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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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Chrigel Maurer

Chrigel’s team win Dolomitenmann 2021

Team Kolland Topsport Professional, with Christian Maurer as its paraglider pilot, won the 2021 edition of the Red Bull Dolomitenmann on 11 September 2021
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PWC 2022 Aksaray Turkey

Martin Jovanoski wins PWC Turkey

Martin Jovanoski won the Paragliding World Cup round which took place in Aksaray, Turkey from 4-11 September 2021. The event is the first of the 2022 tour
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Dudek Freeway 3

Dudek Freeway 3 acro paraglider

Dudek have unveiled their new beginner and intermediate acro wing, the Freeway 3. They say it’s capable of all acro manoeuvres including tumbling
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