Ukrainian Bogdan Baziuk flew his paraglider 437km from north to south across his home country on 29 June 2015 – the longest paraglider flight in Europe, ever, as far as we are aware. Bogdan launched his Gradent Aspen 5 from a winch, and flew for 9.5 hours at an average speed of 47.38km/h. You can see the flight on XContest.org. The […] …read more
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It’s been a great few weeks for distance flying according to a few Ozone friends.
Team Pilot Nick Greece wrote in about two nice flights he had on his Enzo 2:
Had an amazing day on the 17th from Jupiter, Utah, USA that I would like to share with you. Wanted to get up and away from the mountains and into the flats where I could handle more wind if I had to land backwards. Ive only flown Jupiter two other times and never really got up, so the first section to get the route lined up was a bit tough and the climbs were only 400-600 feet per minute which made for slow climbing, although every climb would send me 10 miles or more just with the drift. With an average speed of 32 mph I was able to fly 293.3km (172.7 miles) in just under 6 hours. To be alone in those flats in the wind is inspiring and slightly terrifying at the same time. Terrispiring. Those clouds you see in the photo were always just ahead of me. After four hours of being bummed I couldnt catch em I realized they too were in the same wind and …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
>>>Listen: Carl Wallbank’s BBC radio interview
The BBC’s Mark Forrest interviews UK hang gliding record holder Carl Wallbank about his 338km record flight on 24 June 2015. >>> Listen here Cross Country is a reader-supported international publication and is available through subscription only. We publish 10 issues a year in print and digital. Subscribe to Cross Country. Home …read more
Source:: >>Listen: Carl Wallbank’s BBC radio interview” >Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine
Carl Wallbank sets new UK hang gliding record
Carl Wallbank set a new UK hang gliding record on Wednesday 24 June 2015 when he flew across the country from west to east. He flew a stunning 330km from Merthyr Common in South Wales to Cromer on the east coast of England. Carl’s flight took him 7.5 hours. He flew a Moyes RX3.5. The […] …read more
Paramotor Air Mondial 2015
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Source:: Niviuk
Gradient Agility acro paraglider now available
After a year of testing and several different prototypes, Gradient’s acro wing, the Agility, is now available. Horacio Llorens and Théo de Blic will be doing the season’s acro competitions on it, and it will be available to buy in 16, 17 and 19m2 sizes. Here’s Théo putting the 17m2 version through some moves in Saint […] …read more
Triple Seven Gliders concertina-packing bag
Triple Seven Gliders have designed their own concertina bag, to make it easy to pack your paraglider without causing it damage. It’s a means of folding your wing in a way that won’t squash its delicate parts, and it’s easy to do, with printed instructions on the bag itself. Side panels hold the wing while you close the zip, […] …read more
Acro Paragliding Simulator
Have you ever dreamed of acro flying on a handheld device? Now it’s possible!
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Source:: Just Acro
GIN Pegasus beginner PPG wing
GIN launched their new paramotor range at the International Paramotor Meeting, Blois, (19-21 June 2015), with the Pegasus beginner-intermediate wing. They say the new Pegasus combines safety, comfort and handling, and has “outstandingly easy” inflation and take-off and a low minimum speed. In the air, GIN say the Pegasus gives you the feedback you need to develop an […] …read more
Ozone Pilots Dominate 2015 US Nats and Rat Race
The FAI and USHPA sanctioned Rat Race (Part 1 of the US National Championship Series) event wrapped up this past Saturday in the US after 7 valid tasks with Eric Reed taking 1st and Josh Cohn 3rd, both on Enzo 2s. Seven of the top ten spots were flying Enzo 2s, and of note, 9th was taken by Owen Showmaker on his M6! The Women’s resulted with Bianca Heinrich on her Delta 2 in 1st and Julie Spiegler on her Delta 2 in 3rd. The Sport Class podium was swept by Ozone pilots, with Andrew Dahl on his Delta 2 winning 1st, Russell Croman on an Alpina 2 in 2nd place, and David Sacher on his Delta 2 in 3rd. Pilots reported great conditions with 7 straight flying days, the longest of which was an 82.6 km task.
Run simultaneously, the Rat Race Sprint is a serial class competition with shorter tasks meant to make competition fun and accessible as well as provide mentoring for new comp pilots. The Rat Race podium was also all Ozone pilots. Billy Purden took 1st on his Delta 2, with Greg Fackrell on a Delta in 2nd, and Kent Wien on an Alpina 2 in …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders