Greg Knudson sets a 200km out-and-return world record in Kerio, Kenya. • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero Home …read more
Greg Knudson’s New Record: The Video
The following video covers a bit about Greg’s new world record for speed over an out and return course of 200km. It’s hard to capture the stress, excitement, danger, and commitment of flying 200km at speed in the active air and remote terrain of the Great Rift Valley, but these beautiful images by Niels Dachler do a pretty good job. Congrats, Greg, on an impressive project!
Cheers, from all the Team.
Source: Ozone Paragliders
New in 2014…
In 2014, Ozone will be releasing two new wings: the Roadster 2, and Viper 3. Both of these exciting new designs feature the Ozone Reflex Profile and our patented SharkNose technology.
Combining the OzRP and SharkNose technologies is a development that we think will prove to be as much of a revolution in the PPG world as the SharkNose has been for free flight wings from the intermediate to competition levels. The SharkNose profile not only vastly improves performance and stability at low (steep and fast) angles of attack, but also at high (slow speed) angles of attack and while during …read more
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FAI Report 2013 released
The 2013 FAI Annual Report, which gives an overview of the FAI’s activities in 2013, has been released. It features chapters on all air sports, including hang gliding and paragliding. In paragliding it highlights the development of the CIVL Competition Class as a major achievement, while in hang gliding pitch stability is top of […] …read more
Video: Introducing The Adam
BGD’s latest video for their new glider the Adam, EN A, is a tale of father and son. Neat video work inside the glider too… • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero Home …read more
‘World Championship HG pilots must register’
CIVL have called for all pilots who plan to fly in the multi-class Hang Gliding World Championships in Annecy in June to register. With two days to go until registration closes they say that pilots need to register properly, through their national aero club (NAC), to be accepted. Only 41 out of 111 pilots […] …read more
Paragliding Winter Cup 2014
Paragliding Winter Cup 2014 …read more
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Bruce Goldsmith XC seminar, August 2014
Bruce Goldsmith is holding a week-long cross country flying seminar in Greece in August. The week, from 23-30 August, will focus on flying cross country and will include daily group flights on radio with Bruce. The seminar will be based on Bruce’s book, 50 Ways to Fly Better, which was published by Cross Country […] …read more
UP’s Summit XC 3 due mid-April
UP are expecting to start delivering their new Summit XC3 in mid-April. The glider is a high-level EN B wing and is aimed at, “experienced cross country pilots who just cannot get enough performance from their EN B wing”. The first gliders in size Medium will start shipping then, with other sizes expected in […] …read more
Lightweight tandem spreaders from BGD
BGD have new lightweight tandem spreaders. Although their tandem glider comes with a set of standard spreaders, the lightweight ones save you 230g. BGD say the lightweight spreaders can also be flown without the spreader bar. “The bar can be unhooked by hand on launch transforming the bars into soft spreaders.” Removing the bars […] …read more