Author: winguu

Austrian XC Crack, Lex Robe’, is the 2015 World XContest Champion, flying his Mantra M6. Lex’s top six flights were all FAI triangles, the smallest one being 249.87km, and the largest being 268.21km. We have seen a lot of XC flying happen in our time, and we have to say that having six 250km triangles in a single season is extremely impressive. Nice work, Lex! And thanks for flying Ozone. Also, judging by this little edit that Lex put together, his flying skills are rivaled by his video editing skills.

Lex’s score, and flights, can be seen here on XContest.org, at the top of the list.

Cheers from all the Team, we hope the southern hemisphere XC season is a good one for those of you who can be there.

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Source:: Ozone Paragliders

>>Subscribe here to win… If you could choose any new paraglider for the 2016 season, what would you go for? Maybe you should start thinking, because you could win your dream glider, harness, flying computer and much more in the Cross Country Magazine 2016 Subscribers Draw. It’s Cross Country’s way of saying a big THANK […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

In 2008, French paraglider pilot, Olivier Peyre, left his home in France with the idea to complete a circumnavigation of the world, by land and sea, carbon free. Olivier rode his bicycle across Europe, through Africa, all around South America, through New Zealand and across Australia, and then all the way through Asia, the middle east, and Europe again. For the ocean crossings, Olivier hitched rides on sail boats. Check out the insane route here: http://www.enrouteavecaile.com. All along the way, Olivier had a trusty Ozone Ultralite with him on his bike, and he flew countless sites with pilots from all over the planet.

After pedaling and sailing for more than 7 years, Olivier is now on the home stretch, and is planning to roll into his front yard by the end of December.
For more info please see his website and his facebook page.

Cheers from all the Team Olivier, we look forward to seeing you back in France!

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Source:: Ozone Paragliders

The Buzz Z5 is now available to order! Improving the Buzz Series is a difficult task, but one that we devote a huge amount of resources to. Check out the Buzz Z5 product page for more details on this exciting upgrade to our best selling glider series. We’re excited to see this glider get out into the world and look forward to hearing your epic flight stories.

Cheers from all the team!

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Source:: Ozone Paragliders

Karen Skinner takes the bronze medal at the World Air Games …read more

Source:: Niviuk

UP are releasing the new EN B Makalu 4 for the 2016 season. As the Makalu 3 was before it, UP say the Makalu 4 is an accessible and friendly EN B wing, ideal for newly qualified pilots to progress on, but faster and better performing than the 3. It has a new planform with a slightly higher […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

French firm Neo have released a super lightweight speedriding wing called the X-Lite for “wild ski-touring and mountain adventures”. The X-Lite is a development of the X-Ride freeride wing, but it weighs just a smidge over a kilo (1.05kg in size 8, 1.35kg in size 10) and will easily fit into a daypack. It’s an expert-level speedriding […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

The French Civil Aviation authority, the DGAC, have released a safety advice bulletin in English concerning very low level military activity in French airspace. A link to the docuent in PDF format is below. If you intend to free fly in French airspace, please read it. http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/RTBA%20anglais%20web-1.pdf • Got news? Send it to us at […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Nova have announced the winners of their 2014/15 XC Challenge, a cross-country competition for Nova pilots. The pilot with the highest-scoring flight for each category of Nova wing on XContest.org was awarded the title of XC Challenge winner for their category, and a brand new Nova harness. The winners were: Prion: Stephanie Boselli (CH) for an 87 […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine