Artik 4 pilots, Anna Ermakova and Evgeniya Belova …read more
Source:: Niviuk
Author: winguu
Paragliding Word Cup: Castelo 2016
The party’s over but the sun is still shining in Brazil. Congratulations to Felix Rodriguez (ES) who won the Castelo leg of the Paragliding World Cup last week. He maintained his lead over seven tasks – winning by a whisker and a mere 5 points. Lucas Bernadin (FR) and Frank Brown (BR) were second and […] …read more
Blown Land: Tim Alongi, Chacha Maxx, and Theo de Blic
A beautiful four-minute film from paragliding in EL Hierro. Acro pilots Tim Alongi, Theo de Blic and Harold Pluvieux spent two weeks on the island in March 2016. The result is this sublime film, which celebrates the elemental forces found on this island on the edge of the world. …read more
Icaro Loxia and Batis tandem harnesses
Icaro paragliders have a new pair of tandem harnesses on the market: the Loxia is for pilots, and the Batis for their passengers. They were designed to complement Icaro’s Parus tandem and to be used by commercial outfits to cope with rigorous use and different sizes of people. They come in Icaro’s bright, bold colours: blue for the […] …read more
Start of the 2016 PWC in Brazil
Start of the 2016 PWC in Brazil …read more
Source:: Niviuk
Opening Event of 2016 PWC – Castelo, Brazil
The first event of the 2016 PWC season has come to a highly successful close in Castelo, Brazil, after 7 full tasks. Klaudia Bulgakow reports:
Thanks to great conditions pilots were happy to race on seven tasks, each about 80 km long. Pilots got to discover new areas of Itapemirim region and fly more than 2000 meters over breathtaking landscapes of rounded top black mountains. Regardless that not many top pilots from Europe were present, the level of competition was very high. The race was hard and fast. One mistake would put one out of the chance to place well in day ranking. American pilots have shown impressive racing skills. Due to that, the difference in points was very small and till the last day no one was sure his position in the final ranking.
Finally, the competition was won Felix Rodrigues from Spain, who show impressive high level and even with not arriving to goal on one task (landed short by 2 km), he maintained the lead in the competition. Five points behind was OZONE pilot Lucas Bernardine (FR) on his Enzo 2 and third place, by five points behind Lucas, Frank Brown from Brazil. OZONE team newcomer Hernan Pitocco (ARG) …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Razeebuss release Radicall v4
Razeebuss have released the final version of their Radicall auxiliary power unit. Version 4 has a “virtual cage” which also ensures the propeller unit remains at the optimal angle, and a Pi300 controller / engine management system. As with previous incarnations, the V4 Radicall is a carbon chassis built into a Sup’Air Skypper harness. The virtual cage is […] …read more
Swing survey: Arus airbag reserve
In order to help them put the Arus (Automatic Reserve and Safety System) airbag-rescue chute harness into production, Swing are inviting pilots to complete a quick survey on their website. The Arus system is a harness with a dual-airbag and rescue chute system, intended to maximise pilot protection in the event of a reserve parachute being […] …read more
Skywalk Alpine paraglider rucksack
Skywalk’s Alpine paraglider rucksack is designed to carry standard to larger volumes, with room for full pod-harness XC kits or bulkier extra-padded harnesses. The Alpine rucksack has a wrap-around zipper, which Skywalk say makes it easy to load up, and side compression straps to cinch it all in once it’s packed. There are external pockets and bungee […] …read more
Koen with his students and pilots flying at Mt Olympus paragliding in Greece with Olympic Wings
[See image gallery at paragliding.olympicwings.com] …read more
Source:: Paragliding Hellas