Neo have updated their ultralight String paragliding and speed flying harness, making it even lighter and more durable, and improving the leg straps. It’s made from lightweight Dyneema fabric, with Koroyd /3D mesh technology behind the strong and supple leg pads. Despite its minimalist looks, comfort was a design priority, and Neo say the String is comfortable enough […] …read more
Author: winguu
Skywalk expand their miniwing range with the Tonka2 S
Skywalk have brought out a larger version of their Tonka2, their specialist wing for para-alpinists and mountain runners. The new S size has a flat area of 17.5m² (14.76m² projected), which is approximately 3m² bigger than the original. It’s certified EN C, where the original was EN D, and has a wider weight range and slightly less dynamic characteristics. […] …read more
Honorin Hamard flies record 306km FAI triangle
Current World Champion and Ozone team pilot Honorin Hamard flew a record 306km FAI triangle in the French Alps on 9 July 2016, on an Enzo 2. Honorin, who is currently leading XContest, started his flight with Luc Armant and friends at 9:28am from Col Agnel in the Cottian Alps west of Monte Viso. He first […] …read more
Pascal Purin: 9,540m hike-and-fly in one day!
Pascal Purin, who is in training for the 2017 Red Bull X-Alps, had a mammoth hike-and-fly day on 18 June 2016, hiking up 9,540m and flying down again with his AirDesign UFO. This is believed to be a hike-and-fly height gain record, though it is not administered by either the FAi or Guinness. It was previously held by […] …read more
HONORIN SCORES ANOTHER FAI WORLD RECORD
Good conditions on the horizon are always the beginning of a new mission for our R&D team. On Saturday July 9th, Honorin, Luc and friends saw the chance to get an official FAI Triangle world record, and were ready to charge. Honorin describes what followed:
“The forecast was good but a bit windy in the morning. We took off [flying the Enzo 2] at 9h 36 from Col Agnel in the Cottian Alps, with a big FAI triangle in mind. The view was amazing, small cumulus clouds forming with a 3500m base, big vertical walls, a lot of marmots and chamois and in the background we could see, the highest mountain in the area, Monte Viso (3841 m).
We had to fly very fast to achieve the 300 km triangle and with these weather conditions it seemed possible!
We flew together, along the high mountain range, for around 70 km before we split and took different lines. At the first south-west turnpoint, I turned further than the rest of the group but my time was still ok. The shaded terrain made the way to the second turnpoint not so easy.We crossed Serre Ponçon Lake before arriving to, a beautiful …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
PXP Paramotor release Nimble trike
PXP Paramotor have unveiled their new lightweight trike, the Nimble. PXP say the tig-welded stainless steel trike is simple and practical and fits any paramotor. It can be built easily, as the video shows, and dismantled in five minutes. The company say it’s suitable for pilots from 50kg to 200kg+, and can be adjusted to suit different […] …read more
PWC 2016 – Serra Da Estrela, Portugal
The PWC event in the beautiful Serra da Estrela, Portugal came to a close last week after 4 valid tasks, the longest of which was on the last day at 121.5 km.
Congratulations are in order for Donizete Baldessar Lemos, Claudio Virgilio, and José Luis Sudbrack Guimaraes who took the top three spots on the podium in that order on their Enzo 2s. The women’s podium was headed by Keiko Hiraki, also on an Enzo 2. In fact, the competition had an overwhelming number of OZONE wings with 26 of the top 30 pilots flying Enzo 2s.
Full results can be found on the PWC website.
Nice flying and cheers from the entire OZONE Team!
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Pure 3: AirDesign’s EN-D wing evolves
AirDesign’s EN/LTF-D Pure3 emerged from the drawing board of the Pure2 before all the sizes were even finished. It’s a high-performance cross-country wing wing with an aspect ratio of 6.98. During the test and development phases for these other sizes [of the Pure2], we were able to find many new innovations and improvements. It was […] …read more
Niviuk release N-Gravity 4 acro wing
Niviuk have launched their latest acro wing, the N-Gravity 4, and they say it’s a dynamic, precise and highly manoeuvrable acro glider. The company have made various improvements to this, their fourth-generation acro wing, such as the addition of leading edge air intake valves, which they say better distribute the wing’s inner pressure and make vertical descent […] …read more
Cross Country 172: August 2016
Looking for Shangri-La We go to the mountains to lose ourselves, and then to find ourselves. It’s not a new idea, but it is a timeless one. We travel to do the same – we go there so we can come back, refreshed, reinvigorated, with new eyes on the same landscape, external or internal. John Silvester’s […] …read more