WOMEN’S PARAGLIDING

14 JAN 2016

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ADVENTURE

“350 seemed too wimpy, so now it’s 500. Hopefully 500 miles to somewhere this time!”

After the acclaimed film 500 Miles to Nowhere, a paragliding adventure from Utah to Wyoming, Gavin McClurg is planning his new mission…Alaska!

In May of this year, Gavin plans to start his journey, as he attempts to travel 500 miles across Alaska in some of the most spectacular and remote mountains by paraglider and on foot. “350 seemed too wimpy”, he says, “so now it’s 500. Hopefully 500 miles to somewhere this time!

“Hike high, fly all day, land,and camp. Repeat as long as the weather allows” – Gavin McClurg

Watch this Spot!

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14/01/2016

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APP

Flyskyhy – probably the best paragliding App in the world

The little App that just gets better…and better…

Flyskyhy is a paragliding App that turns your iPhone into a flight instrument and produces altitude, climb rate, ground speed angle glide… it also calculates the wind direction and strength amongst many other features.  Created by Dutch pilot, René Dekker, the famous little App now has its very own website that explains all the existing features using simple visual instructions.  Some of the other cool features to come are comp task optimisation and a thermaling screen. Also a NOTAM display, which will take some time to get right, says  René, “But I’m working on it…What will come very soon is the BluFlyVario v.11 and major improvements to the waypoints functionality”, he tells us.

One of UK’s top XC pilots and para-blogger, Tim Pentreath, has been using the App ever since it was released three years ago and often demo’s some of the new features.  Tim is also a regular contributor to the British Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Association (BHPA) magazine, and has written several articles on other techy GPS and Vario equipment out there, in his blog.  He has used the Flyskyhy App for some time now, and says it is “possibly the best paragliding App in the world”. Try it!

Read more about the Flyskyhy website here

Download Flyskyhy from the App store here

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17/02/2015

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PEOPLE

The Westrum way

This month Red Bull XAlps pilot and long-distance runner, Dawn Westrum, trades her paraglider for trial shoes as she prepares for the Happy Mutant Adventure Race in Utah, USA.

The race is one in a series of outdoor trials across the country, involving trekking, mountain biking, caving, orienteering and canyoning along a course line over a 72hr period.

Dawn is no stranger to gruelling challenges after proving her stamina during the 2015 Red Bull Alps race. Follow Dawn and team-mates Jeff, Jon and Eric, on livetracking  during the race which kicks off this Friday at 7pm in St George, Utah.

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7 JAN 2016

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NEW WORKSHOP

Rip’Air team will enjoy the bigger space

Rip’Air are celebrating the start of the New Year in their bigger and better workshop.

Still in the same vicinity, the team’s dedicated workspace has almost doubled in size to accommodate the increasing requests from its customers.

Glider repairs, checks, trimming and repacks are only a few of the many services Rip’Air provide – they even offer a collection and delivery service to customers living further afield.

Any member of Rip’Air’s dynamic team will be happy to welcome you throughout the year for your paragliding fix-it needs at no. 109 Chemin du Pré Monteux à Talloires, Annecy.

www.ripair.com

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