Paraglider design has advanced in leaps and bounds over the last five years. Sharknose technology, stiffening battens, 3D panel shaping and more efficient line layouts have all worked together to create better, punchier gliders that collapse less frequently and are a pleasure to fly. However, gliders have also got skinner – as technology has got […] …read more
Author: winguu
Introducing the Cross Country Travel Guide 2015 – Free to subscribers
Putting together the Cross Country Travel Guide special edition is always a pleasure. From finding out the latest developments at free-flight meccas like Annecy to talking to local pilots in far-flung places, it always reopens our eyes to the potential out there. This year we have selected several major destinations –from Annecy in France to […] …read more
Koyot 2, new color scheme
Koyot 2, new color scheme …read more
Source:: Niviuk
Paragliding World Championships 2015
Nearly 150 pilots will be heading to Roldanillo in Colombia in January for the 14th Paragliding World Championships. Pilots from around 40 nations will be competing for individual podium places as well as coveted team medals. The competition runs for two weeks – 10-24 January 2015 – and will see pilots competing in the skies […] …read more
10th anniversary: that’s it!
10th anniversary: that’s it! …read more
Source:: Niviuk
Records fall in Australia as Garth and Scott go big
December 11th 2014 was a record day in Australia, with two big records falling in both paragliding and rigid categories. Garth Camac set a new Australian paragliding record, flying 378km straight distance from Greenacres in the south of New South Wales to near the town of Cobar. And Scott Barett flew to a world record […] …read more
5 Years jubilee of Team Liiischer
Acro Pilot Axel Gudelius and his Team went 3rd at Rise&Fall
Team Intersport Peter Bad Tölz went 3rd at the Rise&Fall in Mayrhofen/Zillertal/Austria.
Source:: Just Acro
Riser length limiter kit for Niviuk Icepeak 7 Pro
Niviuk pilots wishing to fly the Icepeak 7 Pro model in FAI cat I competitions from 2015 will need to fit a riser length limter kit to their glider, so that it conforms to CCC regulations. The limiter kit for each riser comprises the following: 3 Peguet mini maillons 3 mini inserts 2 lines (a […] …read more
Razeebuss Radicall electrically powered pod harness
Razeebuss, makers of electric ‘auxiliary units’ for paragliders, will be releasing their latest offering, the Radicall, in Spring 2015. Based on a Sup’Air Skypper pod harness, it’s a carbon chassis supporting a Flytec E-Drive HPD10 unit with a folding propeller from Electric Sport. The main purpose of these auxiliary units is to prolong a thermal flight: […] …read more