There will be a Paramotor Freestyle Open comp in Spain during the El Yelmo Festival, July 3 – 5. This is a qualification comp to determine the Spanish team for the World Air Games of Turin 2009, but is also open to pilots from foreign national teams, with 1500 Euros in cash prizes. This is [...]
KobraPPG brings to the market a tiny new RPM meter and timer for paramotorists. The unit is chip controlled, fully programmable, and is suitable for both two and four stroke engines. It keeps in memory the max RPM and the time the engine has been running. Its two small batteries last for two years before [...]
The XContest trial for paramotor pilots has started! It began on 1/5 and ends 30/9. Created by the Czech Republic’s Michaela Machartova, Frantisek Salava and Karel Vejchodsky of PGWeb team, the Paramotor XContest is run in the same vein as its free flying counterpart, a simple, on-line, cross country competition. All you need to join [...]
Tony Gibson is very pleased with the results of his ongoing training for paramotor comps. Most recently he has helped pilots to achieve personal bests and possibly also world record times (for himself and Paul Jackson) in the low-level-flying Clover Leaf and Japanese Slalom disciplines. Flying Unlimited’s website is www.ppg.co.za Discuss here
French pilots Jean-Francois Gilbaud and Renaud Van der Meeren are offering up to 10 pilots the opportunity to fly in the amazing surroundings of the American wild west, in late September and early October this year, when conditions are at their most favourable. For more information, see their website, here, or contact guilbaud.jf@free.fr Discuss here [...]
French photographer, Jean Huet, whose work has been featured in Paramotor mag in the past, has just released a new book: “A Tire d’Ailes”, photos of his homeland, the Alpes de Haute Provence. The 192-page book featuring more than 300 of his aeriel photographs, with text by Hervé Foucher, will be available from the end [...]
www.USWingnuts.com are selling the Digatron EGT-CHT tachometer for paramotorists. The instrument is a tachometer, measuring engine RPM (EGT) and two temperatures (CHT). It records the max. measurements, and also the min. of RPM, with highly visible red warning lights if a problem arises. The impact-resistant aluminium encased unit is small and light, at 8.9 x [...]
The Lokken Fly festival takes place from 21 – 26 June this year, under perpetual Danish daylight this part of the northern hemisphere sees at midsummer. All pilots and their friends and family are invited to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and the flying events, and of course the main event, the Wagas Competition (paragliding).
To satisfy the demand for a full face microlight helmet with built-in headset, Icaro went one stage further and created the Rollbar. A titanium anodised aluminium tube, the “Rollbar”, forms the chin protection. It remains in place when the visor is up, and the visor clips onto it when down to hold it in place. [...]
Fly Products have released their new single-seater trike, the Xenit. Equipped with a Simonini Mini 2 motor with 130cm prop it delivers 80kg thrust. The trike is said to be super-strong and easily dismatleable, and is certified for weights up to 120kg. The rescue system is neatly stowed behind the head, and is easy to [...]
