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Archive for May, 2010

Razeebuss on the internet

Monday, May 10th, 2010
XC

Razeebuss, French manufacturer of the Razmott paraglider power unit, can now be found on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Dailymotion.

An Air Odyssey to Susanville: California Fly-in

Sunday, May 9th, 2010
XC

California’s Susanville Municipal Airport is hosting a fly-in on 21 August 2010, featuring air displays, aircraft rides and military fly-overs.

Korea dominates at Asian Paragliding Championships

Thursday, May 6th, 2010
XC

The Asian Paragliding Championships in Nishawa, Japan, kicked off on 2 May and have seen some good flying so far

Big days out at US paragliding comp

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
XC

The USA’s Paragliding East Coast Championship has seen some big distance flown on the Florida flats

Cross Country Magazine on the iPad

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
XC

Get your paragliding and hang gliding fix on the iPad – Cross Country magazine is on Apple’s must-have item of the year.

Gradient Avax XC3 serial class paraglider

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
XC

Gradient’s new high performance paraglider, the Avax XC3, has passed EN D certification in size 28, and is now for sale. Sizes 24, 26 and 30 are on their way.

20th Lakes Charity Classic UK free flight festival

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
XC

The 20th Lakes Charity Classic (LCC) hang gliding and paragliding festival will be held over the weekend of 4 – 6 June 2010 in the beautiful Buttermere in the English Lake District.

Gin Yeti ultra lightweight harness and technical alpine rucksack

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
XC

Gin’s ultra lightweight Yeti harness is now available as either a reversible rucksack-harness (1.1 kg), or now without the rucksack part (650 g).

Gin Verso reversible paragliding harness /rucksack

Monday, May 3rd, 2010
XC

The Gin Verso is a lightweight reversible paraglider harness/rucksack with an airbag and integrated rescue container, designed to be light and compact yet comfortable for long XC flights.

Nova juniors pilot sets Black Forest paragliding record

Monday, May 3rd, 2010
XC

Nova Juniors pilot, 18-year-old German Chris Bessei, has created a new record for the first 150 km flight from a mountain in the Black Forest.

Gin paraglider accessories

Monday, May 3rd, 2010
XC

Gin have several new paraglider accessories on the market.

Rodrigo de Obeso wins Mexican hang gliding Nationals 2010

Monday, May 3rd, 2010
XC

Rodrigo de Obeso has won the Mexican Open hang gliding championships which were held from 16 – 24 April 2010 at the sites of San Marcos and Tapalpa, Mexico.

Deregulation of paragliders and hang gliders in Austria

Monday, May 3rd, 2010
XC

The Austrian Ministry of Transport’s new ZLLV 2010 (decree for civil aircraft and airsport devices) is expected to be in force by May 2010. It means that non-motorised paragliders, hang gliders and parachutes no longer have to be registered in Austria.

Mike Kung’s Jordan ‘paraclimbing’ on German TV

Monday, May 3rd, 2010
XC

Paragliding acro star and ground-handling afficionado Mike Kung’s ‘paraclimbing’ in wadi Rum, Jordan is being screened on German TV this week.

Tom Payne tops UK paragliding XC league with 169 km triangle

Saturday, May 1st, 2010
XC

British paraglider pilot Tom Payne stormed to the top of the British international XC league with an FAI triangle flight of 169.55 km, flown around the Chamonix – Annecy area on Wednesday 28 April 2010.