New from Icaro, is the EN C Maverick 3. Designed using new software it has a whole new profile, line geometry and tension compared to the Maverick 2. The three-liner Maverick 3 now sports trailing edge and nose rods and a lighter construction, because “a lighter glider is also a more agile glider”. The team […] …read more
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AcroAria 2014, Bravo Eliot!
AcroAria 2014, Bravo Eliot! …read more
Source: Niviuk
Luc Armant flies 463km in Texas
Luc Armant flew 463km in Texas last week, on 2 July 2014 – the second longest paraglider flight ever flown. He was flying as part of an Ozone Team record encampment. Towing out of Hebronville in the south of the state the pilots had hoped to break the open distance world record of 502km. Poor weather […] …read more
Ozone Team In TX
The Ozone Team have now left Texas with the R&D Team returning to France and Charles and Seiko headed to Chelan to fly XC in the US Nationals. The team had a short window for their visit and only three flyable days. In those three consecutive days, they managed to get a lot done!
Nick Greece reports:
“The Texas encampment was an experience of a lifetime in many ways. We logged six 400+km flights and all together we flew over 4500km in three days. Bill Belcourt flew over 1000 km in three days! Luc Armant completed the 2nd …read more
Source: Ozone Paragliders
Felix Wins Again, Again
Felix Rodriguez is apparently in form, and giving the young Fran Reina a serious challenge at the Spanish Nationals / Open at Piedrahita. Felix finished first overall, 99 points ahead of Fran Reina, who joined him on the podium in second. This is Felix’s 4th major title in the past few weeks! Felix reports that the Enzo2 and Exoceat are a winning combination
Cheers from all the Team, and congrats again to Felix and Fran!
Full results here.
Source: Ozone Paragliders
Mike’s Record Triangle
Ozone’s Managing Director, Mike Cavanagh, got away from his desk to break a UK record with the first ever 100km declared FAI Triangle. This sets a new British record for the biggest declared triangle and also biggest triangle. Mike began the flight with several friends, and he says that they had some epic flying in the Cairngorms of Scotland. During the entire flight they did not cross a road, so the walk-outs would have been equally epic for the UK. Unfortunately it all “went a bit pants” in the last 6km and Mike …read more
Source: Ozone Paragliders
Annecy Mondial 2014: Final results
Richard Sheppard reports from France on the final results from the Annecy Mondial 2014 The final results are in for the Annecy Mondial Delta 2014, the multiclass Hang Gliding World Championships. After the competition’s tragic turn of events with the death of Japanese class 5 pilot, Mazakazu Kobayashi, the atmosphere at the competition was subdued. […] …read more
AcroAria is back!
AcroAria, the legendary acro world cup hosted by the scenic Italian town Omegna is back after several years break! Among many shooting stars this also inspired Raúl Rodriguez to return for a spin over Lago di Orta! 1-1 run is fully completed so far and only a few pilots pilots are missing for a completed second solo run as the weather wasn’t favorable. The remaining pilots are going to fly tomorrow early and the second synchro run is expected to launch around midday.
Check out the current results here.
Source: Just Acro
Ozone Deltas Fly 300km+ in Turkey
The 29th of June 2014 could be the biggest day in the history of Turkish XC Flying. Muharrem Kilic reports:
We launched with a group of friends in Kahramanmaras, a relatively new area, to explore its record breaking potential. The weather forecast was “bombastic” for the day with 4000+ m cloudbase and high wind at altitude. All pilots took off together at around 11 o’clock and attempted to break the Turkish XC distance record of 258,9 km held by three Enzo pilots. After more than 7 hours flying, sometimes with over 100+ km ground speeds, 9 of the …read more
Source: Ozone Paragliders
Tragedy as Mazakazu Koayashi dies in HG Worlds accident
The Multiclass Hang-Gliding World Championships in Annecy, France ended in tragedy yesterday when a pilot flying an Atos VR died during a task. Japanese pilot Mazakazu Koayashi, 44, was reported to be flying close to a cliff face in smooth conditions when the accident happened. Organisers announced the death on the official website saying that […] …read more