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Two days on the MENTOR 7 light – First one good, second one even better!

Two days on the MENTOR 7 light – First one good, second one even better!

Dear teammates and paragliding friends, I had the privilege to fly the MENTOR 7 Light for two days recently. So, I thought it would be nice to share this experience with you with a few words and pictures. I got the wing from NOVA for…

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Von Kälte und von Kilometern / Of cold and of kilometres

Von Kälte und von Kilometern / Of cold and of kilometres

(Scroll down for English) NOVA Team Pilot Hubert Wegleiter flog am 16. April in Südtirol mit seinem ION 6 Light in knapp acht Stunden ein FAI-Dreieck von über 190 km Länge (https://www.xcontest.org/world/de/fluge/details/:Hubi1/16.04.2021/08:51). Dabei gelang ihm ein Schnitt von fast 25 km/h! Im Team-Blog erzählt Hubert…

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SIGHTSEEING MATTERHORN – MIT ZUGABE

SIGHTSEEING MATTERHORN – MIT ZUGABE

(Text in English at the end) Zugegeben, die Idee von Beni Friedli ist schon etwas ambitioniert… Aber wissen tut man es erst, wenn man es versucht. Am Freitagabend und auch noch in der Nacht zum Samstag hat es geregnet. Wir befürchten, dass es noch einige…

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MY FIRST TRITON FLIGHT (300 KM) – COMPETITION (1.)

MY FIRST TRITON FLIGHT (300 KM) – COMPETITION (1.)

Hi @ all, it is a long time ago (10.2014) when I received my Triton 2. I went as quick as possible to Quixada to do my first flight with it. The forecast of the weather condition predicted quite strong winds, so I decided to…

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Der glückliche (Junior-)Ikarus

Der glückliche (Junior-)Ikarus

Am 16. August 2014 machte sich unser Junior-Team-Pilot Robert Schaller, inspiriert durch Toni Benders Film “Glücklicher Ikarus”, auf die Alpen von Nord nach Süd zu überqueren. In den kommenden drei Tagen wollte er nur mit Thermik und Muskelkraft vom bayrischen Osterfelderkopf bei Garmisch-Patenkirchen bis zum…

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Great Days in South Tyrol

Great Days in South Tyrol

Hi everybody! Last week Robert Schaller and I (Christoph Bessei) were several days in South Tyrol. Sunday, the 11.08, was our first time at the Grente, excluded the hiking to the take off ;-), it was a really great day. Sadly Robert had some bad…

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Raul Moras flying a World Record (flat triangle) in Standard Class with MENTOR 3

Raul Moras flying a World Record (flat triangle) in Standard Class with MENTOR 3

                    On August 12th NOVA Team Pilot Raul Moras from Italy flew a new record in the standard class. Launching at Sorica in Slovenia, Raul flew 267.8 km on his Mentor 3 with average speed of…

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Ask the giants for a dance (XC flying in Valais)

Ask the giants for a dance (XC flying in Valais)

Watch this picture: We see the team glider Mentor 3 of Kurt Fischer while he pushed the trigger of his camera, thermaling with Rolf von Arx also riding the Mentor 3 in his very spezial design. In the background we see – very small –…

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XC-Flying: It’s all about mental strength and attitude

XC-Flying: It’s all about mental strength and attitude

Preparation for and attitude during XC flights Last year we had a beer together after a great XC day and were talking about the importance of “the head” in cross country flying. Master mile-muncher Hans Tockner said: “XC flying is 100 % percent a mental…

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Dutch Prelimenaries – part 3

Dutch Prelimenaries – part 3

http://www.xcontest.org/nksv/ranglijst-overall/

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