Author: winguu

French Championships | Eliot Nochez kept his crown

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French Championships | Eliot Nochez kept his crown

The French championship were hold last week over the beautiful lake of Annecy. And as this season France has been the strongest country in Aerobatics paragliding it had to be a high level fight ! Indeed the whole podium of the last World Tour ranking was here, and to this you have to add Tim Alongi winner of the last to World Cup in Italy and you have the 4 season’s best pilots fighting for the national title.

And it was indeed epic, as we managed to perform 5 runs each one in different conditions with …read more

Source: Just Acro

Class War 2014: UK HGs and PGs go head-to-head

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UK’s hang glider and paraglider pilots hug out their differences in the first known hang gliding Vs paragliding team competition, held 23-24 August (with two days’ notice!). Hugh Miller reports The banter and friendly rivalry had been building all summer. “Guys just look how many 100k flights the paragliders are doing, get out there and […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Neo Reserve Container and Spreaders

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French lightweight specialists Neo have released a new rescue container called The Container. It comes in three sizes (M, L and Tube) and with either 80cm risers (2 single attachment points on the main karabiner) or 125cm risers (2 attachment points on the shoulders straps) and suits a range of lightweight reserve parachutes. EN1651 certification […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine