WOMEN’S PARAGLIDING

13 November 2015

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NEW

NOVA says no more creases with the Speedbrake Riser

NEWS NOVA

NOVA’s “Speedbrake Riser” is the first triple-set riser which enables the pilot to hold the glider in an accelerated or decelerated configuration without distorting the profile.

Increased traction on the C’s penalises performance

NOVA admits to not being a huge fan of C-steering handles because they tend to distort the canopy’s surface which as a result, reduces performance.  To overcome this, the manufacturer, together with Robert Schaller*, has developped the “Speedbrake Riser”: the B and C risers are connectd by a strap which, when the C’s are shortened in length (pulled), have an immediate effect on the B lines.  The result is a perfectly smooth deceleration of the glider without the canopy creasing.  The new system promises to bring greater performance to pilots flying cross country.

* NOVA team pilot studying Applied Science
Photo : www.nova.eu
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13/11/2015

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LIVE TRACKING

Airtribune introduce free live tracking for SPOT and Delorme InReach users

Airtribune have added a new feature to their existing tracking system which has already been used for competition flying.  Pilots are now able to implemented satellite live tracking for their own personnal flights using a Spot or Inreach Delorme device.

The tracking is absolutely free and is a usefull safety feature, helping outdoor enthusiasts promote their achievements as well as enabling friends to follow and track progress in 2D and 3D real-time.

Prior to Airtribune making the tracking feature available to the public, they asked Honorin Hamard and Karine to test it during their record setting flights earlier on this month in Quixadà, Brazil.  The feature was a huge success!

Check out Honorin and Karine’s Quixadà flight log when they flew a record 408 km on the 4th Nov 2015, during which time many of you were watching their progress live and picked up on the news immediately after landing on Facebook and other Social Media channels.

Airtribune have come on in leaps and bounds with their tracking features over the past year, and have proved that this new feature is a success not only for paragliding adventures, but also for any other outdoor expeditions where tracking is key for success and safety.

More info on the Airtribune website

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It’s all happening in Quixadà Brazil!

Only a day after Julien Irilli flies his tandem passenger into the record books, Honorin Hamard and passenger fly further to claim a new world tandem distance record with a flight totalling 407km.

4 Nov 2015

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WORLD RECORD

New world tandem record for Honorin Hamard: 407km!

Honorin Hamard set out in the direction of Brzil’s Quixada on a mission: to make a new tandem distance world record.

On their first day in Quixada with girlfriend, Karine, they had a “warm-up” declared distance of 335.4km.

But today, Honorin and Karine break the world tandem distance record by flying 407km in 11hrs10 minutes, beating Julien Irilli’s flight made only the day before with his sister as passenger; the first time any tandem passenger has ever flown over 400km’s!

Our congratulations go to both of them.

A link to their Facebook video can be seen here

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