Thomas Walder flew a 325.76km FAI triangle on Saturday 7 June – smashing the triangle world record and becoming the first paraglider pilot to break the 300km triangle mark. Tom spent 11.5 hours in the air and flew his Ozone Enzo to a maximum altitude of 3,834m. His route took him from launch in […] …read more
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2015 FAI World Air Games to be held in Dubai
The FAI have announced that the 2015 edition of the FAI World Air Games has been awarded to the United Arab Emirates and will be held in Dubai. This multi-discipline event will be organised by the Emirates Aerosports Federation and will take place over a period of 12 days in December 2015. It is the […] …read more
Ozone pilots win at French Championships
The 2014 French Championships were a great success for Ozone pilots, who appeared on the podium in 4 classes:
Alex Mateos – 1st in French champs and open class in PF1, Viper3 20
Coralie Mateos – 1st women’s division, Slalom 19
Marie Liepmann –2nd women’s division, Speedster 22
Yann Leudiere / Sylvain Dupuis – 1st foot launch tandem category, Speedster 33
Jean Mateos / Célia Domingues – 2nd foot launch tandem category, Speedster 33
Laurent Assie – 3rd in solo trike, Ozone Slalom
The competition took place in Levroux, France, with 82 pilots entered, including 14 foreign pilots from Belgium, Spain, Qatar and the UK.
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Source: Ozone Paramotor
XV FIA El Yelmo
XV FIA El Yelmo …read more
Source: Niviuk
St Hilaire Air Tour 2014: 14-22 June
The St Hilaire AirTour 2014 runs from 14-22 June this year. The week-long hike-and-fly race starts and ends in St Hilaire du Touvet near Grenoble and will take the 51 pilots on a route through the French Alps. Fifty-one pilots are signed up to take part. Live tracking and daily video is all on the […] …read more
Swing update the Connect Reverse
Swing have “completely revised” their best-selling reversible harness, the Connect Reverse. Saying the harness is “proven and well tested but now much better” the new harness keeps the alpine back by rucksack specialist Deuter, but Swing have optimised and developed the belt system and airbag. Swing say their updates include: Optimized and lighter belt […] …read more
First Aspen 5 from Gradient certified (28)
Gradient have certified the Aspen 5 in size 28. The glider is an EN C. Gradient reported: “We are very pleased to inform you that Aspen5 28 already passed through certification and the glider is EN C certified. The Aspen5 is certified according to the new EN norm.” The “new EN norm” means it […] …read more
CIVL release final CCC document
CIVL have approved and released the new CIVL Competition Class (CCC) requirements for paragliders. Final revisions were made to the document which has been under development for the past year. CIVL’s Stephane Malbos thanked all those involved in the project and wished it “a successful life”. The full document can be downloaded here. • […] …read more
PWC Coeur de Savoie
PWC Coeur de Savoie …read more
Source: Niviuk
BGD Adam: All sizes now certified
BGD’s entry-level wing, the Adam, has now been certified EN A in all sizes: S, M, ML and L. Information and specifications can be found on BGD’s website. www.flybgd.com • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero Home …read more