Who wouldn’t want to be Queen for the day? All those baubles to play with, palaces to parade about in, and crowns to wear. Marcus King adopted his best regal attitude with Triple Seven’s newest offering, the Queen. Pitched at the top-end of the Sports Class and EN C market, it has been “developed for […] …read more
Author: winguu
Stitch up: Back to XC school on the Swing Discus, EN A
In issue 155 of Cross Country magazine we get one of the UK’s top XC pilots off his EN D super-wing and give him an… EN A glider. Yes, we hobble him with a school wing, a beginner’s boat, a paper plane to the red arrow he’d been flying all season. But was it really […] …read more
Chrigel Maurer: One Day Coaching
Chrigel Maurer is one of the most complete paraglider pilots in the world. He has three Red Bull X-Alps wins under his belt, has been PWC Champion and Swiss Champion, held acro infinite tumble world records, has won numerous adventure races, and was even 2007 Swiss Hang Gliding Champion. In issue 155 (Sept/Oct) of Cross […] …read more
Cross Country 155: New issue, Sept/October 2014
Cross Country 155 is out now, and it’s packed. On the cover is a great shot by Ant Green of Bruce Goldsmith paragliding in Iceland. They were in the country for a week over summer, chasing the weather between the clouds – great photos and great times. Another person who had a great time this season […] …read more
New iPhone includes barometer
You can’t fail to have heard that Apple released the latest incarnations of the iPhone, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, on Tuesday 9th September. The interesting news for free flyers was that Apple have now added a barometer to the iPhone’s array of sensors. While Apple have touted the ability for the phone to use […] …read more
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Source: Niviuk
Ozone Pilots Sweep French Open 2014
The French Paragliding Open Championship saw 4 stellar tasks, 2 of which were over 100km.
The podium was swept by Enzo 2s in the top 5, with 15 of the top 20 pilots all flying Ozone. Also, the female podium was 100% Ozone gliders. Congratulations to all of the Ozone pilots who competed!
Full results here.
Cheers from the team.
Source: Ozone Paragliders
Gold and Bronze for Ozone pilots in Estonia
The 2014 Estonian Paramotor Championships took place in 2 stages (league) in Parnu and Tartu, Estonia, April 24-26 and August 29-31.
Gold and bronze medals went to Ozone pilots in individual PF1 class:
1st Ott Maaten in PF1 class (Speester 24)
3rd Henri Valdmann in PF1 class (Speedster 26)
Overall scores here
A total of 15 pilots participated, and the weather was excellent for both events with many navigation, economy and precision tasks.
Cheers from all the Ozone Team.
Source: Ozone Paramotor
Alex and Francais Win in Korea
An Open Slalom competition was held during the first days of September, near Chuncheon City, Korea. Most of the pilots were local Koreans, but some international pilots traveled from France, USA, and UK to participate.
Alex Mateos reports: “I was invited to this event which was a slalom competition with pylons on the water. I was excited to discover a new place and it is truly an amazing area. Following in the steps of Mathieu Rouanet we flew between city buildings in perfect weather conditions – calm air all day with no turbulence. In the end, at the event, I …read more
Source: Ozone Paramotor