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Archive for June, 2008

European Hang Gliding Championships 2008: Elio Cataldi wins

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Europeans 2008 podium

The 16th FAI Hang Gliding Championships were held in Greifenburg, Austria

Moyes Malibu floater hang glider

Friday, June 20th, 2008
Moyes Malibu 2

From the well known and highly successful Australian manufacturer, comes a new open frame floater hang glider, the Malibu

Alatus trophy postponed until 28-29 June 2008

Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Alatus Trophy poster

The first Alatus trophy, originally planned for 16-18 May has been postponed

Vintage Hang Gliders in Laragne

Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Vintage hang gliders, Laragne

The craft have been collected by Gery de Clerck and donated to the CND, the hang gliding section of the French free flight association

European Hang Gliding Championships 2008: Richi Meier

Thursday, June 19th, 2008
XC

The 16th FAI European Hang Gliding championships were stood down for the day

Nissan Outdoor Games 2008 update

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
XC

Teams have now been announced, and Felix Rodriguez and Antoine Montant have been selected

309km paraglider flight in Poland

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
XC

On 7 June, Marcin Gorayski flew Europe’s first 300+km flight of the year

Bon Vol: How about this for a thrill – Speed riding Aconcagua

Friday, June 13th, 2008
XC

Francois Bon’s solo speedriding descent of Aconcagua

British Paragliding Open 2008: Photo gallery of Pedro Bernardo

Thursday, June 12th, 2008
XC

A complete photo gallery of the recent British Open held in Pedro Bernardo, Spain

Airwave Sport 4 EN B

Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Airwave Sport 4 paraglider

Airwave report that following high demand for the SPORT 4 (class 1-2) which resulted in a backlog of orders they have now increased production

Airwave Magic 5 certified EN D

Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Airwave Magic 5

The MAGIC 5, Airwave’s Big Distance racer, is certified LTF class 2-3 and EN D in all sizes

Independence Evo parachutes

Thursday, June 12th, 2008
New reserve from Independence

Independence have released new annular Evo parachutes

New firmware available for Leonardo

Thursday, June 12th, 2008
XC

Version 61.1 of the firmware for Digifly’s Leonardo instrument is now available

Cuban Hang Gliding and Paragliding Nationals 2008

Thursday, June 12th, 2008
XC

The Cuban Paragliding & Hang gliding Nationals take place from 25 – 30 August at Santiago de Cuba

Advance success in Korean Paragliding Championship 2008

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Advance in Korea 2008

Advance saw team success at the recent Korean Paragliding Championships, which took place in Kochang from 14 – 18 May

Vertigo Acro Paragliding on the Swiss Riviera

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Vertigo Swiss Riviera

The acro festival at Villeneuve has been going for 10 years, and is now considered a major event in the paragliding calendar

Aspen Paragliding rebranded

Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Aspen Paragliding new logo

Aspen Paragliding offer training and tandem flights in their beautiful Rocky Mountains

Elio Cataldi Italian Hang Gliding Champion

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Italian HG Nationals Podium. Podium: Elio 1st centre, Christian 3rd left, Alex 2nd right

Elio Cataldi was crowned the new Italian Champion following the Italian Championships

Flytec 6030 pod for hang gliders

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Flytec 6030

A replacement for the 5030 pod

A Paragliding World Cup home win for Advance

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Chrigel Maurer landing in Grindelwald

Advance would like to congratulate their team pilots, who managed a clean sweep at the Grindelwald