German XC Sports Class Won on a Delta 2 for Second Year

Last year, Uli Wiesmeier won the German XC Sports Class on his Delta 2. This year another living legend, Berni Koller, repeated this win on his Delta 2, which is a very rare event! Second place was sealed by Andi Egger on his Alpina 2.

Here is Berni’s take on the year:

Our fun to fly is all that counts!

For this year, we had in mind to go for XC flights. So we tried the triangle from the Nebelhorn. And we did it. Next time we tried the Osterfelder triangle. And I had always in mind, that a triangle is just an enjoyable triangle when it´s a closed and finished one. Maybe a bit old fashioned, but my personal most fun. Therefore I turned earlier than the rest of our group, but in the end I was the only one who came back to the point where we started from. I flew some km less, but I came back. Perfect!

In summertime, we went with Andi Egger, who is flying the Alpina 2 and became second this year, to Südtirol for a Hike & Fly adventure. Our pleasure!

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Paramotoring – The Essential Guide: new book

Click here to pre-order Paramotoring: The Essential Guide with £5 off and free shipping. Paramotoring: The Essential Guide is a new book from the team at Cross Country magazine. Headed up by paramotor instructor and world record holder Dean Eldridge, the book is packed with the latest information on techniques and equipment, with contributions from […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Red Bull X-Alps 2015: Athletes revealed

The line up for the Red Bull X-Alps 2015 has been announced. Thirty-one athlete names were revealed on 29 October, with one wildcard place held in reserve. Leading the pack is three-times Red Bull X-Alps winner Chrigel Maurer, who will again compete with race supporter Thomas Theurillat. One of the last names to be revealed […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Kendal Mountain Film Festival Free-Flight Night: 21 November

Free Flight Night is on 21 November 2014: Buy Tickets Tom de Dorlodot and moviemaker Shams are to be the headline speakers at this year’s Kendal Mountain Festival Free-Flight Session in the UK on 21 November. One of the world’s foremost professional pilots, Tom de Dorlodot is known as a Red Bull X-Alps pilot and […] …read more

Source:: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Swift 4 available in all sizes, Exoceat in Large

Swift 4 Available in All Sizes
The Swift 4 is certified and in production in the XS, S, MS, ML, and L sizes. The new Swift 4 is based on the Rush 4, which is now a landmark design in the Sport-Intermediate Class (to maintain clarity as to which Rush the Swift evolved from, we have skipped the Swift “3″ in the series). The new Swift 4 contains all of the performance enhancing details of the Rush 4, packaged into a very light and low-volume travel / vol-biv package. For pilots who want a dependable yet highly efficient wing in this class, the Swift 4 delivers real XC capabilities, to-go! We have also added a fresh new color (purple) to our lightweight range of cloths. For more info, check out the Swift 4 page in your language.

Exoceat Now Available in L Size
This missile-sofa is a low-drag, high-performance harness for serious XC or Competition flying. It is now available in M and L sizes. The L size features the same harness structure of the M, but with a 7cm longer pod, for taller pilots.

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