Minari’s new M1-F9 paramotor engine is available in 180cc or 200cc versions, producing 73kg and 80kg thrust respectively. It’s available with a centrifugal clutch and easy flash starter. Minari say the engine is powerful and reliable, and robustly built. Two attachment points secure each portion of the exhaust to the frame, which helps to dampen vibrations and extend […] …read more
Woody Valley’s X-Rated 7, Three Months On…
Hugh Miller reviewed Woody Valley’s X-Rated 7 harness in Issue 173 and, having flown it now for over 30 hours, offers some further impressions to give a more rounded view… “C’est enorme!” I wrote in the review. This is an enormous harness, and it’s also a courageous, big piece of design as the French might […] …read more
High Adventure paragliding Gloves
High Adventure’s leather Itsy and Itsy Bitsy paragliding gloves are warm and dextrous, and have touchscreen-compatible index fingers. The Itsy is the lighter-weight version, designed for summer flying, whereas the Itsy Bitsy has an additional merino wool and bamboo liner, and is described as a 3-season glove. Both are made in Europe from supple leather, and […] …read more
Chalet Card: What to do in an emergency
In Cross Country 174 pilot and expedition medic Dr Matt Wilkes explains how to react in an emergency, whether on an afternoon hike-and-fly or a month-long expedition. Aimed specifically at pilots his advice is sensible, easy to understand and straightforward. One of his tips is always to carry a ‘Chalet Card’ with you, to remind […] …read more
Francois Ragolski wins Acro World Championships in Annecy
Francois Ragolski was crowned Paragliding Acro World Champion in Annecy, France on Saturday, 3 Sept 2016. The French pilot beat team mate Tim Alongi by a whisker to take the coveted gold medal at what was only the second ever FAI World Paragliding Aerobatics Championships to be held. “It was a long competition with a […] …read more
Video: Lost in the Garden, by Brett Hazlett
Brett Hazlett always delivers in his short films… “Just a short flight, I won’t need water,” I thought. My backyard site, Grouse Mountain, produced unexpectedly magical evening air which offered an exploration of the deeper valleys, far from roads and landing fields. I had a rare close up view of Crown Mountain and even the […] …read more
Podcast: Gavin McClurg talks to Guy Anderson
Gavin McClurg talks to Guy Anderson in the latest in his series of paragliding-related podcasts. On the last day of the World Cup in Sun Valley in 2012 British pilot Guy Anderson disappeared in an area we call “no man’s land.” Three days later, in a heroic search effort involving thousands of man hours and […] …read more
“It shows how gliders have improved in recent times”
“It shows how gliders have improved in recent times” …read more
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Update to SkyAds: Cloudbase Foundation to benefit
SkyAds, the classifieds site for used gear run by Cross Country Magazine, has made some changes. From 1 September 2016 we are charging users a nominal fee of £1 to place an advert – with all the money raised going to the Cloudbase Foundation. Cross Country editor Ed Ewing explained: “SkyAds has always been run by […] …read more
From Canadian Pacific to Prairie
OZONE’s Benjamin Jordan has successfully completed the first paraglider journey from Canadian Pacific to Prairie, spanning all of Canada’s southwest mountain ranges.
He has this to share:
“I always knew someone would do it. I just never imagined it would be me.
The potential of paragliding over the entire span of Canada’s southwest mountain ranges, has been my great dream since moving out here 10 years ago.
And, though there are many other Canadian pilots more worthy of such a task, I discovered that for one reason or another, they all had logical reasons for why it could not be done.
Today, please celebrate with me as I walk to the Calgary MEC store, completing this 39-day, solo, unsupported journey from Vancouver to Calgary and the first Canadian vol-biv, from Pacific to Prairie.
More importantly, thank you all for your support and believing in me in general. The love you show makes impossible seem like an outdated concept”
Congrats Ben and cheers from all the team at OZONE!
Source:: Ozone Paragliders