Does all that beeping in flight annoy you? It does Bruce Goldsmith, 2007 Paragliding World Champion and longtime competition pilot. In his latest Icaristics in Cross Country 149 he reveals he’s been flying instrument-free for three years. He says: I believe flying without a vario makes you a better pilot. It also gives you more […] …read more
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Come See Us at The Coupe Icare!
This year is the 40th(!) annual Coupe Icare event at St Hilaire du Touvet, France, and we will once again be there for the entire weekend, at the Ozone / Alixa stand. Our French importer, Alixa, always manages to come up with something creative for the stand, so come visit us to check it out, or speak with us about our current products and the exciting new wings that we will be launching in early 2014. We’ll have some written material on-hand with brief descriptions of the new gliders, and the Ozone brand in general.
More info: http://www.coupe-icare.org/ <br …read more
Source: Ozone Paragliders
Naked Pilot: Klaudia Bulgakow
New Women’s Paragliding World Champion Klaudia Bulgakow is interviewed in the Naked Pilot column in issue 149 of Cross Country magazine. After five tasks it came down to the final day, she says: The World Championships came down to the last task between Seiko Fukuoka (FR) and me. In goal I got a text to […] …read more
Tony Flint & his friends from UK – September 2013
Win a magnetic Go-Pro mount in XC149
At last, some one has invented a magnetic Go-Pro mount that can be placed anywhere on the paraglider. No more tying strings or fiddling with tape – and then hoping your precious Go-Pro isn’t simply going to plunge into the sea at Olu Deniz or down a rockface in Spain. No, these magnets stick, baby. What’s […] …read more
Fly Like Chrigel: X-Alps interviews in Cross Country magazine
Issue 149 of Cross Country magazine features post-race interviews with some of the pilots who chased Chrigel Maurer as hard as they could through this year’s classic race. In an exclusive in-depth interview Chrigel himself gives us a brilliant insight into how he flies: After I get to the top, I go into ‘glide’ mode, […] …read more
Tristan Shu showcased in Cross Country 149
Cross Country 149 features the amazing photography of Tristan Shu, one of the most original photographers working in paragliding today. A 37-year-old snowboard and outdoor sports photographer, Tristan started flying eight years ago but only really got into it in the last 18 months. He tells us: Now I’m really addicted. We’re having a blast […] …read more
Coupe Icare 2013
Coupe Icare 2013 …read more
Source: Niviuk
That Swing Thing: Mistral 7, EN B, Review
“The first thing that struck me was the luxury feel to the whole package,” writes Cross Country reviewer Pat Dower about Swing’s Mistral 7, a top-end EN B glider. …read more
Back to the Future: GIN Atlas, EN B, review
In issue 149 of Cross Country magazine Greg Hamerton reviews the Edel Atlas, and EN B paraglider aimed at any pilot who wants to fly XC. …read more