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Karen Skinner and Jason Whitehead have made a new world tandem record flying a Takoo 3 …read more

Source:: Niviuk

This popular full race harness has now been scaled to an XS Size, in which the entire structure is now smaller. In addition, all sizes have been updated with some improvements, including a more comfortable chest strap location, increased storage area, new pockets in the cockpit, and a new strap for cockpits with ballast. The XS size is now available to order.

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Source:: Ozone Paragliders

French pilot Laurent Faniel flew a 127.1km FAI triangle on his tandem Nervures Diamir ForTwo from Allevard on 21 April 2015. The flight took 7 hours at an average speed of 18.5km/h, and is one of 212 cross-country flights recorded in the French league that day – a Tuesday! If ratified by the FAI, this will […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Karen and Jason Skinner broke the paramotor tandem speed-to-climb-to-3000m record on 21 April 2015, making a height gain of 3,000m in 40 minutes. If ratified by the FAI, this beats Mick Roche and passenger’s previous record by around 8 minutes. karen flies for Niviuk and PAP teams, and was flying the Polini PAP Thor 250 under a Niviuk […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Ant and Tim Green successfully flew tandem paramotors to over 5,000m above Mont Blanc, on 22 April 2015. If ratified by the FAI, they will have achieved a paramotor tandem altitude record. The two paramotors, piloted by the twins and with passengers Eliot Nochez and Pierre-Emilio Medina, took off from the glacier below the Aiguille du Midi and […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

A new reflex paraglider for “cross-country pilots, competitors and weekend sightseers” has been released by Dudek: the Nucleon XX. They say it is stable, safe and agile. Dudek say that Flexi Edge technology and a sharknose profile mean the Nucleon XX have improved the leading-edge aerodynamics, offering collapse-resistance and an easier launch. The canopy has also shrunk, the […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Clémence Devillier, Artik 4 pilot …read more

Source:: Niviuk

StreamPack is a plug-and-play wireless video transmitter device that can stream video in real time to a monitor with 5.8Ghz receiver, from up to 200 metres. It has an inbuilt lithium batery and can operate for up to four hours, recharging in 90 minutes. StreamPack works with GoPro3/3+ and all GoPro 4 versions, and retails for $100 from Bestable.com […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

The first WorldCup of 2015 season in Baixo Guandu, Brazil, saw incredible conditions with 7 tasks flown. Ozone Enzo 2 pilots Marco Littame and Allly Palencia took first and second overall respectively, while the women’s podium was swept by Ozone pilots Klaudia Bulgakow, Yayoi Ito, and Nao Takada.

Klaudia had this to say about the comp:
Great weather conditions during Paragliding World Cup in Baixo Guandu permitted to fly everyday. So pilots voted on not using the 6 task rule – after six task event is suposed to finish. First time in history there were 7 task flown.

Opposite to previous World Cup which was held here 2 years ago, air was dry, cloud base high and thermals strong.

Some days there were clouds some days blue thermik days. Apart of that some times the task line was in shade, some time there were strong thermals and just some km away weak. What made racing more various. It was important to adapt flying style all the time.

Task comity did great job on setting interesting and challenging task all around flying area. What made competing level very high.

For me it was nice to see some former top pilots, like Raul Penso, Rafael Saladini, Rodrigo Montero …read more

Source:: Ozone Paragliders

PWC Baixo Guandu …read more

Source:: Niviuk