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“…an autumn morning like this!” – Blackforest / Germany

“…an autumn morning like this!” – Blackforest / Germany

Hello friends, “I hope you also have/had… an autumn morning like this?!” End of October I had a great paragliding day together with my friends. The forests were in their most beautiful autumn colors and with gentle thermals we could thermal up and enjoy the…

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Into the Heart of the Berchtesgaden Alps

Into the Heart of the Berchtesgaden Alps

On 15 August 2017 I was able to finally experience what had been a long time in my mind: flying into the lonely heart of the Berchtesgaden Alps, the Steinerne Meer. Not a long distance flight, no record – but again a new way and…

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Rocky Mountains USA

Rocky Mountains USA

I hope you all are having a great time in Slovenia. Since I could not make the trip out there I thought I’d share a little stoke from the Rocky Mountain USA. I recently had a memorable flight with friends through a wild remote part…

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Building my paramotor tandem trike!

Building my paramotor tandem trike!

It was almost two years ago when I finished my license for tandem paramotor and I started to think to build my own trike.. I did some flights togheter with my brother and my wife before, without a trike but the take off was very…

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German Flatlands 2017 – first place for NOVA phantom in standard class

German Flatlands 2017 – first place for NOVA phantom in standard class

Mit dem NOVA Phantom gelang mir der erste Platz bei den German Flatlands 2017 in der Standardklasse. Coming in first in the Serial Class (up to ENC) in the German Flatlands 2017 with my PHANTOM Viel Wind, wenig Tasks, dennoch tolle Flüge und ein persönliches…

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Goals 2017

Goals 2017

  Now that National Portuguese Paragliding Championship and Pre-European 2017 at Larouco Mountain are over, it is time to reflect about it: – I had 16 hours of airtime, – flew 285 km, – in five tasks , – and made goal four times.  …

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Light & Shadow / GROSSGLOCKNER AND ALPENHAUPTKAMM

Light & Shadow / GROSSGLOCKNER AND ALPENHAUPTKAMM

Last Thursday (June, 26) was possibly the best day of the year to date. I was planning big – but I bombed out near Lienz already at 10.30h in the morning. More than ten hours before sunset. Maximum penalty! Once again, I was awfully disappointed….

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Tandem XC-flying – setting a record without knowing – having a co-pilot, not a passenger

Tandem XC-flying – setting a record without knowing – having a co-pilot, not a passenger

It was on Ulli’s and my mind for a while already…..flying XC together. This year it should become reality. In April, I started the tandem course, which took five weeks from entry test to license. The next big challenge was the selection and the preparation…

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National Championship in Portugal – first stage

National Championship in Portugal – first stage

Hello from Portugal Last week – 11/06/2017 till 17/06/2017 – the first part of our National Paragliding Championships took place in Castelo de Vide, a small village near de border with Spain. The forecast was superb – and we did very good flights. My results…

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The 4th ‘Cottbuser Spreewald Open’

The 4th ‘Cottbuser Spreewald Open’

I am a member of the 1. Cottbuser Hang- and Paragliding Club located 100 km southeast from Berlin in close proximity to the Polish border. From 25th to 27th of May our club organized the paragliding cup “Spreewald Open” for the fourth time – really…

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