Category: para news

It’s built for long-range mountain adventures but will do you fine for short flatland XC’s too, writes Marcus King New harness brand ‘Fly7000′ was born out of the preparations for the mother of all vol biv trips. Back in 2011, Czech pilot Dalibor Carbol joined with Duro Kleja to fly from the Hunza valley up […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Top marks to Little Cloud for producing this bright little gem of a harness When I opened the box my first impression was ‘it’s green, it’s very, very green!’ Open it up and it’s bright pink on the inside, just like you’ve cut it open. The guys at Little Cloud certainly have a sense of […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Horacio Llorens won the Sonchaux Acro show which took place in Villeneuve, Switzerland, over the weekend of 21-23 August 2015. The CAT Acro Team (Jérémy Péclard and David Geiser) won the synchro team event, but Horacio and synchro partner Theo de Blic’s third place gave them enough points to be placed first overall in the Synchro World Cup […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Paramania have released pictures of their new water pylon, which is aimed at making slalom paramotoring safer. The pylon requires less air pressure to hold it up, which makes it more forgiving of any impact. It will collapse easily if a pilot hits the pylon. In a statement Paramania said: [We] initiated a project […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

AEF’s Cameleon throttle controller has been upgraded. Version 3 has a prominent easy-reach ‘off’ switch, close to the pilot’s thumb. The V3 was designed to increase the OFF action accessibility, to address the problem reported by some pilots who have difficulties to catch it in stress situation. The OFF switch is now really increase in the […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Fresh Breeze have announced that their single-seater X-One trike is now available with the Thor 200 and 250 engines, with a 1.4m, two-blade propeller. The trike has a wide, stable back axle and 25cm-travel shock absorbers on all wheels. Its 28-litre fuel tank offers up to nine hours’ flight time. The trike is approved for towing […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

AirDesign’s new cross-country glider, the Volt 2, has been certified EN and LTF C in the M size, the first of five planned sizes. The company say: The VOLT 2 is the ideal glider for XC-orientated pilots who are looking for a high-performing wing, packed to the brim with cutting-edge design technology. The Volt 2 features […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Since 2005, we at Ozone have strived to support our team pilots and customers with cutting edge PPG competition wings for all events. PPG Slalom events have evolved rapidly and we believe their direction needs some serious thought and urgent change. While Slalom racing is an exciting event, the recent tragic accidents have proven that events which focus on high-speed flying near terrain or water have much potential for accidents and injuries. The current Slalom comp format forces pilots to fly their wings at the absolute limits of their capabilities, very close to the ground. The inevitable result is that pilots have no altitude safety margin for mistakes or equipment issues.

We have seen other aspects of paragliding competition severely damaged by heavy-handed regulation and rules, and we are not in favor of a long list of highly specific interdictions against aspects of Slalom flying. But we do believe that the sports bodies and organisers have to put pilot well-being well above a drive for public entertainment.

We believe that blending Slalom flying with a modern classic competition format, in which pilots must use the same wings for Slalom as they do for economy, navigation, and precision flying tasks, may result in …read more

Source:: Ozone Paramotor

Rita Vogel reports two impressive flights within about a week of each other crossing from Portugal into Spain flying her Delta 2. Rita is originally from Hungary. She flew both times from Serra da Estrela, landing in Piedrahita after 187km just to beat her new personal best the following week with a 232km flight (OLC / optimized distance). Both flights took around 6 hours and showed once again the potential of the place for stress free XC and the very good performance of the Delta 2. She reports being really comfortable with the glider, allowing her to focus only on the flight and go far.

links for the flights here:
http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:ritavogel/29.7.2015/12:03
http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:ritavogel/15.8.2015/11:36

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Source:: Ozone Paragliders