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Archive for February, 2008

International Oludeniz Air Games 2008

Friday, February 29th, 2008
Oludeniz Air Games

Babadag is back to its former glory as an internationally renowned flyers’ paradise

Parahawking in Nepal: Under the wings of Kevin

Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Kevin

Scott Mason and Kevin, the Egyptian vulture he trained, have had a busy season at the Maya Devi bird refuge on the banks of lake Pokhara, Nepal

All Africa Open Dasklip 2007

Thursday, February 28th, 2008
XC

The All-Africa Open that took place in Porterville, South Africa, from 16-22 December 2007

APCO announce two new lightweight reserve parachutes

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Apco Mayday 16 SLT weigh-in

In line with the market appetite for lightweight equipment, APCO now announce two new additions to their emergency parachute range

Dag Sundman wins Ozone Caribbean Challenge 2008

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Dag Sundman aboard his Omega 7

Dag Sundman of Sweden was placed first in the overall rankings of the Ozone Caribbean Challenge aboard his Advance Omega 7

Montegrappa Trophy 2008

Monday, February 25th, 2008
XC

The annual Montegrappa Trophy will again be running over the Easter weekend, 20-24 March 2008

Airwave Himalaya: New expedition glider

Sunday, February 24th, 2008
Airwave's new lightweight paraglider, the Himalaya

The Airwave Himalaya was specially designed for use in professional mountain expeditions

The Airwave Cup 2008

Sunday, February 24th, 2008
XC

Airwave are sponsoring the Airwave Club Challenge in the UK for 2008

Airwave Sport 4 certified in all sizes

Sunday, February 24th, 2008
XC

Airwave’s new intermediate paraglider, the Sport 4, has been certified En B and LTF 1-2 in all sizes.

Sky release the Revel 2 and Axel 2 paragliding harnesses

Friday, February 22nd, 2008
The Sky Revel 2

Sky have improved the ever-popular Revel and now bring us the Revel 2 harness.

Sky Eris 3: New competition paraglider

Friday, February 22nd, 2008
The Sky Eris 3

The ERIS 3 is the third generation of the high performance competition wing from Sky.

New Ozone paragliding video: Because …

Friday, February 22nd, 2008
XC

Jorge Atramiz and Herminio Cordido have come together again to work on a new short film.

UP’s new Pico paraglider

Friday, February 22nd, 2008
The UP Pico in its natural environment

UP has launched their new Pico paraglider.

The 2008 New Zealand Paragliding Championships and Air Games

Friday, February 22nd, 2008
XC

This year’s NZ Champs was a great success all around: six flyable days, a great variety of tasks from short 30km taks to 80+km tasks

The Vaga Challenge 2008

Friday, February 22nd, 2008
XC

The third International Paragliding festival at Vagamon in the Western Ghats in Kerala, Southern India, takes place from 6-11 April 2008

Antoine Montant wins Columbia Speedflying Pro 2008

Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Antoine Montant - Photo:Michel Ferrer

Les Arcs, France, hosted the Columbia Speedflying competition from 4-8 February 2008

Nowhere to the Middle of Nowhere re-released

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Nowhere to the Middle of Nowhere

‘From Nowhere to the Middle of Nowhere’, the classic adventure movie by John Silvester and Alun Hughes

Pilot’s Weather now available at XCShop

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Pilot's Weather

Barely an equation in sight! Just straight-forward explanations and diagrams of that most treasured of subjects for all pilots, the weather

Three new wings from Aerodyne

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Aerodyne Joy

The Joy, Feel and Free have been released

Seawind Sky Racer clothing

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Seawind SKY RACER suit

Seawind have developed a new Sky Racer clothing range, which includes winter and summer flying suits