Portfolio Advance
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For the development and manufacture of its wings and harnesses, Advance have built an immense factory in Hô Chi Minh City in Vietnam, inaugurated in time for the Swiss manufacturer’s 25th birthday. A photo tour of this enormous factory…
Nova : 1,700 kilometers in Kenya
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The Austrian manufacturer Nova, would like to congratulate their team pilot Rinaldo Vuerich, for his winter flying exploits in Kenya.
News : Mike Küng’s latest film
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"Mad" Mike Küng is one of the pioneers of ground handling games...
Sol Ellus... And now five...
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The new SOL Ellus five is certified as EN B. According to SOL it performs better than the Ellus 4 both in speed, glide and is also more maneuverable.
Hannes Papesh leaves Nova
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Twenty-five years ago, a twenty-three year old biology student revolutionized the world of paragliding when he made his first wing.
Jean-Baptiste Chandelier: Touch, his new film.
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Jean Baptiste Chandelier became known thanks to some of his remarkable paragliding films such as Light Line and Urban Side. ‘JBC’ plans the films and is also the main actor in them. He’s a pilot with a unique style, hovering or flying above obstacles like walls or ramparts, gently touching them with his feet, before finally gracefully flying away to perform a violent infinite tumble…
Flight techniques : Altitudes
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Our varios and GPSs tell us, amongst other things, our altitude. But which altitude? For a given position, at least three different readings can be arguably "correct". When it comes to respecting airspace this uncertainty isn’t practical.
Portfolio : Tuscany
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Adi Geisegger, an Austrian photographer had had the same dream for fifteen years. Finally his dream to discover Tuscany from the air came true. What better way than by paramotor?
Sharknose an aerodynamic revolution?
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A new technology has made its appearance in the air intakes of our wings. The openings are set back and placed in a break in the lower surface. Are these Sharknoses an aerodynamic revolution?
Portfolio Louis Garnier: Flying Flash
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Louis Garnier is a French photographer with a special interest in, amongst other sports, action skiing. For these pictures he works, like many of his colleagues, with big flash units operated remotely. This technique allows the principal subject to be lifted off a grey or dusky sky in a very aesthetic manner.