This year’s Brazilian championship took place in Sierra da Moeda, Belo Horizonte, from 23 – 30 August. Following six good tasks, Sol Tracer pilots Frank Brown and Kamira Pereira were crowned male and female Brazilian champions, for the 8th and 4th times respectively. www.abvl.com.br www.fmvl.com.br Results: www.skydriver.com.br/Geralopen.pdf

The 2008 XC-Open World series finished with the end of the Brazilian round in Andradas on 25 September. This completed the set of three rounds (with Manilla, Australia in February and Piedrahita, Spain in September). The top 8 scores were counted (of 16 tasks flown) and the winners were as follows: Open Class – Hans [...]

Thomas latzel’s new film, “Reise zum Horizont”, “Journey to the Horizon”, premiers in Munich’s Arri cinema on 25 October. The film tells the tale of world class pilot, Ewa Wisnierska’s relationship and journey with 69 year old Dorte Black, whom she helps to realise her lifelong dream of flying. It has been described as a [...]

XC reader, Antoine, has installed a webcam on the roof of his house in Talloires. It looks up at Planfait and les Dents, and also across to Montmin, creating a panoramic view of the whole of the main flying area. The website is updated every half hour between 8am and 5pm. www.florimontane.fr/planfait.htm www.florimontane.fr/fr/latest/webcam.html

Want stress-free, in-flight radio communication, in a solid, simple to use system? The XConnect puts effortless radio comms at your fingertips. The two-part ‘Press-To-Talk’ system integrates with both open and closed face helmets. A tough button, with an audible click, attaches to your finger by a 3.5 mm rubber coated wire that feeds down your [...]

Advance importer and team pilot, Jinoh Kim, has won the Korean PG XC league aboard an Omego proto. Jinoh finished nearly 500 points ahead of the second pilot at the end of 11 successful tasks. Top placed female pilot, and 26th overall, was Junghun Park, flying an Omega 7. Advance would like to congratulate both [...]

Niviuk are very pleased with the fantastic results that their pilots have had around the world, and would like to congratulate them all and wish them all the best for next year. Results include: Marco Littame, Italian champion (Icepeak proto) and Mauro Maggiolo, 3rd (Icepeak  XP) Urban Valic, Slovenian champion (Icepeak 3 proto) Romain Flammier, [...]

New route for 2009 Red Bull X-Alps race. One of the most difficult endurance events in the world, athletes run, walk or paraglide 800km across the Alps

For the second year running Dean Stratton is the US paragliding champion, having flown his UP Edge to victory in Owen’s Valley in September

Adam Stott breaks the South Australian paragliding record with a flight of 154km

Extreme sport and travel film-maker, Peter Chrzanowski, (“Heart of the World”, issue 118) is doing a guided trip to the Sierra Nevada De Santa Marta in North East Colombia that the article documented. The area is inhabited by indians that live like they did 2,000 years ago, and is graced with some of the most [...]

Woody Valley’s X-Alps paragliding harness was conceived for the Red Bull race it is named after

The Woody Valley’s X-Pression is an all-out freestyle / acro paragliding harness first released in late 2008

Gin Gliders have issued a safety notice

Markus Prantl wins the paragliding section of the 2008 Red Bull Dolomitenmann Man on an Airwave Speedmachine

Airwave’s new Para-Trekking rucksack, the Kar, was designed with the help of professional mountaineers, globetrotters and paraglider pilots.

Airwave’s GT Light is a lightweight paragliding harness / rucksack with built-in reserve pouch and air bags.

Airwave release a version of their highly successful sports wing, the Mustang, tuned and ready for both paragliding and paramotoring

Switzerland’s Andy Aebi crowned 2008 Paragliding World Cup Champion, ahead of Jean-Marc Caron and Stefan Schmoker after a final round in Castelo, Brazil from 27 September – 4 October

The new format PWC tour for 2009, under new president Goran Dimiskovsky, will be as follows: AMERICAN WORLD CUP Governador Valdares, Brazil. 21 – 28 March 2009 ASIAN & OCEANIAN WORLD CUP Mun Gyeong, Korea. 25 April – 2 May 2009 EUROPEAN WORLD CUPS Benizli, Turkey. 30 May – 6 June 2009 Annecy, France. 13 [...]