Safety note: Harness Woody Valley XR7
Woody Valley has issued this notice so that all the pilots who own their X-Rated 7 harness, with serial numbers from 1 to 1134, check them and make all the necessary changes before flying.
21st edition of the FIA El Yelmo Festival postponed until September
We are including here the communicate sent by FIA organizers about it being postponed, as well as the VI XC Paragliding Open. Both events were going to take lace at the beginning of June, but they will be put off, probably until September.
Dena, the new A+ paraglider by UP
With a flat aspect ratio of 5.2, UP's new A+ wing is aimed at talented beginners immediately after completing school or for experienced, safety-conscious pilots looking for top performance. UP also announced an upgrade "2020 edition" for their models Summit XC4, Trango X-Race, Meru and Guru.
4th FAI Pan American Championships, Final Day, Task 5: Rafa Saladini is the Champ!
Last Saturday took place this EPIC, I mean EPIC, last task of the Pan-American championship in the ‘feel good’ Capital of Paragliding, Baixo Guandu,...
Fabian Buhl climbs & flies down from Cerro Torre for the 1st time.
A few days ago, more precisely from January 5th and February 7th 2020 the 29 year old climber and pilot Fabian Buhl reached the Summit to then take off for the first time, without help from external media, with his mini wing by Airdesign Susi 16, from the top of Cerro Torre in Argentina, marking a milestone in the new combined discipline Climb & Fly.
4th FAI Pan American Championships, Day 6-T4: The underdog takes the day
Task 4….what a day! Holy Moly…Second to last day and Baixo Guando finally starts to show its colours. Gentle, tricky conditions lower down and...
NOVA launches ION 6, their totally renewed easy EN B
The Austrian brand has introduced some relevant changes to modernize the ION , inside the same EN B certification, but with better performance, and it has just been presented at the Stubai Cup, in Austria.
4th FAI Pan American Championships: Day 4, T3- It’s Russia’s time to Tango
First of all, apologies for the late report. Truth being told, I bombed out for the second day in a row and I was...
4th FAI Pan American Championships: Day 3, T2. Baixo Guandu delivers again
Second task of the championship, with 29 pilots in goal the three first positions go to Brazil. Six out of the ten first places...
4th FAI Pan American Championships: T2- The rain stopped and ‘the beautiful game’ (jogo...
"Day 2, we finally had a flyable task, and what a task it was! After 4 days of solid bad weather, this morning waking up felt different. It must have been that bird-like instinct pilots have. Today, we fly". Paolo Bellezze reports live from Baixo Guandu, Brazil, where the first task saw only one pilot in goal, Ignacio Ortiz. Local star Rafael Saldini was 2nd.
