Author: winguu

Second position for Stefan Vyparina in Roldanillo on his Peak 4. Anna Ermakova and Evgeniya Belova jumped onto the women’s podium …read more

Source:: Niviuk

Mac Para’s EN-D Icon paraglider was released in January 2016. Aimed at experienced pilots who fly at least 100 hours a year, Mac Para say the three-liner has an extraordinary glide and great into-wind performance. The Icon replaces the Magus, and Mac Para say it offers good feedback and sporty handling while being a very comfortable wing […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

German pilot Bernd Gassner has created a new tool for planning cross-country routes, called Thermix. The web app combines some of the functionality of Tom Payne’s XC Planner with thermal data from Thermap and Hotspots as well as track data from flight logs on KK7 and the DHV/XC sites. Bernd, who is an avid pilot as well […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Independence’s Zippy PT is an EN/LTF-A certified beginners’ paraglider with ‘performance trims’ on its top surface, which change its performance. The performance trims are operated by zippers. When activated, they increase the stability of the wing, reducing its glide ratio by up to 2.5 points and increasing the sink rate by around 0.4m/s. As the student progresses, the PTs […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Little Cloud’s Spiruline GT2 is out, and they say it’s all about simplicity and fun! A small and compact wing, Little Cloud say the GT2 has sharp, precise handling and a good upwind glide, offering a few extra kilometres per hour compared to a standard paraglider. It has short lines and a small turning radius, allowing it to core very efficiently in small thermals. […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

New Link colours …read more

Source:: Niviuk

After teasing fans on Facebook for a few weeks, Nova have now officially announced the release of the Ion 4 for February 2016. They say it outperforms the Mentor 3, and the smallest size weighs less than four kilos. The Ion 4 is a three-liner with a modest flat aspect ratio of 5.14. It’s made from “normal” materials, with […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Thanks for taking part! Here are the answers. Sorry we couldn’t give them out straight away, but we wanted a good sized sample of responses to get a clear idea of the levels of general knowledge in our sport. Some of the questions were definitely tricky! We now have enough responses to make some really […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine