Category: para news

We had a live webchat on our Facebook page on 23 May 2014 with Horacio Llorens and Tom de Dorlodot… Together Tom de Dorlodot and Horacio Llorens have travelled the world flying, filming and pushing at the edge of what is possible on a paraglider. Horacio has won the Acro World Cup several times […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Alex Mateos wins British Open 2014

The first international competition of the season was a lot of fun for Ozone Team Pilot, Alex Mateos, who took 1st place overall in the classic and slalom competitions, competing against current world champions, Pascal Vallee, and former World Champion, Michele Carnet.

Alex impressed the field in ever event, but in the “Pure Eco” task, he scored a massive lead.

The event, which was held at Beverley airfield in South Yorkshire, UK, was blessed with wonderful weather and fourteen valid tasks in four days. There were four slalom tasks, and then pure economy, eco distance, navigation, and …read more

Source: Ozone Paramotor

Dave Turner has just completed an 820km traverse and crossing of the California Sierra, starting at the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara and finishing in Verdi, Nevada. Flying in the western USA can be very demanding, with big air and large expanses of wild terrain. Dave’s route was no exception, and his trip is very impressive considering that he did it solo and unsupported. There are various versions of vol-biv flying, and the solo/unsupported kind, which crosses big and uninhabited terrain, is probably the most severe. Dave reports that his LM5 performed admirably in some serious turbulence.

You can read about …read more

Source: Ozone Paragliders

At the 2014 Albanian National Champs, Ilir Kafazi and Xhonatan Islami took first places in the XC and Accuracy competitions, respectively.

Ilir was flying his Delta 2, and Xhonatan was flying his Buzz Z3. Congrats guys, excellent work! And the closing ceremony looks quite amazing, we must say.

Cheers from all the Team.

Nicole Schmidt has claimed a new world record for Number of infinite tumbles (footlaunch) in both women’s and general categories. She flew 60 rotations on 14 May 2014 from Babadag above Oludeniz in Turkey. The record is the first acro world record to be set since the FAI recognised and set up a raft of […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

The third leg of the 2014 Paragliding World Cup Tour starts on Saturday 24 May and will run for a week. The location is the spiritual heartland of paragliding – Coeur de Savoie in France. Around 130 pilots are registered to take part, including 33 pilots from France. Each task during the competition can be […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

A new online platform for XC flying has gone live. IntoCross is the brainchild of XC paraglider pilots and developers Hugo Ribeira and Tom Payne. Unlike other platforms and leagues intoCross allows pilots to create their own XC routes – and set up mini competitions and leagues around them. For example, pilots can download […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

GIN have introduced the Fuse, their new tandem paraglider. Aimed at professional pilots as well as recreational pilots it uses the same equalised pressure technology (EPT) that’s “At the heart of our XC wing, the Carrera,” GIN say. The glider is 41 sq m with an aspect ratio of 5.35. It is certified EN […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Two French cousins are in the USA on an ambitious attempt to travel the length of the Rocky Mountains by foot, ski and paraglider – with no motorised transport at all. Thomas Punty, 24, and Nelson Defreyman, 22, set off from Canada in the north in March and are now “about to hit Salt Lake […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

The X-Rockies Team is more than halfway through the most ambitious vol-biv adventure ever attempted in North America. They are currently making excellent time, and enjoying some good spring conditions in the remote American West. Previous update here. Be sure to check out their website for video and more stories – it hasn’t all been easy, as you can imagine!
Thomas and Nelson report:

“We are now 70 miles from Salt Lake City. Good flying conditions permitted us to enjoy beautiful lines between Montana and Idaho. Hitting Jackson Hole was good; we managed to grab the summer gear to be …read more