Category: para news

Ozone Team pilot, Pal Takats, was recently invited to participate in the Red Bull Air Race series. Pal flew his Viper 2 20m at RBAR events in Croatia and Malaysia. The Air Race series had never seen a PPG demo before, and the images of Pal slaloming the pylons over water are stunning!

Pal Reports:

“I had the chance to fly demos in Croatia (Rovinj) and Malaysia (Putrajaya). It was a long awaited dream come true, being able to perform in this series. Since it was developed in my home of Hungary, I had this idea in my head for quite some …read more

Source: Ozone Paramotor

Air Design have announced their new Rise 2 has been certified EN B in the M size. They claim a 0.8 improvement in glide over the original Rise for the new glider, helped by using 14% less line an optimised profile. Explaining that the Rise 2 “doesn’t have much left” in common with the […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Brooke Whatnall takes a first look at the UP Summit XC3 while flying North Brother in Australia. The Summit XC3 is UP’s fourth wing in the EN B category, and is aimed at regular XC pilots. • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero Home …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Sleek and slippery and designed to reduce your drag, MacPara’s new speedarms top is available now from their stockists. The close-fitting garment is UV and wind resistant, and has long sleeves with thumb holes to keep the cold air out. It comes in a light grey, with MacPara’s logo on the sleeves in red […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Piedrahita-based paragliding guide Steve Ham has produced another animation classic – this time he interviews Jim Mallinson, who is a Bir/Billing regular and a founder member of the Himalayan Sky Safaris team. • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero Home …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Cloudbase have published a map of more than 1,000 flying sites across the Alps, especially for paraglider and hang glider pilots. It comes with a 96-page booklet detailing over 2,700 launch and landing sites in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Italy, France and Slovenia. East and West maps are 1:500.000 scale, and the Southern Alps 1:1.000.000. The […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

The classic XCertina Bag from Cross Country has been updated. The new Mark IV model features a new larger sock, a new riser pocket, a two-way opening zip and a better compression strap. The XCertina Bag was one of the original concertina folding paraglider bags, and is designed to keep your paraglider in good condition […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Charly have launched a new adjustable paragliding helmet specifically for pro tandem paraglider pilots and their passengers. The Tandem Breeze VS comes in two sizes and can be adjusted from 54-57cm and 58-61cm, making it suitable for tandem pilots who need a one-size-fits-all helmet for their passengers, or paragliding schools. The helmet is certified […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

The promo film for the new Advance Sigma 9 has been released. The video features three pilots cruising on their new EN C gliders. Compact power! • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero Home …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine