WOMEN’S PARAGLIDING

04/11/2015

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LOST ITEM

Lost and Found in Annecy

An item was found in the Planfait landing field today in Annecy and is waiting to find its owner!

If anyone recognises the pilot in this picture, please get in touch with Emma Casanova from Rock the Outdoor.  The pilot was flying a red and white Gradient and used both Planfait and Forclaz take-off’s above lake Annecy, France today at around 2pm.

Thank you for helping to get this message “viral” so that owner can be reunited with his item and precious memories.

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4 Nov /2015

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WORLD RECORDS

The first female to fly over 400km!

Congratulations go to Italy’s Nicole Fedele who has smashed the existing female world distance record, by flying over 400km on a Triple Seven King.  Her flight lasted 9hrs21 minutes.

Nicole having only received the 777 King days before her departure, had little time to fly it before embarking on her mission to Quixadà, Brazil. Triple Seven say that the King is possiby the best performing EN-D paraglider currently on the market.

Looking at Nicole’s tracklog, there was a low save earlier on in her flight ,but she was latterly rewarded with a generously strong climb at the end of the day taking her back up to base, and enabling her to fly an extra two hours to make the new world record.

More from Triple Seven the King here

Rock the Outdoor describes the Triple Seven

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31/10/2015

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COMPETITION

Paragliding World Cup India 2015, podiums

The final leg of the 2015 Paragliding World Cup took place in Bir, Himachal Pradesh India from the 25 – 31 October.  The competition was a success with 5 tasks taking place in total:

Tuesday 27 Oct :  97.6 km
Wednesday 28 Oct : 74.7 km
Thursday 29 Oct : 96.3 km
Friday 30 Oct : 94.0 km
Saturday 31 Oct : 75.2 km

The fourth task was stopped because of poor visibility on the course.  Pilots flew towards a pollution cloud: “The ambience was surreal in the air, flying in IFR mode with instruments only to navigate with, we were lost in a sea of mist …incredible!”, reported French pilot, Maxime Pinot.

See the final results on the PWC website

Results on Facebook event website

Photo credits : Marina Olexina
Crédit photo : Marina Olexina

Crédit photo : Marina Olexina

1- Michael KÜFFER (CHE)
2- Xevi BONET DALMAU (ESP)
3- Julien WIRTZ (FRA)
4- Maxime PINOT (FRA)
5- Jurij VIDIC (SVN)
6- Torsten SIEGEL (DEU)
7- Joze MOLEK (SVN)
8- Aaron DUROGATI (ITA)
9- Manuel QUINTANILLA (MEX)
10- Matt SENIOR (NZL)

Crédit photo : Marina Olexina

Crédit photo : Marina Olexina

1- Yuki SATO (JPN)
2- Petra SLIVOVA (CZE)
3- Yael MARGELISCH (CHE)
4- Hyunhee KIM (KOR)
5- Annalena HINESTROZA (DEU)
6- Hyonju HAM (KOR)
7- Klaudia BULGAKOW (POL)

See all the World Cup 2015 Tour results

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3 Nov 2015

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BRAND NEWS

Fluid, the new square reserve parachute from Sup’Air

NEWS FROM SUP’AIR

The reserve parachute from Sup’Air called Fluid is a new generation parachute offering maximum safety.

Compared to the traditional round models, Sup’Air say the Fluid provides additionnal safety with a faster opening time (less than 3 seconds) and a low descent rate of 4.7m/s.  The Fluid’s square configuration gives it greater stability.

The reduction in length of the apex lines (4.5m) helps reduce the risk of entanglement with the paraglider’s main canopy during deployment. In addition, the Fluid doesn’t require the use of a specific deployment bag.

Read more on the Flulid on the SUP’AIR website

Watch the SUP’AIR interview at the Coupe Icare on their new products (VF)

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31 October 2015

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SAFETY TESTS

DHV in the dog house

The Paragliding Manufacturers Association (PMA) met at St Hilaire du Touvet, France, on 17th September 2015 to discuss the execution of safety class tests carried out by the DHV.  Recent findings would suggest that testing carried out by the DHV does not objectively meet the standards and criteria required to do so.

In the interests of the general public, the PMA have released its official statement, following strong criticism by the manufacturers.

The full statement can be read here.

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