Author: winguu

If you are looking to capture super-steady shots with your GoPro Hero3, Chinese company Feiyu Tech’s 3-axis handheld gimbal may be just the device for you. The light weight and lack of internal image stabilisation of the GoPro means there is no natural damping of movement, which can mean wobbly shots. This gimbal is specifically designed […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Flytec has announced that all Brauniger instruments are to be sold under the brand name Flytec from the end of 2014. The two companies merged a decade ago, but continued to sell the same or very similar products, just under different brand names. However, under new head honcho Joerg Ewald the focus of the company […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

The third and final event for the 2014 Slalomania League slalom competition was held in Mereville during the first week of October. Alex Mateos, flying a new proto of the Slalom, won the foot launch category and repeated his victory from last year, placing 1st overall by a big margin, even over the current European Slalom Champion, Jeremy Penon.

Fifteen tasks were flown over two days with, Alex Mateos, Jérémy Penone and Pascal Vallée consistently taking the top three places, until Pascal had a big collapse and crashed (not dangerously) and lost his 3rd place to another French top pilot, Julien …read more

Source:: Ozone Paramotor

Kirsten Seeto sealed the 1st place position for women at the 15th annual Canungra Cup in Australia. Word is she’s a dedicated pilot making all the right moves and is one to watch in future comps. She was followed in 2nd by Antje Daehler, both on Delta 2s. Ozone Gliders made 6 out 10 places in the top 10.

Spring conditions in Canungra are a welcome change to southern pilots and a lot of pilots come over from NZ to enjoy warmer weather and challenging tasks. The Canungra Cup boasts a full retrieve as part of the competition that makes …read more

Source:: Ozone Paragliders

The 2014 Superfinal was reportedly a challenging event, with difficult weather conditions. The results are now in, and although it is a little embarrassing to see such a high concentration of Ozone wings (18 out of the top 20) at the top of the list, we would like to send out a huge thanks to all of the pilots who flew so well. Congratulations to the champions, and everyone who competed.

To see the final results, please click here.

Cheers, from all the Team.

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Source:: Ozone Paragliders

Maxime Pinot won the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2014 in Turkey on Sunday 5 October after a final 91.5km task that topped a difficult and sometimes frustrating competition. Maxime won two tasks out of six. He was one of only a handful of pilots to make goal on Task 2 (46.9km); and he flew the […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine