This tip is about Wind Layers, and comes from Dennis Pagen’s Understanding the Sky Wind Layers Air behaves differently at different levels. This chart helps define the behaviour of the air in the lower layers. 500-1,000m: Free atmosphere. Here the air viscosity is not significant because it doesn’t interact with solid objects. The movement of the […] …read more
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Best of Val 2013
3000km, 4 months, 2 Frenchmen: X-Rockies!
Nelson Defreyman and Thomas Punty are planning to embark on a ski-tour and vol-bivoauc flight across the entire length of the Rockies, from North to South. Their route is over 3000km in length, and they expect the adventure to last around four months. Their departure is now less than a month away. Read up on the trip, and check out the video, at their website: www.xrockies.com
Thomas and Nelson have chosen to fly the Alpina 2 on their journey, and we wish them all the best!
Cheers, from all the Team.
Source: Ozone Paragliders
BlackHawk Ranch Fly In April 2014 Registration is Open
It’s that time again! BlackHawk Paramotors USA is hosting our ever-popular Spring Fly-In. This family-friendly event attracts pilots from around the world to celebrate the experience of personal flight. The Fly-In will be held April 17th – 20th at the BlackHawk Ranch (8591 Hogan Dam Road – Valley Springs, Ca – 95252). We hope to see all the familiar faces and amazing people that have continued to make BlackHawk’s Fly-Ins an amazing experience for all involved. Registration for Pilots who are flying is only $45, and spectators are always free to attend. As always, …read more
Source: US Paramotor News
Video: Will Palmer flies 400km vol-biv in Tajikistan
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PWCA and Air Turquoise publish Superfinal 2013 glider-check minutes
The Paragliding World Cup Association have published the minutes of the PWCA / Air Turquoise meeting held in Villeneuve, Switzerland on 13 February. The full, 26-page document is here. The official PWCA minutes are here The PWCA has removed the Superfinal 2013 results from its website. New results are expected to go up later in […] …read more
Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2013: Ozone apologise, ‘We went too far’
Ozone has published an apology to “all pilots and specifically Enzo 2 pilots” on their website and have offered a “full refund” for Enzo 2 pilots if they want it. In the apology Ozone admit that they changed the production Enzo 2 from the Enzo 2 originally certified and say this was a “mistake”. […] …read more
Tuesday Tip: Wind Table
This tip is from Dennis Pagen’s classic Understanding The Sky It is useful to be able to assess how strong the wind is by looking at what is happening in the environment. Here’s a guide: Calm: Smoke goes straight up. No movement in vegetation. 0-3mph (0-5km/h): Smoke goes straight up. Leaves begin to rustle. 3-5mph (5-8km/h): […] …read more
Statement Regarding Enzo 2
CIVL Plenary 2014: Follow the action with Adrian Thomas on Twitter
The 2014 CIVL Plenary kicks off later this week at the Grand Istana Rama Hotel, Kuta Bali, Indonesia. The five day meeting starts on Wednesday 19 February and will see dozens of delegates attend from across the world of free flight to discuss CIVL business. Top of the agenda in paragliding will be discussion […] …read more