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CIVL Plan new Sports Class Worlds

CIVL have revealed plans to create the first FAI Paragliding Sports Class World Championships – with the first competition in 2025
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Ozone release their new Geo 7 (EN B)

Ozone have released the Geo 7, saying it's now even lighter, but retains its "category-leading" performance and agility
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Pilots in Uruguay fight to save iconic site

Pilots in Uruguay are calling on pilots everywhere to sign a petition and help stop the construction of 300 apartments at their home site
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Level Wings unveil their new Flame Light

Level Wings have announced the Flame Light, a "smooth, reactive speed and mini wing that is optimised for easy handling"
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Safety Notice: AirDesign line-loop from 2018

AirDesign have issued a safety notice after an isolated case of line-loop failure that may affect some gliders produced in 2018
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Tom de Dorlodot brings K2 talk to the UK

Tom de Dorlodot is heading to the UK for a special one-off film screening and talk in Bristol, England on 17 November
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UP Kangri X expected spring 2024. Photo: Jirka Dlask

UP Kangri X: Designed for lightweight adventures

UP say their new 2.5-liner EN-B, the Kangri X, is a light, small-packing and durable wing aimed at vol-bivouac and hike-and-fly pilots
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Gii 5 Alpha harness from Sky Paragliders

Sky Paragliders' new Gii 5 Alpha harness is an all-rounder, offering "everything a pilot needs from initial flights to thrilling first XC journeys"
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2,500km Argentinian Andes Traverse

Zion Susano and Marcos Rosenkjer launched from Jujuy in northern Argentina in an attempt to paraglide the Andes mountains south to Chubut
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Bogdanfly lattice: single-surface wing

Harness-maker BogdanFly have released their first paraglider: a lightweight single-surface fun machine called the lattice
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