LEGACY MIKE KÜNG
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The famous acro pilot, pioneer of proximity flying, and outstanding climber of obstacles, will bring out a self portrait book in English. Another chance to look at some stunning photos…
TEST: OZONE XX Lite 2
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Six years after the first XXLite and, after the arrival of numerous other high-performance single skins from their competitors, Ozone have brought out the XXLite 2...
REVIEW Naviter HYPER
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This is what adventurers and migratory birds have been waiting for: with the Hyper, Naviter is building a pocket-sized quality vario with colour maps...
Test OZONE WISP
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Especially when it comes to tandem hike and fly, Ozone couldn’t not react when faced with these two ultralight single surface tandems. The Wisp, a classic 38 m², double surface wing, weighs barely 4.4 kg in the lightweight version and 4.7 kg in the ‘normal’ version.
PMA Harness Effect Test
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The result was known beforehand, which all participants assumed. But it seemed necessary to re-verify old results. In short, the effect of different harnesses in different settings on comparatively moderate gliders was to be investigated...
MAKING AN X-ALPS WING
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The wings made for the X-Alps have very specific specifications. Hannes Papesh from Phi explained some of the distinctive features to us that, as a manufacturer, he has to pay particular attention to...
SKYWALK RANGE X-ALPS 2
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The Range X-Alps 2 was used by X-Alps pilots Paul Guschlbauer, Simon Oberrauner and Ferdinand van Schelven...
RED BULL X-ALPS 2019
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The hike&fly race covering more than 1000 kilometres, from Salzburg in Austria to Monaco will take place again this summer.
Niviuk Hook5 /HOOK 5P
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The entry level/mid EN B wing from Niviuk appeared in 2019 in its fifth version, both in a classic and lightweight ‘P’ version. The latter is currently being finalised. The weights are still not fully confirmed for all the sizes.
Advance XI quick test
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The Advance Xi is a lightweight version of the Iota 2, specifically designed for hike and fly...