Good news, from May 1st, 2016, flying in Austria for foreign pilots will be legal. The regulation is in final review.
Source:: Just Acro
Legal flying in Austria from this season
Author: winguu
New rules for guest pilots in Austria
All this can now be yours… legally New rules to allow non-Austrian licence holders to fly legally in Austria are expected to come into force from 1 May 2016. Fly Koessen’s Sepp Himberger said that the local regulations for guest pilots in Austria are going through final review now. “We anticipate the decree to be […] …read more
Cloudbase paragliding school Lee and Dave with their students at Mt. Olympus having fun
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Andreas and pilots from Germany fun paragliding flying Mount Olympus
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X-Alps athlete Peter von Bergen in fatal accident
Swiss Red Bull X-Alps pilot Peter von Bergen has died in a paragliding accident. The accident happened on the morning of Sunday 20 March 2016. He was 30. According to local press reports Peter was flying at Fiesch in Switzerland when the accident happened at about 9.30am. Jungfrau Zeitung reported that after taking off from […] …read more
Paramotor World Championships 2016: Popham, UK, 20-27 August
Britain’s finest … British Paramotor Championships 2014. Expect similar wide open grassy fields and rolling landscape at Popham 2016 A change in venue means the Paramotor World Championships 2016 will now be held at a famous Spitfire airfield in the south of England, from 20-27 August 2016. Popham Airfield is a well known airfield an […] …read more
Advance’s announce first acro paraglider: the Omikron
Advance are launching their first ever serial acro wing, the Omikron, in April 2016. They say it combines well-balanced high level dynamics with uncomplicated handling, and is directed at keen acro pilots and professionals. Developed by experienced acro pilots, it is capable of the trickiest of manoeuvres. Advance say: The wing’s Infinity behaviour is very harmonic […] …read more
‘Tracking the River Paranapanema’ with Lu Marini
‘Tracking the River Paranapanema’ with Lu Marini …read more
Source:: Niviuk
Sol Sycross One: high-end EN B
Sol say the new Sycross One is a high-end B wing, aimed at frequent flyers wanting a high-performing but safe paraglider. The third EN-B wing in Sol’s current range, they describe it as their ‘thermal-snooping cross-country performer’. Half of all pilots fly in B class and with the Sycross One we offer now the whole spectrum in this […] …read more
Sky Country Muscat 3: EN-A paraglider
Russian manufacturer Sky Country have announced a forthcoming new EN-A school paraglider, called the Muscat 3. It replaces the Muscat 2, which had EN-B certification. They say it is a nice easy wing for school pilots, but is agile for its class, a trait that more experienced pilots will appreciate too. The Muscat 3 has a modest aspect ratio […] …read more