The race director of the Red Bull X-Alps, Christoph Weber, has launched a new online contest dedicated to hike-and-fly. The site, www.hikeandfly-xc.com, is aimed at pilots who want to record their hike-and-fly adventures and compare them with others. Christoph said: “The idea is to score hiking and flying in the same way as other […] …read more
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Video: Extreme Lives: Kingdom of the Clouds
Follow Rob Whittall and Bob Drury as they traverse western Nepal by paraglider. A classic, defining paragliding film from 1999, recently uploaded to Vimeo. • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero Home …read more
Three pilots start 20 day Vol-Biv across Nepal
A trio of pilots have embarked on a 20 day vol-biv flight across Nepal. Mitch Riley, Brian Thibeault, and Premek Hulek hopped a 30 hour bus ride from Pokhara to Patan in the far west of the country earlier this week, and will spend the next three weeks flying with the prevailing winds eastwards […] …read more
justACRO Shop
I am happy to introduce justACRO’s new webshop! Here you can finally purchase the products that I developed for myself and my friends mainly for sporting purposes. No matter if it is going to be a warm flying suit or special technical gear, I’m sure it will be with you during many happy moments! The development continues, stay tuned for new products!
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Source: Just Acro
Australian Champions for three years in a row
Australian Champions for three years in a row …read more
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Icepeak 7 Pro-Model risers
Icepeak 7 Pro-Model risers …read more
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Tuesday Tip: Wind Layers
This tip is about Wind Layers, and comes from Dennis Pagen’s Understanding the Sky Wind Layers Air behaves differently at different levels. This chart helps define the behaviour of the air in the lower layers. 500-1,000m: Free atmosphere. Here the air viscosity is not significant because it doesn’t interact with solid objects. The movement of the […] …read more
Best of Val 2013
3000km, 4 months, 2 Frenchmen: X-Rockies!
Nelson Defreyman and Thomas Punty are planning to embark on a ski-tour and vol-bivoauc flight across the entire length of the Rockies, from North to South. Their route is over 3000km in length, and they expect the adventure to last around four months. Their departure is now less than a month away. Read up on the trip, and check out the video, at their website: www.xrockies.com
Thomas and Nelson have chosen to fly the Alpina 2 on their journey, and we wish them all the best!
Cheers, from all the Team.
Source: Ozone Paragliders
BlackHawk Ranch Fly In April 2014 Registration is Open
It’s that time again! BlackHawk Paramotors USA is hosting our ever-popular Spring Fly-In. This family-friendly event attracts pilots from around the world to celebrate the experience of personal flight. The Fly-In will be held April 17th – 20th at the BlackHawk Ranch (8591 Hogan Dam Road – Valley Springs, Ca – 95252). We hope to see all the familiar faces and amazing people that have continued to make BlackHawk’s Fly-Ins an amazing experience for all involved. Registration for Pilots who are flying is only $45, and spectators are always free to attend. As always, …read more
Source: US Paramotor News