Author: winguu

On 11 August 2015, 25-year-old Robert Schaller flew a 209km FAI triangle flight on an EN-A Nova Prion 3. The take-off was Grente, South Tyrol, with turnpoints near the Grossglockner and at the Agglsspitze. Robert landed near St Martin in the Badia valley, not quite closing the triangle but nonetheless fulfilling the requirements for an FAI triangle. […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Icaro have released a new paraglider speedbar to the market. They say it’s light, robust and user-friendly. Its bright red anti-slip EVA-foam-covered main bar makes it stand out in a crowd and, more importantly, means your feet don’t slip off it while you accelerate. It has a Nitinol (sprung steel) strap below it, to make it easy to hook with […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

The German Open has come to a conclusion with 3 small tasks flown due to poor weather. Ferdinand Vogel became German Champion 2015 followed by Manuel Bauer in 3nd and Martin Petz in 3rd. The top 7 spots were held by Enzo 2 pilots. The young Germans rocked it and no “old heroes” could reach the German podium. Big congrats, especially to the youth – very well done!

The Overall Podium was Suza Primoz, Ferdinand Vogel, and Lóránt Falucskai, in that order, all on Enzo 2s.

The Women’s Overall Podium was Nao Takada on her M6, Annalena Hinestroza, and Yvonne Dathe also on here M6.

Full results can be found here: http://www.dhv.de/web/german-open-2015/competition-news/ergebnisse-results

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Source:: Ozone Paragliders

When Nick Greece first went to Haiti to fly he didn’t expect to fall in love with the country. He did. Many people question why I keep going back to Haiti, and the answer, like the country, is complex. The easy answer is “the flying is spectacular, and I like to fly paragliders.” The deeper […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Carl Wallbank set a new UK hang gliding record in June – but is it enough to keep the paragliders at bay? He talks record days, international comps and hang gliding revival with Ed Ewing “The record is on my mind 24 hours a day,” says Carl Wallbank a couple of days after setting a […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

As part of his extended odyssey to fly much of the Pacific coast of the Americas, Jeff Hamann flies around Punta Mariato, the remote and jungle-covered southernmost tip of North America. I could hear thunder and see flashes of lightning as I lay in bed. No reason to get up early. I read and worked […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

The 2015 Red Bull X-Alps was the toughest yet. In Cross Country 163 (September 2015) Marcus King talks exclusively and in-depth to winner Chrigel Maurer and his supporter Thomas Theurillat. They reveal how tough it really was, why luck played its part this time, and why this amazing race will only ever get harder, faster […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

In Cross Country Magazine 163 Tim-Patrick Meyer dives into deep waters and talks Sharknoses – or not – with some leading designers March 2011 and Ozone patented a design for the leading edge of paragliders called the Sharknose, which is said to increase a wing’s resistance against collapses and stalls. Applying the Sharknose in real life […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine