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Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

Air Design Vivo

Coupe Icare 2019: AirDesign’s new kit

AirDesign’s designer Stefan Stiegler takes us through their new products, including the new Vivo, lightweight reserves and hike-and-fly backpacks
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Pilot_Alpin-1250

Coupe Icare 2019: Pilot Alpin tandem harness

Stefan Kurrle from Independence introduces their new lightweight (1.8kg) tandem harness – the Pilot Alpin
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Apco Swift range

Apco Swift Sport and Swift Zero

Apco's Swift-R paraglider race harness is now part of a range, with the addition of two new lighter versions: Swift Sport and Swift Zero
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Nova Bantam

Bantam: Nova’s first mini wing

Nova have released their first mini wing, the Bantam. The first size was certified in time for the Red Bull Dolomitenmann in September 2019
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Coupe Icare 2019 poster

Coupe Icare 2019: 19-22 September

The 46th Coupe Icare, Icarus Cup, starts on Thursday 19 September and will attract an estimated 100,000 spectators over the four-day flying festival
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Xwings Hero

Customised HG harness: Xwings Hero

Xwings custom-make their Hero hang glider race harness to fit the pilot, and then print on it whatever design the pilot chooses. Each one is truly unique.
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PWC 2019 Brazil women podium

PWC 2019: Baptiste Lambert wins in Brazil

Baptiste Lambert and Marcella Uchoa won the Brazil round of the 2019 PWC tour in Andradas, after a nail-biting finish and a stopped final task
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Red Bull Dolomitenmann 2019 podium

Chrigel’s team win Red Bull Dolomitenmann 2019

The Red Bull Dolomitenmann took place in Lienz, Austria, on 7 September 2019. Chrigel Maurer was the paraglider pilot on the winning team
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Apco F1

Apco F1 PPG wing: ‘The Fast One’

The F1, ‘The Fast One’, is the new competition PPG wing from Apco, who say it’s the highest-performing PPG wing they have ever released
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AcroGAME 2019. Photo: Laurent Merle

Full video: AcroGAME 2019

You’ve got to be innovative and you have to be an expert acro pilot just to take part in the AcroGame, Acro’s sharpest, most powerful acro battle
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