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….
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….
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…
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…
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
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…
Just a perfect day to fly: Good friends beside and training day at Fonte da Telha’ Beach. I share with you one of the 3 flights (on my old TRITON, not T2) of that day. Not an easy flight, because of the turbulence from the…
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…
Der Schwarzwald hat in den letzten Jahren sein Streckenflugpotenzial durch Piloten mit vorderen Platzierungen in der Flachlandwertung und im Deutschlandpokal des DHV-XC gezeigt. Und er hat landschaftlich einiges zu bieten. Auch unsere Flachland-Team-Piloten waren hier und auf der benachbarten Hochalb unterwegs. Lest den Jahresrückblick von…
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…
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…