to be ready to face the big air conditions of Brazilian northeast. So, I engaged to every competition possible and flew the most I could. Also, I did a SIV course (with Brazilian League support) on Enzo3 S to help me to know the wing and get confident about my skills. Furthermore, I participated in three PWCs this season (Baixo Guandu, Bulgaria and Turkey) and even though I got frustrated for not conquering the results I expected, they …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Ozone say the new EN-B intermediate Buzz Z6 has performance breakthroughs in the intermediate category and takes passive safety to new levels
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Advance have published a safety notice concerning the reserve handle of Lightness 3 harnesses sold in 2018
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AirDesign have released a new EN-B tandem, the Ride 3. They say it is small and compact for the weight range supported, with a High Lift Profile
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Announcement on the 2019 paragliding special events organized and offered in Greece by Olympic Wings. XC seminars – with Ronny Helgesen and the Olympic Wings edition XC Olympos-, Flying Safaris across Greece top flying sites of the North, Flight Techniques and first steps to cross country distance flying with Chris Geist, groundhandling and kiting training […] …read more
Source:: Paragliding Hellas
Olympic Wings offers a paragliding APPI qualifications course for pilot APPI levels 3, 4, 5 23.03. to 30.03.2019 20.04. to 27.04.2019 This training & validations course is for pilots to achieve and/or upgrade their APPI level pilot’s license. It aims to paragliding students and pilots, who wish to follow or are […] …read more
Source:: Paragliding Hellas
Olympic Wings offers exclusive TANDEM paragliding courses to pilots who wish to learn how to fly with passengers safely. from 30.03. to 06.04.2019 Tandem paragliding course points: Official maximized safety standards Technical and tactical flying of a tandem glider Tandem equipment functionality – Weight range & Speed range Psychological techniques to help […] …read more
Source:: Paragliding Hellas