Gavin McClurg has been nominated National Geographic Adventurer of the Year …read more
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Author: winguu
Advance loft jacket
New for this winter from Advance is a lightweight and very warm synthetic loft jacket. It has an adjustable removable hood, hand gaiters with thumb cutouts and external and internal zippered pockets. The outer fabric is wind and water repellant, and it’s filled with 100g Thermocool fill, which Advance say is light and breathable with […] …read more
Dudek Nemo XX: EN A paraglider
To celebrate their 20th anniversary next year, Dudek are creating a new ‘XX’ range of paragliders, the first of which is to be the EN A Nemo XX. Dudek say it is a forgiving and easy to fly, stress-free post-school wing and you can hill-launch it, fly it cross country, tow it and paramotor with […] …read more
Reminder for Enzo2 Pilots Competing at the 2014 Worlds
A reminder for Enzo2 pilots competing in the World Championships, Colombia, 2014
In order to comply with the new CIVL Competition Class (CCC) at the forthcoming FAI 1 World Championships, Enzo 2 sizes S and M ordered before 20th September 2014 require a CCC conversion kit. The kit includes new …read more
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A Tour of Mt Blanc, in November?
Stephane Boulanger, flying an LM5, had an unexpected adventure on November 1st. He launched from the sunny side of Mt Blanc, in Italy, and flew around the Mt Blanc massif in blue thermals on a crisp autumn day. He made a short video of this spectacular flight:
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Advance Lightness 2 harness now available
Advance’s new lightweight pod harness was the subject of much interest when it was unveiled at the Coupe Icare in September. Now it is available to buy from your Advance dealer at a RRP of €1390, including the Lightpack and Compressbag. Advance say that this second-generation Lightness “takes the best of the original and adds […] …read more
Airborne Nanolights: with Polini Thor 190
Airborne’s nanolights are superlightweight microlights that fall into the sub-70kg category, and the company say they are really growing in popularity, due to their simplicity, low cost and the fact that they are so easy to transport and can be put together in 15-20 minutes. Airborne make two nanolights: the V-Lite’s wing can be […] …read more
Riser regulation CIVL Competition Class
Riser regulation CIVL Competition Class …read more
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Apco Vista 3, EN B: Paraglider review
Cross Country 156 (Nov/Dec 2014) sees the latest EN B from Apco Aviation put through its paces. Marcus King writes: I’m scratching down low, it’s pretty stable down here and others around me are sinking down to the landing. Pilots up high show there are some escape routes to the clouds so it’s just a […] …read more
Hike-and-fly: Igloo-style
“The first rule of igloo club is there is no igloo.” “The second rule of igloo club is build your own igloo.” “The third rule is anyone who comes to igloo club stays overnight in igloo club…” Photographer Andy Busslinger and friends head into the hills in Switzerland to spend the night out in an […] …read more