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MOONLIGHT SPEEDRIDING
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An amazing 2 minute-long film: the French speedrider Valentin Delluc descending the Bossons glacier in Chamonix one magical winter’s night…
NOVA IBEX 4
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In 2007, Nova invented a new category of paragliders: little wings which aren’t speed riding or speed flying wings, but smaller versions of very accessible classic models, designed to be heavily loaded and remain relatively well behaved so that they can be certified.
Pre test : Advance Iota 2
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The Jungfraujoch in Switzerland, mid-November, beautiful sunshine and dynamic rising air… Philippe Lami went to Advance to do the first tests of the all new Advance Iota2 for Free.aero.
Review GIN Explorer
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The GIN Explorer is supposed to be aimed at XC pilots looking for a comfortable wing with nonetheless high performance and good responsiveness, certified EN B. It could be a follow up to the Carrera Plus, with the intention of adding another nice layer of comfort. And also reducing the weight: a high performance wing of this type, with an aspect ratio of 6.1, weighing only 3.7 kg in size S, is amazing...
Single Skin Niviuk Skin 2 vs Skyman Sir Edmund
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Review
Two recent single skins compared in flight: there were clear differences.
Hike and Fly: Flying Tent
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Review
Suitable for hike&fly: a tent which can also be used as a simple hammock, hammock-tent and poncho! And in addition, it’s called the ‘Flying Tent’!
Adventure Pluma. Carbon everywhere, lightweight and robust...
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Adventure are getting lighter: the PLUMA is a chassis which reflects a remarkable evolution from the manufacture to the finish.
Leightweight helmets
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Review
A helmet is an essential form of protection for most pilots, but also a source of weight.
Harness: Hike & Fly, the Crux at the summit
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With the Crux, Sky Paragliders have combined, in a very light and original fashion, a mountain harness and its back pack.
Review Air Design Vita 2 Super Light
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In 2016, Air Design brought out a lighter version of their EN B ‘for all’, the Vita 2: the SuperLight version is, indeed, a lot lighter and not at all bulky in its bag…
Review Ozone Delta 3
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Delta 3...
The Ozone Delta 2 is still, to this day, a great success in the big family of sports wings. More than 2000 have been sold worldwide making it the model of which Ozone have produced the most since the brand began! An even more amazing achievement given that it’s an EN C wing, less ‘general public’ than the mainstream market, which favours EN B or indeed B+. The challenge was therefore massive, and the Ozone R&D team spent more than two years and about fifty prototypes before validating the new baby, which came out this spring: the Delta 3!
Review High performance harness Apco Swift R
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A very comfortable ‘faired, racing, armchair, cocoon,’ for an attractive price.
Going up electrically and review Exomo
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The electric motor is a regular fantasy. Still not the right time? A quick look at the situation plus a review of the Exomo
In the air: Crosscall Trekker X3 vs. Samsung Galaxy S8
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Modern smartphones are true computers, equipped with a range of sensors which can be used in flight. Two top of the range Android models in the air…
Review Niviuk Klimber P
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The Niviuk Klimber P: A ‘hike and fly’ wing for competitions like the X-Alps, but also very accessible to other pilots…
Review Skywalk Poison X-Alps
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The Poison X-Alps is the serial EN D version of the X-Alps 2/2015 (CCC). It came out in 2016 and will remain current, even if the X-Alps 3/2017, is lighter, and will also be on sale at the end of the summer.
Review Flymaster Tracker (Instrument)
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Tracked like a pro! Most of the big international competitions use Flymaster tracking systems: The World Cup and the X-Alps for example. The instruments are, as a general rule, identical to those available for all pilots like this ‘Tracker’…
Review Independence Zippy PT
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The EN A Zippy from Independence lets you deploy the air-brakes before flying if the conditions are strong or if the pilot wants maximum stability during their first flights. An extra safety measure?