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The Mac Para Eden 5, EN B

Mac Para announce new Eden 5, EN B

Mac Para has released the Eden 5, the successor to their Eden 4.
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Ozone's XXLite...

Ozone XXLite: Video round-up

Since it was introduced as a prototype last year Ozone's XXLite has attracted a lot of interest. The 'single skin' glider has no cells and is the ultimate in lightweight gliders at only 1.3kg. We round up the videos already out there.
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Swing's Everest 2

Swing’s new Everest 2 Pro

Swing have a new backpack. The Everest 2 Pro has been developed with backpack manufacturer Deuter and is an 85 litre bag weighing 1.55kg.
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Niviuk's F-Gravity 2

Niviuk announce the F-Gravity 2

Niviuk have released their updated freestyle glider, the F-Gravity 2. Designed for intermediate acro pilots wishing to progress, Niviuk promise "every manoeuvre or trick is possible"
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Skyline's Core paragliding harness

Skyline’s Core: Updated, ‘lighter, smaller, better’

Skyline have updated their all-round harness, the Core. "The aim was to reduce the weight and increase the comfort and safety," Skyline said.
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Security in Flight 2, Jocky Sanderson's new paragliding film

Security in Flight 2 by Jocky Sanderson

Security in Flight 2, the eagerly anticipated double DVD from Jocky Sanderson, has been released.
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Niviuk posts harness manual videos

Niviuk have released videos to support their range of harnesses.
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RR Acrowings' website

Raul Rodriguez and Nova split – Stay friends

Raul Rodriguez and Nova have ended their working relationship over RR Acrowings. In a statement headed 'Friends Split Up' issued by Nova last week Nova's CEO Wolfi Lechner said the split was genuinely without bad feeling.
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Blacklights on patrol. Photo: U-Turn

In issue 144: Paraglider review: Blacklight, EN B

Performance in the EN B class is "pretty exciting" at the moment according to Pat Dower, who took U-Turn's Blacklight (EN B) to the Alps this year.
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Air Design's Volt in full flight. Photo: Hugh Miller

In issue 144: Paraglider review: Air Design Volt, EN C

Hugh Miller is like a kid in a sweetshop when he gets his hands on Air Design's Volt, the EN C glider pitched at experienced XC pilots.
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