A new reflex paraglider for “cross-country pilots, competitors and weekend sightseers” has been released by Dudek: the Nucleon XX. They say it is stable, safe and agile. Dudek say that Flexi Edge technology and a sharknose profile mean the Nucleon XX have improved the leading-edge aerodynamics, offering collapse-resistance and an easier launch. The canopy has also shrunk, the […] …read more
Author: winguu
Clémence Devillier, Artik 4 pilot
Clémence Devillier, Artik 4 pilot …read more
Source:: Niviuk
StreamPack: Wireless transmitter for GoPros
StreamPack is a plug-and-play wireless video transmitter device that can stream video in real time to a monitor with 5.8Ghz receiver, from up to 200 metres. It has an inbuilt lithium batery and can operate for up to four hours, recharging in 90 minutes. StreamPack works with GoPro3/3+ and all GoPro 4 versions, and retails for $100 from Bestable.com […] …read more
Ozone on top for the first WorldCup of 2015 season
The first WorldCup of 2015 season in Baixo Guandu, Brazil, saw incredible conditions with 7 tasks flown. Ozone Enzo 2 pilots Marco Littame and Allly Palencia took first and second overall respectively, while the women’s podium was swept by Ozone pilots Klaudia Bulgakow, Yayoi Ito, and Nao Takada.
Klaudia had this to say about the comp:
Great weather conditions during Paragliding World Cup in Baixo Guandu permitted to fly everyday. So pilots voted on not using the 6 task rule – after six task event is suposed to finish. First time in history there were 7 task flown.
Opposite to previous World Cup which was held here 2 years ago, air was dry, cloud base high and thermals strong.
Some days there were clouds some days blue thermik days. Apart of that some times the task line was in shade, some time there were strong thermals and just some km away weak. What made racing more various. It was important to adapt flying style all the time.
Task comity did great job on setting interesting and challenging task all around flying area. What made competing level very high.
For me it was nice to see some former top pilots, like Raul Penso, Rafael Saladini, Rodrigo Montero …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
PWC Baixo Guandu
PWC Baixo Guandu …read more
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P-series: Skin P and Artik P
P-series: Skin P and Artik P …read more
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French Alps Vol-biv adventure: open to pilots
Vol-bivouac specialists Antoine Laurens and Eddie Colfox of Himalayan Sky Safaris are looking for pilots to join their vol-biv expeditions in the French Alps in May 2015. Two fully-supported (there-and-back) vol-biv adventures are planned, from the Mediterranean to the heart of the French Alps. The trips are open to pilots who are proficient thermallers. The plan is to start in […] …read more
U-Turn Redout: EN C / D freeride wing
U-Turn say their new Redout, a wing which combines freestyle elements with performance, belongs in a category that they would best describe as ‘freeride. A sporty and dynamic wing, they say the Redout also has outstanding glide and thermals very efficiently, making it a real crossover wing, as perfect for soaring as for acro training as for thermalling. It was designed for “dynamic flying […] …read more
Film: Paramotoring over crop circles
Mathieu Rouanet, Emilia Plak and Ronan Chollou took their paramotors to the mystery-enshrouded town that is Glastonbury in the UK, to fly above and wonder at the strange phenomena that are crop circles. Their ‘Road & Fly movie: 7000 years in 7 days’ documents their aerial wanderings. The trailer is above, and you can download it here for €2.99, or buy […] …read more
Nova XC Cup cross-country competition
Nova are running an in-house cross-country competition, the XC Cup, for pilots of Nova wings, with a brand new harness for the winner of each class. The classes are the wing types, so Prion, Ion, Mentor and Triton, and older-generation wings count as well as new ones. All pilots have to do to take part is […] …read more