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Triple Seven Gliders have unveiled their first lightweight hike and fly harness. You can buy it as a straightforward harness, or reversible with a rucksack. www.777gliders.com...

French lightweight specialists Neo have released a new rescue container called The Container. It comes in three sizes (M, L and Tube) and with either 80cm risers (2 single attachment points on the main karabiner) or 125cm risers (2 attachment points on the shoulders straps) and suits a range of lightweight reserve parachutes. EN1651 certification […]...

  Charly have launched a new adjustable paragliding helmet specifically for pro tandem paraglider pilots and their passengers. The Tandem Breeze VS comes in two sizes and can be adjusted from 54-57cm and 58-61cm, making it suitable for tandem pilots who need a one-size-fits-all helmet for their passengers, or paragliding schools. The helmet is certified […]...

The classic XCertina Bag from Cross Country has been updated. The new Mark IV model features a new larger sock, a new riser pocket, a two-way opening zip and a better compression strap. The XCertina Bag was one of the original concertina folding paraglider bags, and is designed to keep your paraglider in good condition […]...

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  We had a live webchat on our Facebook page on 23 May 2014 with Horacio Llorens and Tom de Dorlodot… Together Tom de Dorlodot and Horacio Llorens have travelled the world flying, filming and pushing at the edge of what is possible on a paraglider. Horacio has won the Acro World Cup several times […]...

The promo film for the new Advance Sigma 9 has been released. The video features three pilots cruising on their new EN C gliders. Compact power! • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero Home...

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Photo by Tullio. Discuss "Remnants of Greg's glider and harness" at the Oz Report forum   link» ...

http://vimeo.com/95728924 A nice afternoon with Paulie Maggot having a bit of fun, Dick zooms, Gar works on his ground handling and Rohan does shtylin'. Discuss "BoneYardies" at the Oz Report forum   link» ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X1IivxKGgY&app=desktop Discuss "Teaser Mondial Delta Annecy 2014" at the Oz Report forum   link» ...

  The third leg of the 2014 Paragliding World Cup Tour starts on Saturday 24 May and will run for a week. The location is the spiritual heartland of paragliding – Coeur de Savoie in France. Around 130 pilots are registered to take part, including 33 pilots from France. Each task during the competition can be […]...

Nicole Schmidt has claimed a new world record for Number of infinite tumbles (footlaunch) in both women’s and general categories. She flew 60 rotations on 14 May 2014 from Babadag above Oludeniz in Turkey. The record is the first acro world record to be set since the FAI recognised and set up a raft of […]...

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0k3iGXBmMesXf8EFE4bDVKpvzZiKvvFHq http://www.livetrack24.com/track/331202/view3d http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:davisstraub/19.5.2014/18:15 http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/flightinfo.html?dsId=3657098 Discuss "SPOT and Live tracker are working" at the Oz Report forum   link» ...

http://www.flytrace.com/Tracker/map.aspx?group=221 Discuss "Collective Shared SPOT Page" at the Oz Report forum   link» ...

Lenny Baron <lennybaron> writes: It's now mid May and the flying season is upon us and the Chelan dust devils have begun spinning! I'm again looking forward to this year's 33rd annual Chelan Cross Country Classic, June 29th to July 4th. The Classic is not a sanctioned, hard-core meet, nor a frilly spot-landing contest with door prizes. It's somewhere in between. The meet purpose is to provide...

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  GIN have introduced the Fuse, their new tandem paraglider. Aimed at professional pilots as well as recreational pilots it uses the same equalised pressure technology (EPT) that’s “At the heart of our XC wing, the Carrera,” GIN say. The glider is 41 sq m with an aspect ratio of 5.35. It is certified EN […]...

  A new online platform for XC flying has gone live. IntoCross is the brainchild of XC paraglider pilots and developers Hugo Ribeira and Tom Payne. Unlike other platforms and leagues intoCross allows pilots to create their own XC routes – and set up mini competitions and leagues around them. For example, pilots can download […]...