Luc Armant set a new French record on 3 May flying 369.83km from a small site north of Paris. He took advantage of strong north east wind to fly to the Atlantic coast, landing after almost 10 hours in the air to the north of La Rochelle. He was one of half a dozen […] …read more
UK’s North South Cup heads to Scotland
The UK’s annual North South Cup starts on Friday – and pilots are heading north to Scotland. The North South Cup is an annual XC flying event that pits two teams of up to 30 cross country pilots from the north and south of the country against each other. Pilots travel to wherever the weather […] …read more
Bornes to Fly starts Friday – Cool live tracking
The second edition of the Bornes to Fly hike-and-fly race kicks off on Friday 2 May. It will see 56 pilots race against themselves, each other and the clock around the mountains near Annecy in France. The race is similar in concept to the Red Bull X-Alps, but based over a long weekend and […] …read more
Sup’Air issue safety notice
Sup’Air have issued a safety warning about reserve parachute handles for the Evo XC2, Skypper, Shamane and Shamane FR paragliding harnesses. They say that a few reserve parachute deployment handles equipping these harnesses have a manufacturing defect. The defect means the deployment system is taken out of certification, and that in “specific instances” it is […] …read more
M6 Certified in MS, ML Sizes (L to follow shortly)
The remaining sizes of the ultimate 3 liner have arrived a bit later than we’d hoped, but we hope you agree that it is worth the wait.
In this design, we wanted to take the performance 3-line concept to its absolute maximum, and that’s what we have done. The M6 is an evolution of the LM5, which swept the top 5 spots of the 2013 X-Alps Race and saw Chrigel into goal in record time. We took the best design elements of the LM5, and added all of the extra performance that was possible without the …read more
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Video: Record flying in Kenya – ABC News report
Greg Knudson was followed by a US news crew on his paragliding speed record expedition to the Kerio Valley in Kenya in January. This report was aired at the weekend on ABC Nightline. A great insight into flying in Kerio. • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero […] …read more
Armin Harich’s 300km German record – full report
On Sunday, 13 April 2014, Armin Harich flew 302.9km in the German flatlands to set a new national German record. Armin took off at 11:24am from the west launch in Schriesheim, near Heidelberg, took advantage of the WNW wind and, touched down at 7:41pm near Dingolfing. A partner in Skywalk, he flew a low-level EN […] …read more
Video: 500 Miles to Nowhere
Paragliding pilots Nate Scales, Nick Greece, Matt Beechinor and Gavin McClurg attempt a bivvy line from Hurricane Ridge, Utah to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Filmed by Michael Paul Jones and Jeremy Canon. • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero Home …read more
Champions of the first Spanish Open Distance Paragliding
Champions of the first Spanish Open Distance Paragliding …read more
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2014 OZONE POWER BROCHURE IS LIVE
The 2014 Ozone Power brochure is now available for download and digital viewing in English. To view the brochure, please navigate to “Downloads” or click here for English.
Cheers from all the Team
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