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Helping you fly better with expert advice and know-how

Neo Body

Safety Notice: Neo Body speedriding harness

Neo have issued a safety notice warning that, under exceptional circumstances, the leg straps of the Body speedriding harness may open unintentionally
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Advance Lightness 3

Safety notice: Advance Lightness 3 reserve handle

Advance have published a safety notice concerning the reserve handle of Lightness 3 harnesses sold in 2018
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Ozone Ozium 2

Safety Notice: Ozone Ozium 2

Ozone have published a safety notice on their website concerning their Ozium 2 harness
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PMR-RADIO

New safety-radio rules for the Dolomites

New rules for paragliding and hang gliding in the Dolomites mean pilots must have a separate licence-free PMR radio dedicated to a local safety channel.
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Ozone Ozium 2

Ozone Ozium 2 safety notice

Ozone have issued a safety notice concerning Ozium 2 harnesses manufactured during 2017 and early 2018
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Honza Rejmanek in the Red Bull X-Alps 013. Photo: Vitek Ludvik / Red Bull Content Pool

’10 Years of What I Know about the Weather’

After 10 years Honza Rejmanek reveals his 10 weather concepts that pilots need to know - number nine will amaze you...
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Independence rescue container safety notice

Safety Notice: reserve deployment bags

Independence have issued a safety notice concerning their reserve parachute deployment bags
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Joanna Di Grigoli at the 2017 Paragliding World Championships in Italy

Ten tips for competition flying

A paragliding competition can be a wonderful game, an exhilarating challenge of skill pitted against the sky.
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Neo safety notice

Safety notice: Neo reserve container

Neo have issued a safety notice concerning their external reserve container, following incidents of the pin coming away from the handle
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In a heartbeat: The Free Flight Physiology Project

As my first instructor once told me: pilots crash, not paragliders. In other words, accidents aren’t due to equipment failure, they are due to human error
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