Marcella Uchoa, 411 km: “There is no greater connection to nature than flying the...
Interview to Brazilian pilot Marcella Uchoa, who beat 3 paragliding world records of distance on a 411 km flight in the north-east of his country, last October. Made by the FAI team, in this interview Marcella reveals details of his preparation and the difficulties and rewards of flying long distances.
Run&Fly: Dudek released first paraglider under 1kg of weight!
The Run&Fly is the result of a hard development work carried out by test pilot JB Chandelier, team Dudek and the sailcloth manufacturer Porcher Sport, aiming at a wing with a total weight below 1 kg that offered speed...
ITV announced the Piper, new paramotor wing to be released in January
Over a year after he took over the French company ITV, Mika Reigner seems happy with the response of the market to their new gliders and looking forward to releasing their new proposals for 2019: a dedicated paramotor wing,...
Advance launch Lightness 3 harness, ideal companion for Xi paraglider
During the last Coupe Icare, Advance officially introduced the third generation of their lightweight cross-country harness, which incorporates a windshield in the fairing and offers a weight of around 2.5 kg. The Lightness 3 is the perfect complement for...
Ventus: First harness fully designed by Nova, launched at Coupe Icare
A few firsts had the Austrian manufacturer at the last Coupe Icare. Sisi Eisl was in charge for the first time, following her appointment as new Managing Director of the company in August -the first woman in front of...
Gin Seok: 40 years in free flight
To celebrate 4 decades in the free flight world, the designer and founder of Gin Gliders launched a special edition of the Genie Race 4 harness in bright red colour, which attracted the looks at the Coupe Icare 2018...
Magic and color filled a brilliant 45th Coupe Icare
With high temperatures and the sun shining during the 4 days -with only a few moments of clouds and rain on Friday- the largest event dedicated to our sports in the world, the Coupe Icare, deployed all its splendor...
Video: Veso Ovcharov breaks record of Infinity Tumbling, 613!
On September 20th, the Bulgarian pilot managed to break the World Record of infinity Tumbling with 613 turns! The previous record was set by Spanish acro ace Horacio Llorens nearly 10 years ago, with 568 tumblings above Nepal. At the time,...
Video: Hourya (Freedom)
Pilot Laurent Roudneff along with filmmaker Quentin Chaumy, take us to visit Morocco in their particular quest for freedom, flying on virgin hillsides by the desert, playing with the wind and enjoying the views over the Atlantic Ocean. Hourya...
Video: Takoo 4 and guitar
Turkish musician Ümit Dedeoğlu decided to change his usual performing stages for the heights of the Oludeniz skies, and put music to the experience. Along with pilot Uğur Yavaş (CahilCesareti), his guitar, and a Takoo 4 paraglider of Niviuk...
