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Accuracy World Championships 2021

Seungil Ahn: Accuracy World Champion 2021

South Korea swept the board at the Accuracy World Championships 2021 which took place Prilep, North Macedonia, from 6-16 October
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Eliya Zemmour in front of Mont Blanc

Hike-and-fly guide to the Mont Blanc massif

Chamonix-based paraglider pilot Eliya Zemmour has published a free online guide to some of his favourite hike-and-fly tours in the Mont Blanc area.
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WPRS

FAI to unfreeze World Pilot Ranking System

The CIVL Bureau have announced that they will unfreeze the World Pilot Ranking System (WPRS) on 1 November 2021
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Exomo Copilot

Exomo Copilot electric paramotor

The Copilot is Exomo's latest electric paramotor. It has a clever Autopilot mode which detects when you are climbing and reduces the power to save battery
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4807 Flying Light

4807 Flying Light, Mont Blanc

Test lightweight paragliding equipment and hike-and-fly with friends at the 4807 Flying Light event in St Gervais-les-Bains, 5-9 October 2021
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Ramón Morillas

World record: Ramón Morillas flies paratrike to 7,027m

Ramón Morillas flew his powered trike to 7,027m above Granada, Spain to set a World paramotor altitude record in the solo trike (PL1) category
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Dan Burton filming during the Round Britain Climate Challenge in July. Photo: Dan Burton

Dan Burton dies in paramotor filming accident

Well-known adventure filmmaker Dan Burton has died in a paramotoring accident following a mid-air collision with Sacha Dench
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Paraglider Manufacturers Association

Job opportunity: PMA seek part time manager

The Paraglider Manufacturers Association (PMA) are looking for a part time manager, to start in January 2022
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Jochen Zeischka

Jochen Zeischka: HG triangle speed record

Jochen Zeischka has filed a claim for a World 'Speed around a 50km triangle' hang gliding record for a flight in August 2021 at an average of 59.6km/h
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Llogora Air Games 2021 podium

Théo de Blic: Acro World Tour 2021 Champion

Théo de Blic has won the Acro World Tour 2021 after winning the Llogora Air Games in Albania on 11 September
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