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The Multiclass Hang-Gliding World Championships in Annecy, France ended in tragedy yesterday when a pilot flying an Atos VR died during a task. Japanese pilot Mazakazu Koayashi, 44, was reported to be flying close to a cliff face in smooth conditions when the accident happened. Organisers announced the death on the official website saying that […] …read more

Source: Cross Country – International Free Flying Magazine

Emi Igawa won the PWC Portugal …read more

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The Ozone R&D Team are currently in Texas, flying a little cross country with some friends. After a few days of wind, a bit of rain, an intro to paraglider winch-towing, and a bit of Western culture, the team are now in the air! Check out their live tracking at this link, to follow their progress from today and previous days.

We’d like to send out a huge thanks to Nick Greece who has made all of this possible, and to Chris Galli and Bill Belcourt for additional guiding and support. The R&D Team were only able to get …read more

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The most recent PWCA event at Serra da Estrela has come to a close, with 21 out of the top 25 pilots all flying Ozone, and the top 5 spots all Ozone. Felix Rodriguez took first overall in this second consecutive PWCA overall win (he also won the most recent PWCA event at Couer de Savoie, France) and was joined on the podium by Julien Wirtz and Pepe Malecki.

Yvonne Dathe, of Germany, took 3rd place in the women’s division flying her Mantra M6.

Open results can be seen here.

Congrats Felix, and thanks to all of the Ozone pilots for …read more

Source: Ozone Paragliders

Thomas Punty and Nelson de Freyman have just completed a rather amazing vol-biv adventure along the length of the Rockies from deep in Canada all the way to the Mexico border. Over 4 months the duo traveled only by foot, skis, and paraglider (Alpina2). We would like to wish them both a hearty congratulations for one of the longest (the longest?) and most rugged vol-biv journeys in the history of the sport.

Thomas and Nelson report:

Nico Aubert wins the Spanish Paramotor Slalom Open …read more

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10th anniversary: the adventure behind each flight …read more

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After completing the first ever Sierra Vol-Biv Traverse in the western USA, Ozone Team Pilot Dave Turner has moved on to the Alps. He flew into Nice, France, and 18 days, 4 hours after walking out of the airport door, he arrived in Slovenia having used only his own two feet and his LM5/Ozium. Dave traveled SOLO, UNSUPPORTED, for the entire 1300km vol-biv journey from the Nice airport to the Slovenian border.

When Dave planned this trip originally, he decided that traversing the entire length of the Alps sounded like fun, but traversing it twice, back and forth, would be …read more

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Victory in the Belgian Open …read more

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