by Jeff Goin | Feb 16, 2012 | 20: Competition
Congratulations to Ryan Shaw, flying a Dudek Hadron 20, for winning the February Salton Sea Competition with a world-class time on his second round cloverleaf of 43.8 seconds. That’s fast. Mathieu Roaunet, flying an Ozone Speedster 19, also turned in his usual...
by Jeff Goin | Feb 12, 2012 | Reviews: Paragliders
Paratoys has been selling paragliders for probably 10 years, starting with the eponymous Paratoys wing, a beginner model based on the MacPara Muse. Their latest offering, under the brand name Velocity, is the Recon–a reflex model intended for experienced pilots...
by Jeff Goin | Feb 4, 2012 | Reviews: Other, Reviews: Paramotors
Leon Wacker of Paracruiser has been building machines for others for years along with offering a variety of packages through his own company. He is a tinkerer, too, and enjoys coming up with clever solutions to common problems. In this case, the problem of an easily...
by Jeff Goin | Jan 18, 2012 | Instruments, News
A dedicated phone application for paramotor pilots. Stephane Nicole has created what looks like a cool app for Android Users who fly PPG. I haven’t gotten to try it yet but will offer a review after I do. There is a basic version that’s free and a paid...
by Jeff Goin | Jan 15, 2012 | 03 Handling the Wing
Newer gliders with weed-wacker leading edge reinforcements don’t like those reinforcement folded over so most pilots use some form of concertina or accordian fold. The book has an example, as does this video, but you see plenty of videos on the subject just by...
