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We received a couple of notes about an epic flying day in Hungary on the 25th, specifically for Bence Benedek on his new Delta 2 going just over 200k! Bence says the Delta2 is the best wing of his long paraglider career and that it is perfect. He also says that that long of a flight through his small country is a great experience! You can see more great flights from the day on XContest.org.

Congrats on the great flights and cheers from all the team.

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Source:: Ozone Paragliders

Donate to the Karma Flights Earthquake Relief Fund Paraglider pilots in Nepal are appealing for donations to help victims of the earthquake that hit the country on 25 April. Isabella Messenger, a tandem pilot who lives in Pokhara, is coordinating a local relief effort that is helping victims in remote villages close to the famous […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Nicolas Aubert opens the season with a podium …read more

Source:: Niviuk

The latest issue of Cross Country magazine (issue 159, May 2015) features an incredible 7,500 word essay on wingsuit Base jumping by wingsuit pro Matt Gerdes. Matt comes from the world of paragliding (indeed he works for Ozone) and is now an expert voice in the close-knit world of wingsuit Base jumping. In this essay […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Our friends Guillaume and Perrine spent the better part of a year traveling around the world to fly. The result of their journey is being chronicled in a three part series, the first of which is available now. Check out this beautiful film, and if you want more info on visiting the locations in this episode, see their report below!

Cheers, from all the Team.

NEW ZEALAND

Traveling for an extended period of time (more than 8 months), especially with a wing, harness, and a reserve parachute, clearly deviates from the ordinary. There is always the question of weight, bulk…. When you are traveling in “backpacker-mode” and you don’t plan to fly every day, you can really wonder whether it’s worth to take your glider or not … But even if your wing, harness, helmet (and maybe a rescue!) add weight and volume to your original bag, traveling with your paraglider in some remote areas opens up a range of amazing discoveries and encounters, that you would have never imagined as a “simple tourist”. We are two regular pilots. We do not seek to break records or doing some crazy tricks, but only to have fun, to fly on …read more

Source:: Ozone Paragliders

Some of the stories in Cross Country magazine really strike a chord. This was published in the latest edition (issue 159, May 2015). if you like it, consider subscribing Allen Weynberg’s been flying for 20 years – after a while away from the sport, he gets back on the path… “Release, release!” The radio crackles. […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

German company Turnpoint have added the InCross 100 and InCross 120 to their range of parachutes. The InCross 100 and 120 models are based on the Team Five Orange Cross, but Turnpoint have added packing loops and a different container to facilitate packing and quick opening, and to reduce the risk of the parachute getting caught in the […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

ITV’s new Fury 2 is a competition paramotor wing for experts. It has been DGAC certified in two sizes, 17 and 18m2. Originally designed as a slalom wing, like the original Fury, ITV say the Fury 2 has demonstrated such solidity in turbulence and low fuel consumption that it is developing a reputation as a multi-purpose competition […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine