Parapente Mag evaluates the Hook 4 …read more
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Category: para news
Xevi Bonet flies epic flight in the Pyrenees
On Monday, April 18th Ozone’s Xevi “El Pajaro” Bonet (@xevi.bonet) and his Enzo 2 flew the longest flight in the Pyrenees ever! He shares part of his experience:
“On Sunday Aniol (X-pyr pilot) sent me a test : Monday looked great for a cross country flight in the Aragonese Pyrenees. I had to work on Tuesday so we organized a good retrieve to be sure that we made back home at a descent time. Due to the 4 hours drive to the take off we left quite early on Monday.
At 1:00 pm we took off, between cycles, into a great looking sky with perfect cloud formations but our take off was quite low just 400m of altitude.
In the beginning the air was turbulent but the west wind and the cold air helped to go faster. The landscape was incredible, it was my first time flying above this area.
The ceiling was low just 2400m but improved before we got to the wildest part of the flight: El Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido reaching at times 3200 m.
After 6:23h and 228.75 kms I landed at Puigcerdà the last town before crossing to France, just to make the retrieve easier.” …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Tips and Tricks for Tandem Pilots
Our friend Herminio Cordido produced this short film that showcases some useful hints for existing and future tandem pilots. This is not an instructional video and does not contain even a fraction of the amount of information needed to fly tandem safely. Always seek professional instruction, training, and certification from qualified / rated members of your country’s national association. If you are a passenger, always verify that your tandem instructor holds current ratings and certifications and is a member in good standing with the national association governing the country in which you plan to fly.
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Koen with his pilots and students flying at Mount Olympus Paragliding holidays with Olympic Wings
[See image gallery at paragliding.olympicwings.com] …read more
Source:: Paragliding Hellas
Artik 4 pilots, Anna Ermakova and Evgeniya Belova
Artik 4 pilots, Anna Ermakova and Evgeniya Belova …read more
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Paragliding Word Cup: Castelo 2016
The party’s over but the sun is still shining in Brazil. Congratulations to Felix Rodriguez (ES) who won the Castelo leg of the Paragliding World Cup last week. He maintained his lead over seven tasks – winning by a whisker and a mere 5 points. Lucas Bernadin (FR) and Frank Brown (BR) were second and […] …read more
Blown Land: Tim Alongi, Chacha Maxx, and Theo de Blic
A beautiful four-minute film from paragliding in EL Hierro. Acro pilots Tim Alongi, Theo de Blic and Harold Pluvieux spent two weeks on the island in March 2016. The result is this sublime film, which celebrates the elemental forces found on this island on the edge of the world. …read more
Icaro Loxia and Batis tandem harnesses
Icaro paragliders have a new pair of tandem harnesses on the market: the Loxia is for pilots, and the Batis for their passengers. They were designed to complement Icaro’s Parus tandem and to be used by commercial outfits to cope with rigorous use and different sizes of people. They come in Icaro’s bright, bold colours: blue for the […] …read more
Start of the 2016 PWC in Brazil
Start of the 2016 PWC in Brazil …read more
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Opening Event of 2016 PWC – Castelo, Brazil
The first event of the 2016 PWC season has come to a highly successful close in Castelo, Brazil, after 7 full tasks. Klaudia Bulgakow reports:
Thanks to great conditions pilots were happy to race on seven tasks, each about 80 km long. Pilots got to discover new areas of Itapemirim region and fly more than 2000 meters over breathtaking landscapes of rounded top black mountains. Regardless that not many top pilots from Europe were present, the level of competition was very high. The race was hard and fast. One mistake would put one out of the chance to place well in day ranking. American pilots have shown impressive racing skills. Due to that, the difference in points was very small and till the last day no one was sure his position in the final ranking.
Finally, the competition was won Felix Rodrigues from Spain, who show impressive high level and even with not arriving to goal on one task (landed short by 2 km), he maintained the lead in the competition. Five points behind was OZONE pilot Lucas Bernardine (FR) on his Enzo 2 and third place, by five points behind Lucas, Frank Brown from Brazil. OZONE team newcomer Hernan Pitocco (ARG) …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders