Paragliding news

At Swing's stand of the Coupe Icare, Daniel Crespo talks with the rep about the news of the German maker for this season. The firm presented two new paragliders at St Hilaire, Helios RS and the new tandem Twin RS2.

The Slovenian firm goes on with its wish to make hike&and fly easier, without compromising performance. Same safety and quality, with less weight.

The Eden 7 is a top sports category paraglider that promises great XC potential. The glider was designed as a partially lightweight model with the glide ratio significantly targeted to the top of EN B category, which proposes a high level of stability and passive safety throughout the speed range.

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...

A first wing that´s safe and simple yet agile and fun, says Up about their Rimo. It´s a new mid A wing that offers a forgiving handling and the high levels of passive safety expected by initial pilots of the EN A certification. Yet with the right bit of extra maneuverability and performance that make it suitable for thermal flying as well for pilots beyond the initial training phase who value maximum security.

The new competition variometer by the Portuguese manufacturer shows interesting new features, such as a double screen, more power and a weight of less than 300 grams. It will be available soon.

The new Genie X-Lite is Gin´s lightweight harness for XC and Hike & Fly expeditions. It is the brand´s lightest and most compact version of the Genie Lite 3 and it retains, as much as possible, all its characteristics with a reduced weight.

The new UFO-Bi made by the Austrian manufacturer Airdesign weighs less than 3 kg and was specifically conceived for shared Hike & Fly adventures. Certified EN B, it is aimed at tandem, advanced and professional pilots fond of climbing expeditions.

Cony and Lisa, from XC Tracer Variometers, show us their latest small solar varios in this video report at the St. Hilaire commercial fair.

To achieve their objective of a mid EN-B oriented towards XC, the Gravis 2 has been given more cells, and they have modified the structure of those, adding also a shark nose shape to the leading edge. This way...