13th FAI European Paragliding Championship …read more
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10th anniversary: Coupe Icare
10th anniversary: Coupe Icare …read more
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Wills Wing Alpha – training hang glider
Wills Wing have unleashed the Alpha, a slow-flying hang glider designed for schools and “pilots who value light weight, convenience and easy take-off and landing above other performance attributes“. It looks and flies like a lower aspect ratio Falcon, and has “exceptionally good soaring performance – better in light lift than a Falcon”. Available in […] …read more
Skywalk release Range Air lightweight pod harness
Skywalk have announced that they have certified three sizes of the Range Air, the lightweight pod harness that was developed from Paul Guschlbauer’s X-Alps harness. It takes max loads of 110kg and weighs 1.9kg (S) with a small pack size. Skywalk say it is one of the lightest fully-enclosed reclining harnesses on the market. The […] …read more
AirDesign Airpack Light inner bag for hike-and-fly
The AirPack Light from AirDesign is a lightweight inner bag for hike-and-fly. It’s a classic style (as opposed to a concertina-packing bag) with a zipper and two compression straps, to help you squeeze your little wing into a hiking-friendly rucksack. Available in two sizes: the S (210g) is very small, for miniwings, and M (260g) […] …read more
Safety Notice: Woody Valley chest buckles
Woody Valley have issued a safety notice about their lightweight automatic harness chest buckles. Some of them have been found to be faulty: the side buttons ‘stick’ when squeezed, and don’t pop out to their original position. Check your harness if it is fited with these buckles. If they stick, contact Woody Valley who will […] …read more
Pal Takats Master Acro film – expected Spring 2015
Pál Takáts has announced he is working on an aerobatics paragliding instructional film in association with justACRO.com. The film is expected to be released in Spring 2015. Stay tuned at: http://justACRO.com • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com. Subscribe to the world’s favourite hang gliding and paragliding magazine home …read more
Introducing the F*Lite
The F*Lite is an ultra-light harness for hike & fly pilots and para-alpinists. The current version, which has now passed EN Load tests for 100kg, weighs in at 99 grams.
Fred Pieri and the Ozone R&D Team approached this project not by thinking about how to change existing harness designs, but by focusing on what purpose a harness actually needs to serve. After many prototypes which experimented with harness geometry, Fred and the team re-focused on the materials used.
The F*Lite’s load bearing structure is made from Dyneema thread and webbing, …read more
Source: Ozone Paragliders
Gradient’s new Freestyle 3 – dynamic acro wing
Gradient have announced their dynamic new Freestyle 3 acro wing is in production. They say it’s very dynamic but with a stable profile, easy stall characteristics and sensitive handling in deep stall. It’s reinforced at high stress points and rated to 12G with maximum weights of 110kg, 120kg and 130kg for the three sizes. Standard […] …read more