Version 61.0 of the firmware for the Leonardo is now available for download from Digifly’s website, www.digifly.com.
The new software improves the vario responsiveness and the GPS sensitivity, making recording of turnpoints virtually instantaneous.
Pierandea Patrucco has done it! Flying solo with minimal ground support he left Monaco on June 19th and successfully traversed the entire Alpine chain during the worst Alpine summer for 40 years, landing at the Adriatic sea on July 15th.
The project was a true vol-bivouac, using the principles of French “Vagabond of the Sky”, Didier Favre’s, “CAP444″, in which he traversed 444km (straight line distance) of the Alps unaided, walking only to reach take off points (not to gain distance).
On Saturday 21st June a collection of vintage hang gliders, collected by Gery de Clerck and donated to the French free flight association, was set up in the landing field of Laragne Monteglin, France.
The following image is an extract from a panorama taken by Ali Gali, courtesy of Davis Straub’s Oz Report.
The acro festival at Villeneuve has been going for 10 years, and is now considered a major event in the paragliding calendar.
Taking place at Villeneuve, Lac Leman from 25 - 29 June, this year it plays host to the acro World Cup as well as the 2nd Swiss championships. There is also a wakeboarding comp, TER-E-O, and of course the evening events: If you get there the previous weekend, you can enjoy the music festival in Villeneuve on 20 - 21st June, although there is a separate music programme for the weekend of 27 - 28 th too!
There will also be speed gliding demos, plus the PC7 team (Swiss airforce acrobatic team) will be performing their wild displays, and Paratroc will be there, running a second hand market.
For more information, see the website at www.acrovertigo.ch/vertigo/
One of the major paragliding events on the Spanish calendar, the International Air Festival (FIA) will be back on July 3 - 6 at the foot of El Yelmo mountain in the Sierra of Segura, Jaen province, Andalusia.
The action packed event will feature a paramotor night show by Paraddax, the “European Paramotor Team” and shows from the SAT team, the Red Bull BASE jump team and a squad of army parachutists, with RACE (Royal Air Club of Spain) acrobatic planes carving the sky at full speed. (more…)
Chrigel Maurer has set a new best world performance for Infinity tumbles. With an Advance acro glider he put 198 continuous rotations together over Grindelwald.
On Sunday morning 25th May, at 9 a.m., 3500 m asl Chrigel jumped from a helicopter above Grindelwald. He then put his Advance acro wing through a series of 198 Infinite Tumbles to set a new world record. While many people would have had to lie in a darkened room for the rest of the day, Chrigel then jumped onto his competition ship to take part in the 1st task of the PWC Grindelwald, finishing in a very credible 4th position! More details soon and of course our congratulations to Chrigel!
The Lokken Fly festival takes place from 21 - 26 June this year, under perpetual Danish daylight this part of the northern hemisphere sees at midsummer.
All pilots and their friends and family are invited to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and the flying events, and of course the main event, the Wagas Competition (paragliding). (more…)
The Jungfrau-Stafette created a sensation in Switzerland in the 1930s. Revived last year for the first time, the 21st Century version is just as amazing.
The adventure, a relay race involving 13 stages on land, water and in the air, will traverse Switzerland once again beginning on 4th October. More than 500 athletes will cover the 533-kilometre route on foot, on wheels, on skis and in aeroplanes and kayaks, to try to win the Silver Eagle trophy.
For details of the route, exceptional participants, exclusive vintage racing cars, motorcycles and aeroplanes, the best locations for spectators and other surprises, see the website at www.redbulljungfraustafette.com or sign up now for the monthly newsletter: “The Flight of the Silver Eagle”, here.
The relay race is open to everyone who can join forces to form a complete team. The deadline for registration is 30th June 2008.
Certification of all sizes of Mac’s magus XC is now complete, and it is said to fall in the middle of the 2-3 category.
A high performance glider designed for Cross Country flights, it has been developed for use by experienced pilots. The Magus XC has an aspect ratio of 6.2 and incorporates the Magus 5 ́s airfoils to enhance glide performance both at trim and on accelerated flight. Other design features are a reinforcement flap system in the centre of the canopy, which combined with the bunching system on the wing tips give precise handling with outstanding climbing performance.
A new release from Ozone, from the minds behind ‘The Neverending Thermal’…
Jorge Atramiz and Herminio Cordido have come together again to work on a new short film. ‘Because…’ will be released in May, following the present release of a trailer and the opportunity for pilots around the world to comment on the movie and enter a contest relating to it. (more…)
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