The winter version of St Hilaire du Touvet’s famous Coupe Icare, the Coupe Icare Blanche is a festival of fun, speed flying, fancy dress and winter films, and takes place 29 – 31 January 2010.
NATS and Airbox together have created Aware, an affordable airspace alerting and positional awareness device that can be regularly updated with the latest airspace information.
Icaro’s new intermediate paraglider, the Wildcat, is certified EN B and LTF 1-2 and is available now in sizes XS, S, M and L.
Austrian paraglider manufacturer Nova have relocated their offices to more spacious premises in Terfens, 20 km from Innsbruck. The move will not affect production.
ITV are developing a new speed flying paraglider: the Bip-Bip will be slightly less performant than the Awak and therefore accessible to a wider range of pilots.
Serious car crash in Namibia kills French hang glider pilot Jean Charles Balembois and injures two others.
The Eastern Washington (USA) site of Chelan is hosting the Cross Country Classic competition for hang glider and paraglider pilots of all skill levels from 3 – 8 July 2010.
Michel Rudolf carried his lightweight paraglider up 8,000 m giant Manaslu and flew off the mountain. He talks to Ed Ewing…
What’s coming up in XC127: the next issue of Cross Country magazine, the only international hang gliding and paragliding magazine in the world
Axess 2 Air is paraglider manufacturer Advance’s new light and compact harness, featuring a zero airspeed airbag. Available from March 2010.
‘It’s endless summer, we can fly every day,’ says Frank Brown. With hundreds of site, thousands of pilots and sunshine year round Brazil has it all – and in spades
The Paraglider Manufacturers’ Association has printed answers to some frequently asked questions relating to the FAI paraglider class debate, on their website.
Registration is now open for the Nordic Open Paragliding Championship 2010 to be held in Vaga, Norway, in June.
French paraglider manufacturer ITV have released a tandem version of their mini wing, the Awak, certified EN B up to 180 kg and EN C to 220 kg.
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