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Rolf von Arx ist ein lieber Freund. Wir haben schon etliche wilde Ritte in den Alpen zusammen durchgestanden und noch mehr Flaschen zur Feier der Fliegerei geleert. Ende Juli vor zwei Jahren beschlossen wir, die Alpen und die XC-Ranglisten für ein paar Tage sausen zu…

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Hi all, last weekend ( 11-13 May), we had our annual Testival with the cooperation with NOVA. It was a big success again. For a nice impression see our fotoalbum on Facebook and like it, so the word spreads arround: https://www.facebook.com/pg/cloudtocloud/photos/?tab=album&album_id=779898965531926 Best regards Hans (the…

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Can you make the world a better place by flying paragliders? Well, that is the question I have asked myself many times lately. Sometimes packing the wing and taking a weekend or a whole week away from the loved ones can be a tough call….

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Despite the fact that I have decided a while ago to step back from competitions and do more own projects, I could not resist to participate NOVA’s first XC Team Challenge as one of the team leaders. Reaching one goal as a team is something…

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A race to set your own waypoint as far as you can! The NOVA Bordairrace is a 33 h hike & fly competition series. The first one in 2018 took place at Kampenwand near lake Chiemsee in Bavaria. The weather forecast was very good for…

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Hi Friends, in January, I ventured a paraglding road trip through Colombia. We traveled from Medellin to Cali and were at many different launch sites. Enjoy the video!     Cheers Timmi

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Hi there Since almost eight years, I always spend one or two weeks on the beautiful isle of Lanzarote (Canary Islands) between December and February. 2018 we had a particularly good week! This year our week fitted perfectly between bad and very bad weather at home in…

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Vom 12. bis 21. Januar 2018 waren zehn Gleitschirmflieger vom DGFC-Regental und 1.Gleitschirmverein Bayerwald  auf der Starkwindinsel Lanzarote. Von den neun Flugtagen konnten nur drei genutzt werden. Mit mehr Risikoeinsatz wären es vielleicht fünf Flugtage geworden, aber „braucht‘s des?“ Beflogen werden konnten die Gebiete Mirador…

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Der vorletzten Teil unseres Flachland-Jahresrückblicks führt zunächst in den Südschwarzwald, wo Andreas Ziegler und Felix Bässgen zu Hause sind. Hier liegt unter anderem der Kandel – eines der Fluggebiete mit der höchsten Zahl an Flügen in ganz Deutschland. Danach geht es in den Bayrischen Wald…

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Hi Friends, I am happy and proud to inform that MENTOR 5 and set a new national record with a 82 km FAI triangle on December, 25th. You may think that this is a rediculous FAI triangle (which it actually is compared to the ones…

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