Nick Greece in the US writes: Want to Get Rid of Old Useless Gliders for a Good Cause and Get a Write Off? Pilots–I need your help! Donate your Used Wings and Old Reserves to Help Communities where we Fly! KEEN Footwear and the Cloudbase Foundation are teaming up to Repurpose with a Purpose. […] …read more
England’s Southern Club Foot or Fly XC Comp 2014
England’s Southern Club is hosting the inaugural Southern Foot or Fly XC competition during July and August this year. The competition challenges pilots to link all eight of the Southern Club’s flying sites by flying and hiking only, a distance of 65km by air or 85km on foot. Organisers say there will be prizes […] …read more
Flytec confirm prices of new 7030
Flytec have said they will release the first batch of their new 7030 flight instrument by the end of April. In an email announcing the release they said they plan to release 100 units by the end of the month. They have also announced costs. The Flytec 7030 GPS for paragliding (without pitot sensor) […] …read more
XC seminar with Bruce Goldsmith
Olympic Wings offers an exclusive XC seminar with Bruce Goldsmith
from 23. to 30. August 2014 at Mount Olympus in Greece.
XC Seminar – Bruce Goldsmith
Bruce Goldsmith is a famous and well-known pilot – world cup winner, book author (“Fifty Ways to Fly Better”) and paraglider designer – now for his own company BGD – Bruce Goldsmith Design.
The topics in the XC seminar are based on his book and give an insight into modern paraglider design and what the new technologies and design features mean for the XC pilot.
Location:
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U-Turn Lightning – lightweight Blacklight
U-Turn have announced the Lightning, a lightweight wing based on their successful Blacklight. The company said: “Based on the successful XC wing the Blacklight, U-Turn has designed a full lightweight wing with stunning performance and comfort. The Lightning is for ambitious pilots who want to go XC with ease without sacrificing comfort.” The company […] …read more
Video: David Attenborough explains paragliding
This is brilliant. Andras Vizler has mashed up a whole bunch of paragliding films with a Living Planet David Attenborough voice-over from 1984. It really works… • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero Home …read more
Syride launch new website
French company Syride have launched a new website dedicated to their range of riser mounted instruments. The company’s instruments range goes from a simple audio only mini vario to the riser mounted SYS’GPS, which as the name suggests includes a GPS and logger. The company have announced the forthcoming SYS’Nav aimed at competition and cross […] …read more
Nova celebrates 25 years in the pink
Nova have gone retro in celebration of their 25th anniversary this year – by producing a limited edition version of the Ion 3 and Mentor 3 in hot pink. Set up in 1989 the Austrian company made its first wing, the CXC, in bright pink with yellow stabilos. Nova say: To celebrate the company anniversary, Nova […] …read more
Video: New gear at the Stubai Cup 2014
The Stubai Cup in March was the first chance to see what the paragliding companies have for the new season. We spoke to them to find out what they were excited about for 2014. Includes interviews with Nova, Sup’Air, Apco, Advance, Skywalk, MacPara, AirG, AirDesign, BGD, Triple 7, Skyman, Swing, U-Turn, Sky Paragliders and others. […] …read more
Tribute paid to Amir Shalom
The Oz Report has reported the death of the Israeli hang glider pilot Amir Shalom. The report says that Amir took his own life last weekend and was laid to rest on Monday. Amir was a well known figure in the international competition scene, and a “pillar of the Israeli Hang Gliding Association”. In […] …read more