CIVL, hang gliding and paragliding’s branch of the FAI who handle competitions, opened their World XC Contest on 1 October 2008

Paraglider pilots are invited to travel to Indonesia to view the annular eclipse of the sun in January 2009, from a rather different and exciting viewpoint, flying over lake Toba. Limited places are available on the trip which runs from 23 – 28 January 2009. For more information contact Susi Melinda at anwisata@cbn.net.id www.paragliding-indonesia.com

U Turn’s new Acroteam jacket is available in black in sizes XS to XXL. Made from the original Polartec fleece, this fitted jacket is warm, light, quick drying and durable, and in U-Turn’s words, “a must for every fashion-conscious pilot”! http://www.u-turn.de/2006/index.html

Nova are proud to announce the launch of their new LTF 2 / EN C wing, the Factor, which is already in production in three sizes, covering all-up weight ranges of 80 – 130 kg with a smaller 19 to come. It has a high arc and shorter lines than its predecessor, which give it [...]

The 2009 calendar is a double-sided, full-gloss affair, packed with the best images from the crème de la crème of the sport’s photographers. The 2009 calendar features hang gliding and paragliding on one side, but flip it over and there’s twelve months dedicated solely to paramotoring on the other side. Day and month names are [...]

As part of their 20th anniversary celebrations in 2009, Nova will be runnning an online photo and video contest, themed “the excitement of paragliding”, on their brand new website. Entries can be submitted by any non-professional photographer / film-maker, and should feature Nova wings. Visitors to the site can vote (once only) for their favourites, [...]

Digifly have released three new updated instruments: the Cartesio Pro Bluetooth, Leonardo Pro and Leonardo pro Bluetooth. All the instruments come with a new, more powerful rechargeable lithium battery, lasting for 30 flight hours and back-up AA size battery for 20 more hours. The new casing is stronger and features an anti-scratch coating, new anti-reflection [...]

Following the four rounds of hard-fought competition that made up the Portuguese Nationals, early favourite Claudio Virgilio indeed came through on his Niviuk Icepeak XP to become the Nation’s champion. Niviuk would like to pass on their congratulations. www2.fpvl.pt

The BT Heroes of Sport Exhibition is to be held at Manchester Central (formerly GMEX) on 24 -26 October. Visitors to the exhibition will be asked to vote for their local hero who, in their opinion, has contributed the most to their community through sport. The hero attracting the greatest number of votes will be [...]

Vimeo is a free service allowing you to upload, store and share videos, including those in high definition. It has a paragliding channel, www.vimeo.com/paragliding, with over 400 videos and 54 subscribers to date, making it a great resource for all pilots. To get your own video included, just tag it with paragliding or parapente. There [...]

Motocomm have created a new helmet camera kit, designed for motorsports (supplied by DL Motorsports) but equally suited to hang gliding or paragliding, that they say is set to revolutionise in-flight recording in the UK. Motocomm say their DSR-1003G kit enables you to record extremely stable video, with no hard-wiring necessary. The hard carry case [...]

Another HG comp for the calendar is the Corryong Cup. Open now for registration, the event runs from 4 to 10 January 2009 in Corryong, Australia. An entry-level comp, low airtime comp pilots are encouraged to enter and there is a separate Floater category . The entry fee of $120 includes a T-shirt and presentation [...]

The Morningside Flight Park, one of the premier flying locations in the USA, is again hosting its Oktoberfest for Columbus Day, running the whole weekend of 11 – 13 October 2008. Wills Wing hang gliders will be available to demo,and there will be a Pot Luck BBQ on the Saturday afternoon and evening, so bring [...]

This year’s Transdromoise was not blessed with good weather, even after being rescheduled, and the percentage of flying to walking was unfortunately less than anyone would have hoped. However, the participants still had lots of fun and put in a world of effort. Michel Guichard and supporter Jeremie Guillaume came in first on 4th September, [...]

The weekend of 18th – 19th October 2008 is a date for your diary if you fancy an adventure race with a difference in the Thones area of Haute Savoie, France (near Annecy). It is the 4th annual incarnation of the Raid Chamois. Teams of 2 or 3 race on foot, mountain bike, paraglider and [...]