Rozhovor konstruktéra SKY PARAGLIDERS o novinkách a o tom, jak to vlastně s konstrukcí křídel myslíme. …read more
Source: Sky Paragliders
Author: winguu
Confessions of an XC Hound, by Gavin McClurg
Nobody has it as bad as Gavin McClurg at the moment. Hopelessly addicted to base he’s been on a cross country rampage through the States this season, at one point flying almost 1,000km in three flights in one week. The result was he grabbed the foot-launched US XC record, but was still left lusting for […] …read more
Review: The LiveTracker 24
The LiveTrack24 service created by the Manolis Andreadakis, who was also part of the team behind the PG Forum website, has been around for a while. It allows pilots to use a device to send information to a central server, which can then be displayed on a map allowing others to follow their position. It […] …read more
Geo 4 and Alpina 2, Now in Production
We are very excited to announce that the Geo 4 and Alpina 2 are now certified and in production in all sizes.
New Products for 2014
At the Coupe Icare last weekend, we released info on some exciting new products that will be available in early 2014:
Top five quotes from Dav Dagault’s interview at the Coupe Icare
Dav Dagault at the Coupe Icare 2013 We interviewed the Ozone designer and test pilot Dav Dagault at the Coupe Icare at the weekend. The full video is well worth a watch as he talks about the M6, the Rush 4, the Delta 2 and the Enzo 2 project. But for those who don’t have […] …read more
Coupe Icare 2013 podcast: Clement Latour + Catherine Mouligne + Icaro + Valic Brothers
The Coupe Icare saw great weather over the weekend as tens of thousands of pilots and spectators descended on the small mountain village of St Hilaire de Touvet in the French Alps for four days of flying fun. In this special half-hour long Coupe Icare podcast for xcmag.com, Andy Pag reports from the frontline of […] …read more
Paragliding World Champion 2013: Jeremie Lager
France’s Jeremie Lager was the surprise winner at this year’s Paragliding World Championship in Sopot, Bulgaria. Over five tasks he flew consistently to hang on to the top spot, finally finishing just a handful of points ahead of second placed Charles Cazaux (FR). Jeremy told us: I felt like I was flying well. I didn’t […] …read more
Brothers in arms: the Brohoo
How could we resist? Hey Cross Country! Just wanted to let you know that John Stapels the photographer will arrive today in Spain to shoot with Tim Alongi, Horacio Llorens and me. Maybe you remember that I told you about a new move Tim and me found this spring? Actually it is the next stage […] …read more
Why we shouldn’t fly in the rain
Remko Bolt broke his ankle when he was caught out by rain during the Pre-PWC in Romania in August this year. In the XC Files in Cross Country 149 Remko describes what happened and we look at what happens – and what can happen – if you do fly in the rain. Then the rain really started […] …read more