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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Paraglider review: Mac Para Charger

The Czech manufacturer Mac Para has been strong in the paramotor world for years, with multipurpose models for beginners like the Eden series –a free flight wing available with paramotor risers–, more advanced reflex models like the MacJet...

UP Meru: A new Star for the Serial Class

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UP’s first 2-line Serial class glider, the Meru, has aspect ratio of 6.9 points (5.3 projected) and 84 cells; it is aimed at ambitious XC flights and competition in its category. This new model wants to find its niche...

ITV Jedi 2 – Review of EN B paraglider

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What a pleasant surprise I had with the new ITV Jedi 2 paraglider! I had an idea of it as a multipurpose paramotor-free flight wing, but in my mind I put it more on the paramotor side; perhaps the...

Test-flying the Sol Hercules 380, tandem paraglider for paratrike

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We spent a pleasant afternoon's flight with the paragliding school Aerofly and Andres Sanchez, testing this new reflex glider of 38 m2, specific for flying with paratrike. The Sol Hercules has a weight range of 180 to 380 kg...

Video: Testing the new lightweight tandem glider Parus 2 by Icaro

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Our pilot Daniel Crespo has tried this tandem wing in different flights, and here we have his first impressions.

Video: Training accuracy with the Magic by BGD

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We test-tried BGD's high-end EN A paraglider Magic, both as an entry-level wing as well as for its alternative use as specific for accuracy comp. We did a couple of test flights with it in Tenerife, Spain and then went to compete to the Spanish Precision Championship at Alforja, where we completed our impressions of the Magic for this modality in this video report.

ITV Jedi 2, brilliant also on Paramotor

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We did some nice flights with the Jedi 2, an EN B glider with aspect ratio of 5.7 points, made by the French manufacturer ITV, which we already had the opportunity to try some time ago (Review ITV Jedi 2 paraglider). But this time we tried the paramotor version with special risers for motorized flight. The Jedi 2 is a wing with versatile personality, good handling, and...

Paraglider review UP Summit XC4 – TOP EN B

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The Summit XC4 represents a renewal of the successful high-EN B series from UP, and comes with interesting improvements in design and construction. This 6.4 aspect-ratio glider (4.8 projected ar) is one of the most impressive EN B wings...

UP Summit XC4: first test flight

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What a ship this Summit XC4! During all the flight I had a feeling of total performance, glide, speed and stability. The turn is immediate, with a short, direct handling with very sporty touch. It is very clear that...

Video: We try paraglider UP Kibo 2, Icaro Xema harness and solar mini-vario Le...

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Our pilot Daniel Crespo had the chance to try these three new items, and in this video he tells us how it felt.Kibo 2 de UP resulted an EN B wing with a lot of possibilities in thermals, which...

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