Air Turquoise, the paragliding test house that is involved in Enzogate, has issued a statement clarifying its position on the Enzo 2, the Ozone glider at the heart of the controversy that hit the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal last week. Written by chief test pilot Alain Zoller, the statement says that the test flights […] …read more
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Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2013: Swing: Statement on the Superfinal
Swing, a manufacturer with only two wings flown in the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal, have said they do not accept the provisional result of the competition. Following GIN’s statement earlier today, Monday, Swing is the second comp-wing manufacturer to have publicly declared what they think about the Ozone Enzo 2 controversy, calling it a […] …read more
Tuesday Tip: Competition Basics
This tip is from Touching Cloudbase: The Complete Guide to Paragliding by Ian Currer Many pilots enjoy flying competitively and there is a range of events, from club level up to World Championships, that are hotly contested. Good equipment is vital: not only a glider but a GPS, other instruments and a reserve. First, know […] …read more
Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2013: Trailing edges under the spotlight
Editor Ed Ewing asks Cross Country magazine’s technical experts Bruce Goldsmith and Adrian Thomas about the Ozone Enzo 2 controversy Paraglider Manufacturers Association ‘outraged’ GIN Gliders call the controversy a ‘disgrace’ Manufacturers: ‘Superfinal should be invalid’ Ozone apologise for the mistake and hassles With GIN Gliders declaring the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal result a […] …read more
Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2013: GIN brand controversy a ‘disgrace’ for the sport
Result is a ‘disgrace’ for the sport and ‘meaningless’ ‘We need to reach a fair conclusion’ ‘EN D certification for comp wings was never right’ ‘This is not what competition paragliding should be about’ The Superfinal Enzo 2 controversy took a sharp new turn today when GIN Gliders called the competition’s result “meaningless” and called […] …read more
2013 PWC Super Final: You are exceptional!
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Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2013: Ozone say sorry for the Enzo 2 controversy
‘This was a mistake, and we apologise for that’ ‘PWC under great pressure to ban Enzo 2 pilots – we wanted to support them’ ‘We were confident that the length of the trailing edge did not change the wing’s conformity’ ‘The wing still conforms to its original certification’ ‘We particularly need to apologise to all […] …read more
Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2013: Superfinal Finishes With a Bang
Francisco Javier Reina Lagos wins the Superfinal 2013 Keiko Hiraki wins the Women’s Ozone wins the Team Class France wins the Nations After 10 tasks, Spain’s Francisco Javier Reina Lagos came out top dog, while Joachim Oberhauser (IT) finished second and France’s Stephane Drouin was in third. All three pilots were flying Ozone Enzo 2s. […] …read more
Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2013: Enzo 2 OK, says testing house
The Enzo 2 with the longer trailing edge has been test flown and is good to go, say Air Turquoise. By Ed Ewing The Ozone Enzo 2 is certified EN D, with or without its extra long trailing edge, Ozone said on Saturday – and human error was to blame for the longer trailing edge. […] …read more
Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2013: the deluge
Is this the unluckiest Paragliding World Cup Superfinal in history? First the rain fell so hard and so destructively at the original competition venue that organisers were forced to shift the entire comp at short notice 200km to Governador Valadares. Then, after a brilliant first few days flying in classic skies a political storm hit, […] …read more