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SRS Krushevo 2023

SRS Krushevo: Pierre-Antoine Durand wins Task 2

Marcus King reports from the inaugural Sports-class racing Series competition in Krushevo, North Macedonia
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Flow Cosmos Power 2 and RPM 2 PPG wings

Flow Paragliders have recently released two new paramotor-specific wings: the Cosmos Power 2 for intermediate pilots, and RPM 2 for pros
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Road-hiking during the Bornes to Fly 2023

Maxime Pinot wins Bornes to Fly 2023

Maxime Pinot won the 2023 edition of Bornes to Fly, ahead of Tanguy Renaud-Goud and Patrick von Känel. Laurie Genovèse was first woman
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Task 1 SRS Krushevo 2023

SRS Krushevo: Martin Jovanoski wins Task 1

Martin Jovanoski won the first task of the first ever Sports-class Racing Series competition in Kruševo, North Macedonia
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Sky GII 5 harness

Sky Gii 5 lightweight open harness

Sky Paragliders have just released the Gii 5, a light, compact and durable harness with an EN-certified airbag protector
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Jonny Durand at Beechmont in Australia

Jonny Durand joins campaign to save Beechmont

Pro hang glider pilot Jonny Durand has added his voice to the campaign to save Beechmont in Queensland, Australia from closure
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Supair Step X

Supair Step X, semi-light high-B

Supair's new high EN-B paraglider is called the Step X. It's a semi-light, a cross between the Step and Step Light in weight and durability
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A storm in Oludeniz hit paraglider pilots on 4 May 2023

Pilots “super lucky” to survive storm scare in Ölüdeniz

At least 10 tandem paraglider pilots and several solo pilots ended up in hospital after a storm hit Ölüdeniz in Turkey
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U-Turn Lightning 2

U-Turn Lightning 2: “honest middle-B”

U-Turn have updated their "performance-focussed" lightweight paraglider, the Lightning 2 which they describe as an "honest middle-B"
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Map with Pegalajar Spain

Paragliding World Cup 2023: Pegalajar, Spain

The second round of the 2023 Paragliding World Cup tour takes place in Pegalajar, Spain, starting Saturday 6 May
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