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UP Trango XC2. Photo: Andy Pag

In issue 144: Paraglider review: UP Trango XC2, EN C

UP have pitched this glider at the ‘classic’ EN D pilot. That’s someone looking for high performance without stepping into competition wing territory.

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UP's new basic intermediate paraglider for 2012, the Makalu 3

Makalu3: a basic intermediate paraglider from UP

UP’s new Makalu3 is an EN B paraglider, designed for user-friendliness over out-and-out performance

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UP Fast XC, a paraglider pod harness for cross country pilots

UP Fast XC pod paraglider harness

UP’s Fast XC is a light ad compact pod harness for cross country paragliding

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Up Summit XC2

Toma Coconea and the UP Summit XC2

UP have a new video about the Summit XC2, featuring Toma Coconea

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UP's new paraglider cockpit

UP’s new paraglider cockpit

UP have redesigned their paraglider cockpit bag.

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UP's new tandem paraglider, the K2 2

UP K2 2 tandem paraglider

UP say their new tandem is “an effective workhorse, with the handling and performance of a young stallion”.

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UP Fast Pro 2 cocoon paraglider harness

UP Fast Pro 2 competition paraglider harness

UP’s top-of-the-range, EN-certified competition pod harness, the Fast Pro 2, is ready.

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Marcus Malmqvist flies his UP Edge XR to victory in Roldanillo, Colombia, January 2011

UP’s new two-liner: Edge XR

The Edge XR is UP’s new two-line, open-class competition paraglider.

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The Summit XC2. Photo: UP

UP reveal the Summit XC2

UP have launched their new EN C paraglider. The company say it will be shipping in March.

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Upgrade for UP’s Fastpro paraglider harness

UP have released a protector to upgrade their Fast Pro competition pod harness so that it conforms to EN standards

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Flying Rags for Glory banner

Mads Syndergaard talks about Flying Rags For Glory: an A-Z of Competition Paragliding

The wonderfully named ‘Flying Rags for Glory: the A-Z of competition paragliding’ hit the shops at the beginning of the month and is the current best selling item at XCShop.com. Mads’ Syndergaard’s exhaustive work is a first of its kind. Normally competitions have been relegated to a sub-section of general flying books, when in truth, [...]

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UP’s R&D team grows with the addition of Bernhard Lechner and Stefan Bocks.

UP have announced two new members will be joining their team: Red Bull X-Alps athlete Stefan ‘Boxi’ Bocks and aeronautical engineer Bernhard Lechner will be starting with them in 2011.

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XC Turkey 2010: Day five – long flights at last

Day 5 of XCTurkey saw some long flights at last, but not for everyone

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XC Turkey 2010: Packed and ready

Mads packs his UP Trango XC and what little else the airline baggage allowances permit, ready to go off to the XCTurkey cup.

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XC Turkey 2010: Mads packs his bags for the XC Turkey Paragliding Cup

Mads Syndergaard is going to the XC Turkey Paragliding Cup this month, and will be sending us regular updates as the event unfolds.

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Job opportunities with UP Paragliders

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.

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Axispara designer Frantisek Pavlousek moves to UP

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

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UP’s ‘secret weapon’ Open Class competition paraglider, the XD70

German paraglider manufacturer UP have revealed their new ‘secret weapon’ in the Open Class category: the XD70 is, they say, a “machine that oozes performance”.

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UP Xpress mini paraglider

The Xpress is a new mini paraglider from UP, due out in May 2010. The German company are rather excited about it …

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Stephan Stieglair joins Airwave

Airwave have announced that long-time UP designer and former world champion Stephan Stieglair will be moving from the German company and heading up Airwave’s R&D team.

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