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WOMEN’S PARAGLIDING
15/06/2015
COMPETITION
FAI Cat2 – Iceland Paragliding Nationals 17-21 June 2015
Source : Airtribune
The competition will take place from the main take-off area of Mt Burfell, Reykjavik in Iceland, located in the southern part of the country. Iceland is an incredible country to fly in, with almost 24hrs daylight, and although most tasks will be flown from Mt Brufell, the weather will dictate which other sites may be used during different days of the competition.
Competition, transport and accommodation details are available at Airtribune’s website
source photo : Aitribune
15/06/2015
TRACKING
Flymaster “Live” with the free application Airtribune
The Flymaster “Live” is a well known high-quality flight instrument with an integrated GSM tracker unit, which provides a reliable 1-second tracklog. Until now, although also used by cross-country pilots, it has primarily been used during competitions by the Paragliding World Cup committee and other high-level competitions with the adequate budget for a live-tracking facility.
However, Airtribune has now brought a solution for individual owners of Flymaster GPS units by making a direct connection possible by using the Airtribune Android app. on their website. The registration process is simple and all pilots need to do is create a profile account and register their Flymaster device on the Airtribune website.
The Airtribune “Live” tracking also works with any other assigned tracker, satellite tracker or mobile GSM device with a tracker, in exactly the same way.
Emma
15/06/2015
OLYMPIC GAMES
Paragliding for the 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo?
The FAI has selected Paragliding for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Following the invitation from Tokyo’s Olympic Games Organising Committee (IOC) to 35 international federations, these were asked to select a potential additional sport and so the FAI has selected Paragliding. The FAI HGPC (CIVL), the Japan Aeronautic Association and the Japan Hang and Paragliding Federation have proposed to Tokyo’s Olympic Games Organising Committee, the disciplines of Accuracy and XC as feature sports.
The Committee will chose from 26 sports in total and will unveil their short listed selection on the 22nd June, with a final decision made by the IOC in Rio in August 2016. This decision will be based on specific Olympic evaluation critera, including the popularity of the sport by the hosting country and the percentage of National Federations that organise their own National Championships.
Competition pilots in each of the two disciplines will certainly be looking for best performance in forthcoming seasons as incentive, in the event that Paragliding is indeed selected for the 2020 Olympic Games. Team Coaches will also be closely following the Olympic decision in Rio 2016.
13/06/2015
WEBCAM
Site info “live” with Sky Dreams Gradient France (Verel)
Sky Dreams Gradient France have recently installed a webcam on the top of their outlet in Sonnaz, France which will pan three local launch sites. The webcam currently points to the Verel launch opposite SkyDreams, and will soon provide images of two other nearby sites of Le Sire and Le Revard (Chambéry, Savoie, French Alps).
Tony de Oliveira, Owner of SkyDreams, says there is still a few “tweaks” to be made before the other launch sites can be perfectly visitble, but pilots can currently benefit from the camera’s first hand panorama of conditions on the Verel take off during key times of the day. The webcam also stores images of the previous day’s recordings which can be found on the website.
Sky Dreams are exclusive importers of Gradient in France, and based in Sonnaz, France. They are distributors of other free-flight equipment and offer services to pilots throughout the year. Tony de Oliveira also owns a Brewery and makes local Savoie bier, another good reason to pay them a visit!
Team Freestyle bring us some evening delights from Turkey
Paul, Bernhard and Tom from Freestyle Team Acro, share some smooth glass-off's and "in the zone" video from Oludeniz in Turkey.12/06/2015
CERTIFICATION
AIR DESIGN new tandem RIDE 2 is certified EN-LTF B
Life is better when you are riding!
Now the size 41 of AirDesigns new tandem RIDE 2 is certified EN-LTF B with a weight range of 130 – 220 kg. The RIDE2 is very responsive under brakes and its handling is extremely well balanced. Once in a thermal, the wing turns with only minimal effort – similar to a solo-wing and tight turns can be made with ease.
Beside the RIDE 2 size 38 (120 – 190 kg) AIR DESIGN tandem range is completed with the Superlight Tandem HIKE 35 (110 -180 kg).
see description about AIR DESIGN Ride 2 sur le site AIR DESIGN – AIR DESIGN Superlight
12/06/2015
NEWS
Bear Grylls receives backlash after admitting his children never wear helmets
Bear Grylls, UK celebrity adventurer, receives backlash after admitting taking his children paramotoring without a helmet.
Grylls told the English Daily Mail press that he was aware of the risks, however believed that his flying experience and risk management could override any danger.
The ex-army solder admitted that he did not make his sons wear helmets, which is a breach of the UK BHPA regulations, because he preferred to help them get-wise through a better understanding of where danger could from. When asked to elaborate, he told the press that safety on a paraglider was more about protecting one’s back and legs and that wearing a helmet didn’t make it any safer. After someone pointed out that when taking children sailing it was safer for them to wear a life-jacket, Grylls did admit later on that it was indeed safer to wear a helmet when flying and would make sure that his children wore one in future. However, his “bones heel” and “chicks love scars” attitude didn’t go down too well, and has left the public wondering about his parenting skills in general.
See item on Dailymail – see video
photo : Alan Davidson
Synced acro from the dizzy heights of Oludeniz
Filmed a couple of years ago from the dizzy heights of Oludeniz in Turkey, this particular Flugeil Synchro Team video is well worth a revisit.