Portfolio Markus Gründhammer
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Markus lets us relive his autumn vol bivouacs. As always, they are like fairy tales.
Test: Phi Maestro
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The Phi Maestro, is the flagship wing by the young, but nonetheless, very experienced designer and manufacturer, Hannes Papesh, and seconded for testing by Mike Kung. This ‘sport’ wing targeted as top end EN B, developed over more than two years, represents for Hannes, a game and an exercise in style, which he adores.
Nova Speedmax 2
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The Speedmax 2 is a modified version of the Mentor 4, specially for use with a motor. Launched in 2016, it still hasn’t had the success it deserves. Test…
Test ITV Piper
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A wing which has also been talked about a lot: the ITV Piper, which came out at the beginning of 2019. We tested it…
Test: Dudek Colt 2
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This EN C wing has been on the market for two years. It’s a great entry in this category when coming from EN B+ wings...
37th Coupe Icare Cinema!
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A new record for this 37th Coupe Icare Film Festival: 110 amateur and professional films were presented. Forty were chosen by the Selection Committee for the official projection. Then a jury made up of professionals from photography and sport, as well as a jury made up of the press people who specialise in free flying from all over Europe watched them...
Nova Ion 5 / Ion 5 light
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The Ion 5 is the ‘flagship’ of the Austrian manufacturer’s leisure range. The Ion 5 is advertised as an accessible, easy, EN B but, at the same time, with good handling and flexibility.
Small and powerful, FANET&FLARM included…
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The Skytraxx 2.1 has been on the market for several months: despite its small size, it has an integrated FANET/FLARM system, and the latest revisions have brought it up to date…
Managing Fear 2/2
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Fear, worry, apprehension, anguish, anxiety, panic… we use the word ‘stress’ to describe these feeling that we’ve all already felt. How can you control it? Starting with our last issue, we will now be publishing an extract from Jean-Marc Galan’s book every month:
Test :Swing Agera RS
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Launched at the beginning of the year, here’s the machine which is now on sale! The Swing Agera RS is the highest performing wing in the German manufacturer’s range. It uses the Rast system, which won the top prize for innovation at the Coupe Icare in 2018, with an aspect ratio of 6.3 for a three-line wing, certified EN C.