At the Polish and Lithuanian open, Peter Vyparina took first place serial and 3rd overall, flying his Ozone Alpina. As anyone who has flown in a national comp knows, this is not an easy thing to do. Peter reports:
The Ozone Trickster 2
The new Ozone Trickster2 is now ready to order in 17, 18,5 and 20m2 sizes! In this intro video Félix Rodriguez and Pál Takáts are presenting the new Trickster 2 flying in Chamonix, France. Watch and learn about the wing through there eyes. For more information, visit Flyozone.com.
Source: Just Acro
Polish and Lithuanian Open
Polish and Lithuanian Open …read more
Source: Niviuk
Felix Gets 3 Podiums in 3 Days
Ozone Team Pilot, Felix Rodriguez, is currently competing on both the Acro and the XC World Cups. In the past three weeks, Felix has stood on three podiums with the most recent being the Acro World Cup event in Pogradec, Albania, with his new Trickster 2.
Congrats Felix, very few pilots in the world can claim such a high level of piloting in both acro and XC, it is highly impressive!
Cheers, from all the Team.
Source: Ozone Paragliders
APWC Albania – results
The first World Cup of the season with the participation of 29 international pilots has ended yesterday with the French dominating the podium!
Top 3 positions:
1. Francois Ragolski (FRA, 37.218 pts)
2. Eliot Nochez (FRA, 35.215 pts)
3. Félix Rodriguez (ESP, 33.447 pts)
Click to see the complete list here.
Source: Just Acro
Chris Friedl claims two Atos world records
Atos pilot Christopher Friedl has claimed two new hang gliding world records. Both come from a mega flight he completed on 7 June where he flew a big circuit from Bischling in Austria. The first is for a 407.9km out-and-return and the second is for a 477.2km Free distance using up to three turn points. […] …read more
Burki Martens claims European gain of height record
Burkhard Martens has claimed a new European paragliding record for gain of height. He gained 3,478m on the 10 June 2014, flying from Brauneck in Germany. He was flying a Skywalk Chili 3. The record claim is here. Burki Martens is well known as the author of the free-flight textbooks Cross Country Flying and Thermal […] …read more
Rush 4 S-XL, Mantra M6 S: Certified, in Production
The Rush 4 is now certified and in production in the S, MS, ML, L, XL sizes. The XS will follow.
The M6 is now certified and in production in all sizes: S, MS, ML, and L, completing the range.
Both of these new wings feature exciting new developments that have made the already certified sizes very popular, around the world. The Rush 4 video can be seen here, and the M6 here. We look forward to hearing about your flights!
Cheers, from all the Team.
Source: Ozone Paragliders
The X-Pyrenees 2014
In the same spirit as the RedBull X-Alps, the X-Pyrenees event is a 439km “coast to coast” race from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean coast, through the Pyrenees Mountains. The Pyrenees, while not as famous or as high in altitude as the Alps, are a wild and rugged mountain range with large expanses of uninhabited terrain. The second edition of the X-Pyr event is sure to challenge all of the pilots who are participating, including several X-Alps veterans.
As in the X-Alps event, Ozone gliders are the most popular amongst the competitors, with about a third of the contestants …read more
Source: Ozone Paragliders
U-Turn Thriller X4: competition acro wing
U-Turn have just launched the Thriller X4, a “completely redesigned” acro wing for professional acro pilots. A very dynamic wing yet with remarkably gentle feedback, U-Turn say the Thriller X4 is excellent for tricky tricks and transitions. They’ve given the wing calm vertical spin characteristics to make it easier to heli, kept the Pressure Balance Valves […] …read more