Kathleen Rigg (GB) flew a 200km triangle on her Moyes RX3.5 from Hochfelln in the Bavarian Alps on 1 July 2015, earning her two women’s world records if the claims are ratified. The flight details are currently with the FAI, who will verify whether the flight takes women’s world ‘distance over a triangular course’ and ‘speed over a triangular course’ records […] …read more
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Triple Seven King – M size certified EN D
Triple Seven’s EN-D King has passed certification in the M size, for 90-110kg. Described as a classic 3-liner, Triple Seven say the King is designed for advanced pilots and has a clean canopy and a good inherent safety for a wing of its class. They describe its handling as precise yet playful, and say it has a […] …read more
Naviter Oudie 3 + flight instrument released
Naviter have upgraded the Oudie 3 paragliding instrument, and the new Oudie 3 + is now available. The upgrade includes: A new screen with significantly improved visibility when viewed from an angle A charging light Improved battery chemistry for better low temperature endurance An optional leg strap and jacket for easy mounting (when no cockpit is available) Naviter is offering an upgrade path […] …read more
Apco Touring Vista III and Force SP paragliders
Apco have released ‘Touring’ versions of the Vista III and Force SP paragliders. The Touring versions have sheathed lines throughout, making them more robust. Just like their original versions, the Vista III Touring is an EN-B free-flight wing, and the Force SP Touring is paramotor-specific. In addition, Apco’s competition slalom wing, the NRG Pro, has been made into a cross-country version […] …read more
10th Ozone Chabre Underway
The 10th Ozone Chabre is currently underway, with three fun tasks in the first three days, with many happy pilots in goal. Jocky Sanderson, as always, is on site providing his stellar guidance through XC and Comp flying. Felix Rodriguez will be flying along for the rest of the tasks.
Daily updates will be posted at the Fly Laragne Site.
Cheers from all the Team, and thanks to the Chabre Vol Libre crew for organizing another wonderful event!
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Yooda Paramotors Atelier Yak frames
Yooda Paramotors Atelier are a new Italian firm who make paramotor frames fitted with Cors-Air motors. The Yak paramotors can now be pre-ordered for delivery towards the end of 2015, and will be on show at the 2015 Coupe Icare. Initially, the Yak frame will be fitted with a choice of three Cors-Air motors, to suit different pilot skill levels. […] …read more
Bogdan Baziuk flies paraglider 437km in Ukraine
Ukrainian Bogdan Baziuk flew his paraglider 437km from north to south across his home country on 29 June 2015 – the longest paraglider flight in Europe, ever, as far as we are aware. Bogdan launched his Gradent Aspen 5 from a winch, and flew for 9.5 hours at an average speed of 47.38km/h. You can see the flight on XContest.org. The […] …read more
XC Adventures
It’s been a great few weeks for distance flying according to a few Ozone friends.
Team Pilot Nick Greece wrote in about two nice flights he had on his Enzo 2:
Had an amazing day on the 17th from Jupiter, Utah, USA that I would like to share with you. Wanted to get up and away from the mountains and into the flats where I could handle more wind if I had to land backwards. Ive only flown Jupiter two other times and never really got up, so the first section to get the route lined up was a bit tough and the climbs were only 400-600 feet per minute which made for slow climbing, although every climb would send me 10 miles or more just with the drift. With an average speed of 32 mph I was able to fly 293.3km (172.7 miles) in just under 6 hours. To be alone in those flats in the wind is inspiring and slightly terrifying at the same time. Terrispiring. Those clouds you see in the photo were always just ahead of me. After four hours of being bummed I couldnt catch em I realized they too were in the same wind and …read more
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>>>Listen: Carl Wallbank’s BBC radio interview
The BBC’s Mark Forrest interviews UK hang gliding record holder Carl Wallbank about his 338km record flight on 24 June 2015. >>> Listen here Cross Country is a reader-supported international publication and is available through subscription only. We publish 10 issues a year in print and digital. Subscribe to Cross Country. Home …read more
Source:: >>Listen: Carl Wallbank’s BBC radio interview” >Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine
Carl Wallbank sets new UK hang gliding record
Carl Wallbank set a new UK hang gliding record on Wednesday 24 June 2015 when he flew across the country from west to east. He flew a stunning 330km from Merthyr Common in South Wales to Cromer on the east coast of England. Carl’s flight took him 7.5 hours. He flew a Moyes RX3.5. The […] …read more