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PWCA and Air Turquoise publish Superfinal 2013 glider-check minutes
The Paragliding World Cup Association have published the minutes of the PWCA / Air Turquoise meeting held in Villeneuve, Switzerland on 13 February. The full, 26-page document is here. The official PWCA minutes are here The PWCA has removed the Superfinal 2013 results from its website. New results are expected to go up later in […] …read more
Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2013: Ozone apologise, ‘We went too far’
Ozone has published an apology to “all pilots and specifically Enzo 2 pilots” on their website and have offered a “full refund” for Enzo 2 pilots if they want it. In the apology Ozone admit that they changed the production Enzo 2 from the Enzo 2 originally certified and say this was a “mistake”. […] …read more
Tuesday Tip: Wind Table
This tip is from Dennis Pagen’s classic Understanding The Sky It is useful to be able to assess how strong the wind is by looking at what is happening in the environment. Here’s a guide: Calm: Smoke goes straight up. No movement in vegetation. 0-3mph (0-5km/h): Smoke goes straight up. Leaves begin to rustle. 3-5mph (5-8km/h): […] …read more
Statement Regarding Enzo 2
CIVL Plenary 2014: Follow the action with Adrian Thomas on Twitter
The 2014 CIVL Plenary kicks off later this week at the Grand Istana Rama Hotel, Kuta Bali, Indonesia. The five day meeting starts on Wednesday 19 February and will see dozens of delegates attend from across the world of free flight to discuss CIVL business. Top of the agenda in paragliding will be discussion […] …read more
Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2013: Glider tests in, Enzo 2 pilots to score zero
The much-anticipated glider tests from the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2013 were completed in Switzerland this weekend. The results, leaked early to Cross Country and not yet confirmed officially by either the PWCA or testing house Air Turquoise, show that the Ozone Enzo 2 paragliders used in the Superfinal in Brazil were significantly different to […] …read more
Video: Never Come Down by Brett Hazlett
Brett Hazlett’s latest film is a five-minute vision of heaven at the PWC Superfinal in Governador Valadares. In it you’ll see him measure with laser-accuracy the length of his trailing edge, then post to the DHV forum about it from his iPhone while thermalling with 120 of the world’s best pilots. What? What’s that? […] …read more
Petition against mandatory transponder for free-flyers in Austria!
Please help and sign this petition! There is a major problem building in Austria. The Ministry of Transportation is about to make transponders to be a mandatory equipment to carry for all aircraft including paragliders and hang-gliders to be visible on radar screens! This would be a huge throwback for the free-flying community and a potential danger that other countries will follow this example! Support the movement against the transponder!
Source: Just Acro
Tuesday Tip: Planning comes first
This tip comes from Greg Knudson, who recently broke a paragliding world record for out-and-return To set a record or fly a personal best you need to: Know where you are going Know what you want to achieve Prepare you equipment, yourself and if necessary your paperwork Having a plan is key to any record, […] …read more