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Free flight and paragliding is developing quickly in Iran, with a growing pilot base and increasing events.

We would like to send a big congrats to Maryam Asadolah, who is the 2014 Iran Women’s Champion, flying her Delta 2. Keep up the good work, Maryam, and thanks for flying Ozone. Some info here.
Cheers, from all the Team.

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Source: Ozone Paragliders

Tom Weissenberger led a trio of Moyes Boys to win the Brazilian Nationals in Brasilia last week. Tom won four of six tasks to win the comp with 4,597 points. He was just ahead of Jonny Durand on 4,477, who won the other two tasks. Third place was Rafael Strohschoen Do Mello. All three pilots […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

A few months ago, Dave Turner contacted us and said that he had some rather ambitious plans. He told us that he was planning to first complete a solo-unsupported crossing and traverse of the Sierra Mountains, from the California coast to the northern NV desert. And after that, he said, he planned to traverse the entire length of the Alps from Nice, France, to the Slovenian border, solo and unsupported. Then, without even resting, he said that he was going to fly all the way back to Nice, France… tandem with his partner, Tawny Thomas. Well, he did.
Dave has now …read more

Source: Ozone Paragliders

The British Paragliding Cup is a series of fun competitions designed to help pilots discover the joys of competing. Organiser Laurie Gavaghan reports on the 2014 British Paragliding Cup When I took over the running of the BP Cup in 2012 it was my intention to hold the first round the following year on the […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

England’s long hot summer of XC extravaganza continued at the weekend – as the tail end of Hurricane Bertha swept through, the small site of Milk Hill in the south of the country again saw record-breaking action. Riled by the record-breaking paragliding feats of Mark Watts and Al Wilson the weekend before, when both pilots broke […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

On 3 August 2014 Mark Watts broke the UK paragliding and hang gliding distance records, flying 275.5 km from Milk Hill, to Cromer, Norfolk. This podcast interview (click Play above) by Hugh Miller, one of Mark’s flying friends, was done in the back of a car after both pilots flew a slightly less epic 17km […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Air Design have released their later high-end EN B glider, the Rise 2. Sizes XS, S, M and L have all now been certified. Air Design say the Rise 2… …is the ideal glider for pilots who have already gained some experience and are looking for a glider with more performance and agility. It is […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Nova have released a light version of their EN B wing the Ion 3 The wing is 1.5kg lighter than the Ion 3. Nova say: “The Ion 3 Light is a fully-fledged Ion 3 with excellent performance, uncomplicated to fly, with a great deal of passive safety – but it is nearly one and a half kilograms lighter. […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Thermik magazine tests the Peak 3 …read more

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