“Cor Blimey! I’ve never known a day like it!” Brilliant animation from Piedrahita’s Steve Ham… • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero Home …read more
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Swing’s new Discus EN A
The Discus is the new beginner and low airtime wing from Swing. Swing say it’s a safe and easy-to-fly EN A wing, with “balanced handling and a good speed range”. An efficient wing, it benefits from 3D wing shaping and trailing edge mini-ribs, and Swing say it will happily take pilots on cross-country adventures. […] …read more
Cross Country 152: What’s in this issue
“AHHHHH! There’s nothing like the smell of printed paper!” The latest issue of Cross Country magazine was fresh off the press at the recent Stubai Cup in Austria. Handing it to Chrigel Maurer and Pal Takats at the same time both pilots immediately did the same thing: opened the pages, bent back the spine and […] …read more
Ozone Welcomes Pal Takats to the Team
We are pleased to announce that our friend, Pal Takats, has joined the Ozone Team.
Pal is young, but is already a three-time World Champion and one of the most talented pilots in the history of paragliding with a long and impressive career in the sport. We look forward to flying with him for many years to come!
In the very near future we will be announcing a Trickster 2, which is the “easiest” competition acro wing that we have developed so far. Pal will be flying the Trickster 2 along with a full complement of Ozone wings, from the Fazer 2 …read more
Source: Ozone Paragliders
South Africa’s X-Berg 2014: 16-22 March
The 180km X-Berg Challenge 2014 starts on Sunday 16 March 2014. Pitting runners and cyclists against paraglider pilots the X-Berg Challenge in South Africa is a six-day race through the Drakensberg mountains. Last year’s race was won by a mountain biker – so the flyers will hope to show who’s really fastest. The full event […] …read more
Swing release the Brave 3
Swing have released the Brave 3, a “comfortable and lightweight” reversible harness that weighs in at less than 2kg. Swing say it offers optimum mobility for speedriding with skis and is also perfectly suitable for hike-and-fly, vol-biv and anyone who wants a lightweight harness. “This versatility is achieved through easily installable additional options, like […] …read more
Guide to El Yelmo, Spain
Site of the famous El Yelmo festival in July Enjoy the thermals and restitution It’s on from February to November Tapas, cerveza and fiesta on the ground WHY GO? The season starts early in southern Spain with thermalling from February. Pilots flock here in July for a week of chilled-out flying and late-night partying at […] …read more
Guide to Torrey Pines, USA
A busy coastal soaring site with loads of history You need to sign in, sign up and mind your manners Soar the Pacific coast for hours Anytime, but April to October is best WHY GO? To say you’ve been. This is a tightly regulated soaring site but one of the most historic in the USA. […] …read more
Guide to Tolmin, Slovenia
Easy and reliable mountain flying The home of many distance records Best from May to early June, or late July to September A good set-up to support free flying WHY GO? Smaller than the French or Swiss Alps, but still full of XC potential WHERE IS IT? WHAT’S IT LIKE? This is the Julian Alps: […] …read more
Guide to the Azores Islands, Portugal
Discover these unique islands in the middle of the Atlantic Strong flying scene with easily accessible sites Fun for the all the family Go in July for the Azores Paragliding Festival WHY GO? Discover a part of Europe you didn’t know existed and fly these lush volcanic islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. […] …read more