Got a pilot in your life? Here are some top gift ideas for paragliding, hang gliding and paramotoring addicts XC Retrieve Sign, £12.50 Made from durable paragliding fabric, and folds away into a self-closing pouch the size of wallet. Straps to your rucksack – large enough to be read from a distance. Book: Mastering Paragliding, […] …read more
Ozone Free Flight Night: Get Published!
Cross Country editor Ed Ewing ran a 20-minute ‘Get Published!’ session at the Ozone Free Flight Night afternoon sessions at the Kendal Mountain Festival on Thursday 16 November 2017. His advice? “Get the idea and the rest will follow!” Filmed and edited by Andre Ferreira …read more
Steve Nash: Man jailed for murder of vol-biv pilot
A man has been jailed for the murder of Steve Nash, the British paraglider pilot who was killed while on a vol-bivouac expedition in Mongolia in August 2016. The BBC has reported that Gantulga Batsukh was found guilty of murder and given 16 years in jail on Friday. In a statement issued by the Nash […] …read more
Klimber P: “An all-around adventure glider”
Klimber P: “An all-around adventure glider” …read more
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British RAF’s three tandems meet for the first time
Chris Williams from the RAF’s Hang and Paragliding Association reports… Three Royal Air Force (RAF) tandem paragliders flew together for the first time ever at Westbury, a paragliding site in the south of England, at the end of October 2017. Chris Williams, a former RAF pilot, flew a brand-new Advance Bi Beta 6 that had […] …read more
New sizes 31 and 34 of the R-Bus
New sizes 31 and 34 of the R-Bus …read more
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2018 Gliders Calendar
The 2018 OZONE Gliders Calendar is now available to order from your local OZONE distributor.
12 months of stunning photos in A3 format.
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Alex wins WPSC 2017 in Egypt
27 October till 6 November 2017, 37 pilots from 14 nations traveled to Egypt to take part in World Paramotor Slalom Challenge – international event organized by Sky Sports and Aeroclub or Egypt. This event was the biggest slalom competition organized in 2017. All task were flown over water on the Lake Byoum, near Cairo.
Excellent weather conditions allowed to run many slalom task as well as spot landings.
OZONE Team pilot Alex Mateos won the competition with a huge advance to other pilots. He was flying with the Viper 4 14.
Alex Mateos reports:
“I’m happy with the performance of my equipment, which helped me to win this competition. During the final task, we had a new challenge, we were asked to design our own slalom course which had to contain 10 turns around 6 pylons and 360 wing tip touch. We had to repeat it twice, as 2 task flown without landing. It was really challenging to focus and remember the course flown!”
Cheers from all OZONE Team
Photos by Louis Garnier
Source:: Ozone Paramotor
TEAM OZONE WINS PWC ECUADOR 2017
The last stop of the 2017 PWC in Guayaquil, Ecuador, wrapped up after three valid tasks.
The race started under 100% cloud cover, that slowly improved and allowed the organizers to set a 61 km first task to the north. The second task saw a more open sky and a very interesting 67 km race to goal with concentric circles as the turn points were set. This gave different route options due to the different wind directions and a wide variety of topography to play with. During the last leg, the wind pushed pilots off the course line. This didn’t stop Honorin, who stormed ahead flying a more southerly line on his own, from getting to goal 7 minutes ahead of everyone else.
Low clouds forced the organizers to cancel the next three days of competition. Finally on Saturday the pilots got back in the air to race the final task. Very light conditions made it difficult at the start of the 64 km task, but the day brightened just at the right moment with lots of different routes that split the gaggles up. 48 pilots made goal, finishing Ecuador’s first ever World Cup.
The overall winner was OZONE R&D Team pilot, …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
New World Record with a Niviuk glider!
New World Record with a Niviuk glider! …read more
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