Skywalk’s latest mini wing, the Tonka 2, has a tiny projected area of just 11.8m², EN-D certification and weighs just 2.1kg. It was used by eight of the top-ten placed pilots in the Red Bull Dolomitenmann competition (12 September 2015), and Skywalk say it’s ideal for such competitions, its EN-D rating being a rarity among mini […] …read more
Team Mag Aviron win Red Bull Elements 2015
Team Mag Aviron won the fifth Red Bull Elements multi-discipline adventure race that took place at Annecy on 19 September. The team, made up of rower Matthieu Androdias, mountain runner Cédric Fleureton, paraglider pilot Hervé Franchino and mountain biker Christophe Bassons, won with a total time of 4h 42m 10s, beating team Mennen into second place by a margin […] …read more
St. Hilaire Roundup
At this year’s Coupe Icare, we announced the imminent release of a few fun products. A brief summary of each is below. Exact dates for these wings is unknown, but we do expect production to begin well before the end of the year. The Forza is now available to order from your local Ozone dealer.
Buzz Z5 – Beginner-Intermediate
– Significant increase in trim and accelerated speed L/D over Z4
– Ball Bearing pulleys for smooth acceleration
– Same legendary Buzz series ease, comfort, and compact feel
The Buzz Z5, like its predecessor, is suitable for a wide range of pilots from talented beginners to the more experienced. It is an ideal choice for pilots who fly, or intend to fly approximately 30-50 hours per year, or for experienced pilots who are searching for a wing with high levels of passive safety and comfort in the Intermediate Class.
With an increased number of cells, totally new shark nose profile and double 3D shaping the Buzz Z5 is aerodynamically very clean. Aspect ratio remains the same – we do not believe in pushing this important design consideration – but the reduced sail drag, optimized line layout, reduction in overall line length, and newly-shaped shark nose …read more
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XC Seminar with Simon Kirsch Moselglider & XC advanced course Sergey Shelenkov
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Red Bull Dolomitenmann 2015
The 2015 Red Bull Dolomitenmann multi-discipline adventure race was thrashed out in the Dolomites on 12 September and won by team ‘Kleine Zeitung – Panaceo – Martini Sportswear’. The motto of the competition, which takes place at Lienz in Austria, involves the words ‘suffering’ and ‘fun’ in the same sentence. The suffering and fun are shared by teams […] …read more
Monaco launch restrictions 2015-16
Weekday flying from Monaco’s Roquebrune take-off is to be restricted to afternoons only while roadworks on the A8 motorway are underway during the 2015-16 season. Flying from the launch is permitted all day on weekends, as well as the Christmas holiday period from 25 December to 3 January, and Easter Monday, 28 March 2016. Pilots have been asked […] …read more
UP two-year glider check discount
UP are offering a 10% discount on two-year paraglider airworthiness checks carried out between 1 October and 10 December 2015. The two-year check is a requirement in Germany in order for a wing to keep its airworthiness certificate, but UP say it is a good idea for pilots everywhere to have their kit checked. UP write: A […] …read more
Coupe Icare 2015
This year at the 42nd Coupe Icare Ozone Power revealed the latest new products: The Spyder is a fully reflexed lightweight wing for powered flight based on the successful Roadster 2. The Mojo PWR is based on the Mojo 5 and is a new EN A universal paragliding and paramotor wing. Also announced was the Roadster 2 22 a new smaller size of the successful Roadster 2.
Ozone Team pilot, Alex Mateos, participated in the Parabatix Sky Race (slalom / precision competition), which took place on plateau of St Hilaire and the landing of Lumbin during three days of the event. There were 8 top pilots competing from the international scene, including past winners and 2015 Slalom World Champion Jeremy Penon. Alex flew his Slalom 16 and repeated his victory from previous years, winning the overall final run. Congrats to all of the pilots and thank you for a great show! Also, on Saturday afternoon the crowds enjoyed a PPG show put on by Alex and Raffaele Benetti.
Thank you to everyone who took time to visit our stand. It was great to see old friends and meet new ones.
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Krischa Berlinger wins Skynomad TransBalkan hike-and-fly 2015
Swiss pilot Krischa Berlinger won the second edition of the Skynomad TransBalkan hike-and-fly race which took place between 16 and 22 August 2015. Nine pilots took up the challenge to race around the 198km route in the Balkan mountains of Bulgaria, under less than ideal meteorological conditions. The route went eastwards from Kashana to Maglizh, and then back westwards to finish at […] …read more
Parafest 2015: new UK flying festival
2015 saw the birth of a new UK flying festival – Parafest took place on 14-17 June in Llangollen, North Wales and was a great success. Tickets sold out a month beforehand, but a typically British pre-weekend weather forecast for torrential rain kept some potential revellers at home – although in the end the weekend was dominated by sunshine and […] …read more