The XC-Tracer family is getting bigger.
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The XC-Tracer instruments are pioneers in integrating sensors such as the accelerometer and gyrometer so that they can detect the slightest thermal.
SKYTRAXX FANET
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For several months Skytraxx has integrated, as an option, a FANET receiver/transmitter in their instruments. The first trials show that the ‘collaborative flying’ function is very effective.
FLYING WITH AND WITHOUT COLLABORATIVE HITECH INSTRUMENTS
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Fly by feeling, by sound, with a screen, collaboratively or in a network. Paragliders are one of the few aircrafts where all of these are possible…
Seven Virgin Summits, Antarctica
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At the end of last year Juraj “Ďurifuk” Koreň and Michal Sabovík started the first part of a unique seven-part project – seven unclimbed summits on seven continents, which they wanted to climb and fly down from on a paraglider. Linking together earth and air, and a third one, water, by using a sailboat, kayak or raft.
FIRST TEST NIVIUK ARTIK 5
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The Artik 5 is now available. Philippe Lami has flown it a few times and gives us his first impressions…
Flying norms
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The EN norms govern numerous aspects of paragliding, but where do they come from and who draws them up?
NEO STAY UP
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The StayUp is an ultra-light hammock style harness for hike&fly without a seat board. Instead, underneath, there is a 9 cm Neo Koroyd 2 protector: it’s an ensemble of foam and, above all, little tubes in copolymer, which is a special form of polymer...
SUPAIR STRIKE
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The Strike came from the development of the X-Alps 2015 Supair harness. It’s a harness which is ‘purpose made for hike and fly competitions,’ but, in reality, it is actually a lot more flexible, as Supair have also pointed out.
COCOONING
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The Cocoons: a trend bringing comfort, performance and an extra means of control.
Phi Symphonia
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The Symphonia is an ambitious leisure wing, which has all the characteristics of a good EN B, as far as performance and flying are concerned, except that it is certified as an EN A!