The much-anticipated glider tests from the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2013 were completed in Switzerland this weekend. The results, leaked early to Cross Country and not yet confirmed officially by either the PWCA or testing house Air Turquoise, show that the Ozone Enzo 2 paragliders used in the Superfinal in Brazil were significantly different to […] …read more
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Video: Never Come Down by Brett Hazlett
Brett Hazlett’s latest film is a five-minute vision of heaven at the PWC Superfinal in Governador Valadares. In it you’ll see him measure with laser-accuracy the length of his trailing edge, then post to the DHV forum about it from his iPhone while thermalling with 120 of the world’s best pilots. What? What’s that? […] …read more
Petition against mandatory transponder for free-flyers in Austria!
Please help and sign this petition! There is a major problem building in Austria. The Ministry of Transportation is about to make transponders to be a mandatory equipment to carry for all aircraft including paragliders and hang-gliders to be visible on radar screens! This would be a huge throwback for the free-flying community and a potential danger that other countries will follow this example! Support the movement against the transponder!
Source: Just Acro
Tuesday Tip: Planning comes first
This tip comes from Greg Knudson, who recently broke a paragliding world record for out-and-return To set a record or fly a personal best you need to: Know where you are going Know what you want to achieve Prepare you equipment, yourself and if necessary your paperwork Having a plan is key to any record, […] …read more
Mexico PWC: Seiko won the women competition and Pierre Remy was 2nd overall
Mexico PWC: Seiko won the women competition and Pierre Remy was 2nd overall …read more
Source: Niviuk
Two paragliding out-and-return speed world records set in Kenya’s Kerio Valley
Greg Knudson set a new world record for Speed over an out-and-return course of 200km in January. He was flying in Kenya’s Kerio Valley and had gone there with a team specifically to break the world record. Launching early on the morning on 19 January he flew for seven hours and averaged 36.33km/h to […] …read more
Paramotor weekend in Spain
Paramotor weekend in Spain …read more
Source: Niviuk
Wild at Heart: Stefan Bocks flies the heart of Central Asia
You’ve got two weeks for a summer holiday. Beach… mountains… bit of both? In Stefan Bocks’s case he chose mountains. Remote, distant, unflown mountains. In July last year Stefan, ‘Boxi’, flew a solo, unsupported, 1,000km vol-biv through the heart of Central Asia, from Dushanbe in Tadjikistan to Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan. The route […] …read more
NK1, first Niviuk glider
NK1, first Niviuk glider …read more
Source: Niviuk
Project Boomerang: Jonny Durand goes there-and-back to claim two world records
Jonny Durand has claimed two hang gliding world records flying on the cliffs of the Great Australian Bight in the south of Australia. The records are: 1. Speed over 300km out-and-return record at 71.28km/h 2. Speed over 100km out-and-return at 90.41km/h Both flights smash the previous records of 56km/h and 75km/h, respectively. Both flights […] …read more