The Azores: portfolio and practical information
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Have you ever nearly cried after a flight? I have here in the Azores, on the Island of Sao Miguel. Surfing in the confluence on the crest of the Sete Cidades crater, fed by a thermic breeze on the inside and a sea breeze on the outside, is an unmistakable experience, mind-blowing, mad.
Free video: East Wind
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1650 km, by air and by road, without a support vehicle: ten years ago, three explorers proved that the paramotor Flyke could open the door to the travels of our dreams...
The film "East Wind" recounts their journey and is now available for free on Vimeo:
Swing news: the connect reverse EVO
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The German designer has launched a completely revised new version of their Connect Reverse harness which keeps the carrying system, "Alpine Back System", made by the alpine rucksack specialist Deuter.
Flying techniques: frontals on a paraglider and a paramotor
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Front collapses are, as a general rule, benign incidents. However with modern wings, certain unexpected behaviour can occur…
Grzegorz Krzyzanowski’s tragic accident - the causes
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On the 16th of June 2014 the current world paramotor slalom champion Grzegorz Krzyzanowski died in a tragic accident whilst flying a tandem trike (but without a passenger, as he had taken ballast instead). Grzegorz fell from a height of about sixty metres after a failure of the attachment points. The causes....
A postcard from the Alps : pushing hard in the Alps
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Since my paragliding obsession began in 2006 the Alps just get better and better and better. Go over every chance I get. Four times last year. Three the year before. The same the year before that. I’ve lost count. It’s always a supreme chase. There’s green grass and trees everywhere for a reason and being at the right place at the right time can be a very tough game.
News : Llorens joins Kangook
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Redbull, paraglider pilot and multiple acro world champion, Horacio Llorens, has received his new adventure companion. He has flown for the first time on his Kangook Vikking with a Polini Thor 200 engine...
Flying techniques: speed
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Speed isn’t really the strong point of our non-rigid wings. Yet, in XC or cruising we need it. What are the limits for our paragliders and what options do the manufacturers have?
Flying over Mont Blanc on a tandem
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In June 2014, Guillaume Chatain and his passenger Pauline flew over Mont Blanc. They even saluted the summit with a tip-drag…
Col de Bleyne has been saved!!!
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News just in – EDF/EN have finally decided to abandon their project to put 23 windmills each 150m high, along the Col de Bleyne ridge in the South East of France.