Hook 4 tested by Parapente + …read more
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Raul Penso on top at the Trujillo Open
Team Pilot and friend Raul Penso came out on top of the podium at the recent Trujillo Open FAI 2 comp in northwest Venezuela. There were 4 valid tasks, one of which saw Raul and his Enzo 2 finish 15 minutes ahead of the pack! The full results weren’t online at the time of publishing but will be available on the OpenTrujillo website soon.
Congrats Raul and Cheers from the Ozone Team!
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Safety notice: Swing speed and mini wings
Swing issued a safety notice on 23 February 2016, concerning their speed and mini wings. If you own or fly a SWING Speed- and/or Mini Wing, it is important that you read the message below: Swing asks every pilot to visually check their mini wing before the next flight and confirm the presence of the […] …read more
Karma Flights Update
In April and May of 2015, Nepal was struck by devastating earthquakes, and pilot run Karma Flights was on the ground doing amazing work to bring aid to the local population immediately. With thousands of pilot donations, they’ve been able to bring significant relief since the earthquake hit. Here is an update from Karma Flights and The Cloudbase Foundation on exactly what all of our donations have accomplished:
We brought approximately 32 tons of food, fresh water, shelter and medical supplies and teams in by foot, jeep, motorbike, helicopter and pack animal; built almost 400 temporary shelters for families and 4 temporary schools; set up a field hospital and served over 300 patients, funded additional transport and hospital care/surgery for 14 patients with life-threatening conditions; restocked 18 schools with school supplies and 4 health posts with medical supplies; provided hundreds of solar lights/charging stations to villages without power and hundreds of water filtration systems for safe drinking water; hired a bulldozer to clear landslide impacted trails; funded the epicenter area church (used as our emergency supply-distribution center) to repair their earthquake damage and build a retaining wall against monsoon floods and employ a full-time nursery school teacher; coordinated a …read more
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2016 Ozone Paraglider Brochure
The 2016 Ozone Paragliders brochure is now available to view online in 4 languages, or as a PDF download (EN, FR, DE, IT). The print version will be available from your local Ozone dealer soon. Featuring stunning photos and adventure highlights from this past year, as well as a few sneak peeks at upcoming products, we hope you enjoy this years brochure!
Cheers from all the team.
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Cloudbase Mayhem podcast: Ondrej Prochazka
Gavin McClurg interviews Ondrej Prochazka in the latest Cloudbase Mayhem podcast I first met Ondrej in May, 2015 while training with Aaron Durogati on course line between the Brenta and Piz Corvatch turnpoints for the 2015 Red Bull X-Alps. We spent a few days in pretty horrendous weather figuring out a pretty tough part of […] …read more
Junior passenger harness from Independence
Independence’s Junior is a lightweight EN / LTF certified children’s tandem passenger harness with mousse back protection. The harnesses has child-proof buckles that kids can’t open in the air, and is made from a strong Cordura fabric with a honeycomb seatboard and comfortable padded back. It has colour-coded hangloops and comes with snaplock karabiners. The Junior is […] …read more
New worldwide record for Kirsten Seeto
New worldwide record for Kirsten Seeto …read more
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AustriAlpin Buckles
The manufacturer of the Cobra buckle used on certain Ozone harnesses has released a safety notice for this buckle. AustriAlpin states that this issue affects a fraction of a percent of buckles produced, approximately 1 buckle in 2 million. Please inspect your Ozone harness in accordance with the pdf guide here (EN) or (DE).
If you see the issue described in the pdf then do not use your harness. Please take a photo of the buckle, note your harness serial number, and contact your Ozone dealer immediately.
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World’s longest paragliding task: 214km at the Kiwi Open
Thirty-two pilots made goal at 214km in the world’s longest paragliding task at the New Zealand Paragliding Open 2016 on 13 February 2016. …read more