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Felix wins Spain’s Acrobatic Championship
Felix Rodriguez took the 1st place spot on the podium at Spain’s Acrobatic Championship in Panticosa, Huesca, Spain. There were 3 completed tasks which Felix won two of flying solid and with good landings. Felix says, “The Trickster 2 still one of best acro gliders on the market, I’m very happy with it.” This is a good start for the acro season and Felix is now in Organya training hard and flying as much as possible. Here are the full results from the comp.
Congrats and cheers from all the team!
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Elio Cataldi wins HG Pre-Europeans 2015, Macedonia
Italian Elio Cataldi won the Pre-European hang gliding championships which took place in Krushevo, Macedonia between 16 and 23 August 2015, flying a Moyes RX 4. The competition, which was for Class 1 and 5 hang gliders, also doubled as the Slovenian Nationals, and Franc Peternel was first-placed Slovenian on a Wills Wing T2C. In the Class 5 […] …read more
Polini Thor 80: compact two-stroke engine
Polini’s latest paramotor engine is the compact, liquid-cooled, two-stroke Thor 80. The Thor 80 weighs just over 11kg, and Polini say its power-to-weight ratio is “extraordinary”. It’s liquid cooled, and its small radiator, the carburettor and exhaust are all integrated into the engine housing to keep things neat and compact. The nickel-silicon treated aluminium cylinder displaces […] …read more
2016 FAI Young Artists Competition
The 2016 FAI Young Artists contest is on the theme of “Air Sports in Harmony with Nature”, and is open to youngsters from 6-17 years in age. The contest takes place in two phases. You should first check the details and the deadline for submission of your work by contacting the FAI member in your country. Each […] …read more
Skyman CrossCountry – EN B lightweight
Skyman’s new EN-B CrossCountry is a lightweight vol-bivouac paraglider, an evolution of the CrossAlps, as flown by Toma Coconea in the 2015 Red Bull X-Alps. The lightweight equipment specialists say the CrossCountry is safer and higher performing than the CrossAlps, and is certified EN/LTF B (whereas the CrossAlps was EN C). They say it doesn’t push the boundaries of the class, […] …read more
Airfer Scorpio paramotor frame
Airfer’s new Scorpio paramotor frame is built using 7075 aluminium alloy for the main frame spars and arms, and a ‘sandwich’ design to minimise vibrations. It features a new aerodynamic propeller protection ring and an anti-torque system. The harness is made from ripstop material with double-density foam padding, with adjustable back and sides for the perfict […] …read more
Swing to replace EN-B Mistral with Nyos
Swing are to unveil the brand new Nyos at the 2015 Coupe Icare. A performant EN-B model, it will replace the Mistral 7. With the Nyos, the company promise comfort and stability, an outstanding climb rate and dynamic handling, and it will be made in five sizes. The company are also unveiling a new EN-A […] …read more
Auction of the Ozone Chabre Open Raffle Prize Glider
At this year’s Chabre Open, Andrew Williams won the competition as well as the Raffle prize, which was for a brand new Ozone paraglider of his choice. Andrew has decided to auction the wing to the highest bidder with all proceeds going to the main UK Parkinson’s Charity. Andrew’s father suffer’s from Parkinson’s so this charity is dear to him and we find it a very noble gesture.
You can bid on the wing at this ebay auction page. The winner can choose any Ozone wing that is EN C or below, excluding tandem gliders and no custom colours.
Good luck and cheers from all the team!
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Spanish Nationals in Ager, Spain
The Spanish Nationals have come to a close after 4 very nice tasks in good conditions around the Pyrenees, Castejon, and Berga areas. After an exciting final round which concluded with 1st and 3rd places separated by only 6 points!
1st went to Fran Reina, 2nd to Felix Rodriguez, and 3rd to Manuel Quintanilla, all flying Enzo 2s. The Women’s saw Klaudia Bulgakow in 1st on her Enzo 2, Meryl Delferriere in 2nd on her Delta 2, and Maite Moreno in 3rd on her M6.
This competition also marked the end of the League competitions including Yelmo, Piedrahita, and Spain Championship Ager resulting in Fran Reina in 1st, Xevi Bonet in 2nd, and Felix Rodriguez in 3rd.
Full results can be found here.
Congrats to all the pilots and cheers from the entire Ozone team!
Source:: Ozone Paragliders