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Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

GPSDump flight software now available for Apple Mac OSX

GPS dump, Stein Sørensen's software that enables uploading and downloading of files between GPS devices and PCs is now also available for Macs.
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Aeros Winter Race 2010 video

Austrian Thomas Weissenberger won the Aeros Winter Race, which took place from 10 - 14 March 2010 in Ajdovscina and Kovk, Slovenia. See the video of the event here.
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Swing Mistral 6 EN B paraglider

Swing's new intermediate paraglider, the Mistral 6, has been certified EN B in sizes 24, 26 and 28, and is now available from your Swing dealer.
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Swing Mistralmania paraglider testing in Bassano

Swing's Mistral 6 intermediate paraglider is now out, and 40 test models are available to be flown in Bassano, Italy, from 21 - 28 March 2010.
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Icaro 2000’s Manfred Ruhmer-designed electric hang glider Pit-trike

Italian hang glider company Icaro 2000's new electric hang glider, the Pit-trike, was developed by hang gliding ex-world champion Manfred Ruhmer.
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Advance on Bruce Goldsmith joining their design team

Bob Drury interviews Advance's Valéry Chapuis about Bruce Goldsmith's recent move to join their design team
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Himalayan Odyssey: Paragliding team crossing Himalayas

Himalayan guru Brad Sander and a multinational team of pilots are currently half way across the Indian Himalayas on the Himalayan Odyssey, having set off on 9 March 2010.
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The Path of the Condor documentary film

'The Path of the Condor' is a documentary film directed by Christian Holler, in which a paraglider pilot and an ornithologist study the life and flight characteristics of the world's largest bird, the condor.
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Icaro Paragliders celebrate 10 years with a new logo

German manufacturer Icaro Paragliders have a new logo and website to celebrate 10 years in the business.
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Into the Sky: Francois Isoard’s film of hang glider record-hunting in Namibia

'Into the Sky' is French hang glider pilot and cameraman Francois Isoard's documentary film of the December 2008 Namibian hang glider record-hunting expedition.
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