Nova team pilots Mik Broschart and Till Gottbrath travelled to the Caucasus at the end of June for the Georgia Paragliding Air Festival in Tbilisi.

Gin Gliders are warning owners of Boomerang 7s and Boomerang GTO paragliders not to fly in the rain, as there is a high risk of deep stall if they do so.

Wim Berhoeven has won the Belgian Paragliding Open which took place in Laragne Monteglin, France, from 20- 26 June.

UP Paragliders are looking for a test pilot, and someone to help them in their glider servicing department in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. One person could fill both roles as a full-time position, or it could be two people working part-time.

The British Paragliding Cup kicked off on May bank holiday weekend with good prospects given the long range forecast for the coming months and the good flyable spring conditions.

Advance’s new flagship paraglider, the EN D Omega 8, is now shipping worldwide. Advance claim it is “the highest-performing glider in the serial class”.

Ozone’s Delta is now certified EN / LTF C in S, M, L, and XL sizes, with the XS to follow shortly.

XRace 2010 is to be held in Tolmin, Slovenia, from 12 – 18 July. The competition will use the AAT (Assignated Area Tasks) system, more commonly seen in gliding competitions, as well as ‘speed run’ tasks.

The Cuban national paragliding championship will take place from 18 to 25 July 2010 at the El Mamey hill range in the city of Pilón.

With less than a week to go before the Nissan Outdoor Games 2010 begins in Chamonix, the jury have been named and through a competition sponsored by Julbo Eyewear, a trio of French audiovisual arts students have been awarded the role of leading the French team.

Swiss paraglider manufacturer Advance have unveiled two new T-shirt designs for summer 2010.

Following four fast racing tasks in often rough and turbulent conditions at this year’s Nordic Open in Norway, Ronny Helgesen (NO) flew his R10.2 to victory in both the Open and the Norwegian Championship, ahead of Swede Lars Anders Jonsson, who became his national champion.

Tony Stephens has flown his Aeros Combat to overall victory in the hang gliding British Open Series 2010.

A 30mm version of Gin Gliders’ new Zicral automatoc aluminium karabiner for paragliding is now available.

Gin Gliders have brought out a range of accessories for daily use, including a corduroy military-style cap and various bags and wallets.

The eleventh edition of Spain’s popular Festival of the Air, El Yelmo, has officially opened in a hot and sunny Sierra de Segura, Andalucia. It runs until Sunday.

43-year-old Czech national team pilot and ex Axispara designer Franta PavlouÅ¡ek is now heading up UP’s design team.