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WOMEN’S PARAGLIDING
Azores Flying Festival 2015 – 21st edition
Azores annual funtastic flying festival with air shows, tandem flights and acrobatics exhibited by some of the worlds most prestigious names in paragliding
Red Bull X-Alps 2015, the film (26 mn)
Red Bull have put together a 26-minute summary of this year’s 7th edition of the Red Bull XAlps.
The NIVIUK Artik 4, the perfect skateboard
Aaron tell why he loves the easy handling and improvements of the Artik 4 and introduces the beauty of his everyday flying playground in the southern state
Speed flying at the mount Kush-Qaia (Crimea)
Alex shares his close proximity speed flying video filmed from Mount Kush-Qaia in the Crimea. The spot is a 500m vertical cliff face
“Super Sunday”, Tim Pentreath recalls his flight on June 7th
Tim Pentreath recalls his flight from Combe Gibbet to Weymouth on June 7th, which was indeed, one of those days
Tim Alongi presents “31 Days in the Sky” acro sessions
Tim Alongi. "31 Days in the Sky" combines a series of clips on location starring all the thrill-seekers doing what they do best.05/08/2015
COLLISION
British pilot witnesses mid-air collision in Le Grand Bornand, France
UK pilot, Bob Moore, witnessed a mid-air collision above Le Grand Bornand, France in July of this year. Landing to assist the pilot proved impossible on the steep slope and Bob chose wisely to land in the official landing field below in the village to report the incident.
On the ground, he met the second pilot involved in the collision who fortunately, although painful, only suffered line burns to her legs, but who said that both pilots were equally at fault. The pilot who threw his reserve was winched to hospital with a broken arm rib and later telephoned Bob to ask him about the collision and video footage.
If you witness a collision and are able to land to assist a potentially injured pilot, make sure you can do safely. As Bob realised it is not always possible, so landing somewhere safe nearby to call for help is sometimes the best option.
BGD Base (EN-B), tested by Cédric Nieddiu
Curious as to what all the noise was about, we asked Cédric to take it for a spin or two, and this is what he came back with this review