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		<title>Fredi Bach - Information Architect - Weblog - Paragliding</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch</link>
		<language>de</language>
		<description>Die persönliche Webseite von Fredi Bach, Information Architect und Paraglider aus der Schweiz</description>
		<lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:48:48 +0100</lastBuildDate>
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		<title>Play Ground</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.177_play-ground.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.177_play-ground.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:50:02 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Mit dem Gleitschirm kann auch das sogenannte Groundhandling sehr viel Spass machen und man lernt dabei sehr viel für die richtigen Flüge. Hier ein sehr gutes Beispiel:


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		<title>Lanzarote</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.176_lanzarote.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.176_lanzarote.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:47:35 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Zum träumen:



paraHH auf Lanzarote 2010 from Ivo Schob on Vimeo.
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		<title>Martin Scheel Interview</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.175_martin-scheel-interview.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.175_martin-scheel-interview.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:21:31 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Unser Martin Scheel leitet neu eine &quot;Working Group&quot; des CIVL die zukünftig die Richtung vorgeben soll, wie Wettkampfschirme getestet werden sollen bzw. wie die Definition aussehen soll im Zusammenhang mit der Diskussion die durch die Karbon-Verstärkten Zweileiner von Ozone losgebrochen wurde, was ein Gleitschirm ist und was nicht. Im folgenden Interview erklärt er die Aufgaben dieser Gruppe:


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		<title>CIVL Meeting Video</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.174_civl-meeting-video.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.174_civl-meeting-video.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:20:17 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Seit der BabyHPP von Ozone mit Karbon-Verstärkungen den PWC Superfinal dominiert hat, gab es viele Diskussionen ob man diese Entwicklung verbieten soll oder nicht. Momentan trifft sich das CIVL und wird darüber entscheiden, hier ein erstes Video mit guten News für Ozone:



Die PMA Empfehlung ist also definitiv vom Tisch und die Richtung die jetzt eingeschlagen wird macht denke ich sehr viel Sinn.
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		<title>Xtrem Tandem Speed Riding</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.172_xtrem-tandem-speed-riding.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.172_xtrem-tandem-speed-riding.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:30:30 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Wem normales Speedriding zu langsam ist, der sollte sich einmal dieses Video ansehen:



Aber kommt nur nicht zu mir und fragt ob ich Passagier sein will. ;-)
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		<title>Paragliding World Cup - PWC</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.171_paragliding-world-cup-pwc.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.171_paragliding-world-cup-pwc.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:57:31 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Ein sehr gutes Video über die höchste Klasse im Gleitschirm Sport, dem PWC:



paragliding world cup from art vandeley on Vimeo.
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		<title>Indisches Tandem Gleitschirmfliegen</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.170_indisches-tandem-gleitschirmfliegen.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.170_indisches-tandem-gleitschirmfliegen.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:10:30 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Indien ist ein spezielles Land, da wird Sicherheit nicht wirklich gross geschrieben, und da sie auch nicht wirklich genug Geld für diesen Sport haben kommt dann sowas dabei raus:



TANDEM PARAGLIDING INDIAN STYLE - directors cut from bearnie bechter on Vimeo.
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		<title>Winter Gedanken ...</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.169_winter-gedanken.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.169_winter-gedanken.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:37:09 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Am Montag war wieder einmal so ein Tag an dem ich ohne Flug wieder nach Hause pilgern durfte, wie leider immer wieder mal im Winter da sich entweder die Nebeldecke nicht auflösen will oder plötzlich der Südwind unerwartet stark und böig jedes Fliegen zu einem ernsthafften Risiko werden lässt ... und dann lässt man es halt besser da man wegen sowas nun wirklich nicht das Leben riskieren will will.

Wie auch immer, bin gerade eben über das folgende wirklich sehr gelungene Video gestolpert das die eben geschilderte Stimmung sehr gut beschreibt:



Paragliding Sucks Ass! from Michael Endacott on Vimeo.
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		<title>Antoine Montant - Can't Stop</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.168_antoine-montant-cant-stop.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.168_antoine-montant-cant-stop.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:33:01 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Direkt von den Winter X-Games 14 kommt ein Speedflying Video, Gewinner des Powder Video Award, vom gerade eben gekrönten Weltmeister Antoine Montant wie er die Nordseite der Aiguille du Midi runterbrettert und dabei eine kleine Lawine auslöst. Richtig cool:








Speed Riding - Antoine Montant - Can&amp;#039;t Stop
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		<title>Alive - Speedflying</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.167_alive-speedflying.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.167_alive-speedflying.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:15:16 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Super cooles Speedflying Video der Team Freestyle Jungs aus Österreich:



ALIVE - Speedflying from PaulDoppler on Vimeo.
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		<title>Palo Buque in Iquique (Chile)</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.166_palo-buque-in-iquique-chile.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.166_palo-buque-in-iquique-chile.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:39:20 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Ich liebe Palo Buque! Hier ein Video für alle die noch nie dort waren:



Die beste Zeit dazu ist übrigens Oktober bis November, danach ist es noch cool bis Ende Februar, jedoch oft mit stärkerem Wind und vermehrt aus Südwest statt West. Fliegen kann man aber das Ganze Jahr ... bis auf durchschnittlich zwei Tage täglich!
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		<title>Råger</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.165_rager.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.165_rager.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:04:27 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Cooler Filmbeitrag für das Stockholm Skydive Filmfestival 2010:


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		<title>Zwei Mini-Gleitschirme, zwei super Videos</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.164_zwei-mini-gleitschirme-zwei-super-videos.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.164_zwei-mini-gleitschirme-zwei-super-videos.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:11:08 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Zuerst der ITV Awak in den Grössen 14 und 16. Ein kleiner Starkwind soaring Gleitschirm mit Gleitzahl von ca. 8!



Awak from frigorifix on Vimeo.

Dann ein Video des Little Cloud Spiruline; ein sehr klappstabiler Starkwind soaring Gleitschirm, jedoch mit deutlich geringerer Gleitzahl als der Awak:



Let's go flying from jbintheair on Vimeo.
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		<title>Urbanes fliegen vor dem Luvstau</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.162_urbanes-fliegen-vor-dem-luvstau.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.162_urbanes-fliegen-vor-dem-luvstau.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:47:02 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Vor einem Haus da muss die Luft ja irgendwie hoch und das macht sie im Liftband vor dem Luvstau einige Meter vor dem Haus, wie in diesem Video gut zu sehen ist:



Aber funktionieren tut dieses urbane fliegen nur mit der richtigen Windstärke, genug Platz vor dem Haus damit die Luft möglichst laminar ankommt, ein richtig dimensioniertes Haus und natürlich einiges an Pilotenkönnen.
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		<title>The Ozone Performance Project</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.158_the-ozone-performance-project.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:58:01 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Ozone hat nach dem Erfolg mit dem BabyHPP am PWC Superfinal jetzt einen eigenen Bereich auf ihrer Seite eingerichtet um über die Weiterentwicklung ihres Performance-Gleitschirms zu berichten.

Ozone Performance Project Webseite

Hier das dazugehörige Video:



The Ozone Performance Project from Ozone Films on Vimeo.

Weitere Testflug-Videos

Und zusätzlich hier der letzte offizielle Forum Beitrag vom Team Ozone das viele Fragen beantwortet:

There have been lots more questions since our last posting, all very interesting, sorry not to post more often and for so many words now, but I hope this posting helps answer some of the unanswered queries. Questions are good - it is what our sport thrives on and why any innovation is intriguing. This posting hopefully covers several of the issues raised on several topics that have been raised as a result of the success of the Ozone bbHPP. The moderators can hopefully correct me if deemed inappropriate, but I have posted this to the Killing the Carbon thread and the bbHPP thread. Sorry for the repitition.

As we have said, we like carbon because it has shown good early potential and because of the unanswered questions and the possible developments. We all dream of a more tuck resistant glider, more performance, perfect weather and those dream flights. In the bbHPP, the carbon has helped with those first two elements!

Open class comps are a good place for responsible manufacturers to invest time and money in developing those dreams. And if they work, ensure they get safely realised in wings that get sold in the mainstream (with the aid of certification). Gin’s Rigifoil and the Gibus Arch are fine examples of this process; good innovations ending up in mainstream glider design.

Ironically, in the past, when Ozone and others were trying to promote just serial class in competitions it was the pilots and manufacturers who voted with their feet and said ‘no’, making the fair point that Open class comps allowed developments to occur and be tested in a competitive environment before they safely filtered down to other gliders, the PWC re-affirmed this Open position in a recent vote. As a result of the initial ‘no’, three years ago, Ozone started an Open Class project in order to help develop the whole range of wings we make. It is not just to win and for publicity, but importantly to learn - and that is what is exciting for us, but having the boys win added some very nice icing on the cake!

There are good arguments for a more regulated serial class competition scene. There are also good arguments for keeping an open class, and to help level the playing field by allowing factory pilots, on pure prototypes, to compete, but in a separate class. For sure that might make the comps open to more pilots put off by the fact they do not have access to the latest protos. That idea makes good sense to us.

Back to the bbHPP and carbon… Increasing aspect is one way to get performance and the bbHPP did have a high aspect as well as the carbon innovation. In Ozone we know that ultimately you cannot cheat aspect. More aspect means more likelihood of cravat and unless it is highly arched (which can negate the potential performance gain) it makes a wing more demanding to fly.

The original HPP was an extreme and scary example - aspect of 11, the baby HPP at 8.4 was acceptable for top competition pilots, but still not ideal.

Not knowing what CIVL will decide has not stopped us developing all the new concepts we have in the HPP project. Whatever the ruling we have moved on and will continue to do so. We have made a nicer wing by reducing the aspect, but keeping the performance, with or without the use of carbon. Whether using carbon or plastic or something else it is exciting to know improvements can be made. The work since the bbHPP means that we are even more excited about the prospects of the new R10 which is making the bbHPP an old and passed design.

But even so, we don't want to ban carbon as we want to have the possibility to explore its potential further. Although we are also succeeding without carbon we believe it might make wings nicer in the long term. That is why we are against a 1cm proposal designed to ban it with no real scientific basis (in the PMA working group discussions, the radius was originally based on the hole in a Barvarian Beer Table - that really confused us!)

We also do not think 10cm is very good. We also suggested that other proposals should be part of the vote, one being a status quo, the other being along the lines of the wing fitting in a normal back pack and within a weight limit etc. The vote went ahead with only the 2 “radius” proposals as you have seen.

We would hope that the PMA would rethink their position in light of the new information in the videos and with the views expressed on forums such as this. Failing a rethink, we hope that CIVL can take on board the extra information and the views of the pilots and make a better informed decision.

Below is a link for a video of flight test manoeuvres being carried out on the bbHPP. We don't think many other manufacturers have published tests on an open class wing, so it was interesting to do this. The high aspect, increased tuck resistance/stability and line configuration make it too difficult to do a clean full frontal, but as with a lot of other comp wings with similar attributes and with such an aspect we think there would always be the chance of cravat.

This risk is one reason why our development of the R10, which will be released more widely for comp pilots, has concentrated in getting the same performance as the bbHPP out of a more acceptable aspect. Restricting aspect is one way that regulation, if it is needed, could be put on all classes of glider (not just open class wings) as it does positively help reduce one danger, the danger of cravat. Russell has been quoted in this forum saying that the BBHPP is hard work to fly. This was not because of the carbon; it was because of the aspect.

One thing that everyone at Ozone believes, is that our self regulation is driven by our desire to look after all pilots, at whatever level they choose to fly, and at the end of the day, that mission is the basis of our commercialism and rooted in our own desire to fly.

I hope you find this test video interesting, and although we may not have the time to actively reply we appreciate your views on the subject. The link is to our new Performance page. There is a new video on our Performance Project. And please look at BBHPP Videos link where there is the previous bbHPP flight (part 1) video and a brand new Part 2 showing the tests we carried out at Monaco.

http://www.flyozone.com/performance/

Finally, please note that no baby carbon rods were harmed in any way during the filming of this video, oh, and Russell was OK too!!

Mike on behalf of the whole Ozone Team
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		<title>Infinity Deathspiral</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.157_infinity-deathspiral.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.157_infinity-deathspiral.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:39:49 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Dell Schanze mit Paramotor und Sky Schirm macht etwas von dem unmotorisierte Gleitschirmpiloten nur träumen können, eine Infinty Deathspiral:


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		<title>Paramotor Flug über Phang Nga Bay</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.156_paramotor-flug-ueber-phang-nga-bay.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.156_paramotor-flug-ueber-phang-nga-bay.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:45:04 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Mathieu Rouanet ist momentan in Thailand und hat jetzt sein erstes Video veröffentlicht ... der Wahnsinn! Seht selber:



Na hoffen wir doch ihm geht nie der Sprit aus bei diesen Aktionen. ;-)
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		<title>Winter Atak</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.155_winter-atak.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.155_winter-atak.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:09:29 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Die Thermik.net Jungs mit dem Swing Spitfire am Mölltaler Gletscher:


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		<title>Zwischen den Bäumen ...</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.154_zwischen-den-baeumen.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.154_zwischen-den-baeumen.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:13:40 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Super verrücktes Speedriding Video vom Team Freestyle:



switch to Speedriding from PaulDoppler on Vimeo.
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		<title>Asynchron</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.153_asynchron.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.153_asynchron.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:08:02 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Cooles Synchro Acro Video vom neuen Team Asynchron:



.: Asynchron from Tom (Laisch) on Vimeo.
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		<title>Acro in Fiesch und am Brändlen</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.152_acro-in-fiesch-und-am-braendlen.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.152_acro-in-fiesch-und-am-braendlen.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:02:18 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Wieder einmal ein sehr schönes Video von den Airaddicts:



Was so geht... from Airnatuk on Vimeo.
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		<title>Interviews vom PWC Superfinal</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.151_interviews-vom-pwc-superfinal.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.151_interviews-vom-pwc-superfinal.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:46:08 +0100</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Russ Ogden spricht unter anderem auch über den BabyHPP von Ozone:



superfinal final interviews from art vandeley on Vimeo.
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		<title>marwing</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.150_marwing.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.150_marwing.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:50:06 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Cooler Acro Jahresrückblick vom Acro Worldcup Teilnehmer Marvin Ogger:



•marwing• from petlu | acro on Vimeo.
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		<title>Neue Version des BabyHPP, jetzt ohne Karbon</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.149_neue-version-des-babyhpp-jetzt-ohne-karbon.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.149_neue-version-des-babyhpp-jetzt-ohne-karbon.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:58:13 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ Ozone ist immer gut für Innovationen:

&quot;Good idea Dav, but will it bend around a 1cm radius?&quot;

Hexenmeister, sag ich da nur. ;-)
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		<title>Offizielles Ozone BabyHPP Video</title>
		<link>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.148_offizielles-ozone-babyhpp-video.html</link>
		<guid>http://fredibach.ch/weblog-de.148_offizielles-ozone-babyhpp-video.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:08:52 +0100</pubDate>
		<category>paragliding</category>
		<description><![CDATA[ 

The Ozone BBHPP from Ozone Films on Vimeo.

Und hier noch ein sehr interessantes Statement von Mike von Ozone über die Entscheidung der PMA dem CIVL zu empfehlen Karbon Stäbchen in Wettkämpfen zu verbieten, was nach meiner Meinung eine Entscheidung war, die der Weiterentwicklung von Gleitschirmen nur schaden kann:

We read the forums with interest and wish we had more time to get more directly involved with a lot of the interesting topics, such as Killing the Carbon.

Reading the thread we believe that the overall gist of what pilots think is the same as what we think. For sure, there are doubting voices and those are quite right. It is usual when a significant change to the norm happens and there is limited information available. However we have been saddened by the definitive position taken by the majority of manufacturers who are members of the PMA, particular those we have looked up to due to their reputations for helping lead and shape the future of our sport in performance, technology and excellence. The decision by the PMA recommending that CIVL place a restriction that is designed to ban the use of a higher tech light and flexible material is, in our eyes, a significant attempt to step backwards!

. . .

We don’t mind standing in the minority of manufacturers who did not vote for this restriction, particularly when that minority includes long standing manufacturers that have always strived to stand up for the essence of our simple sport. But having been a long standing proponent of serial class we find it ironic that it has been largely left to us to defend an innovative open class wing. But defend it we must, as the right to develop our sport using innovation is under attack by a PMA recommendation whish at best could be termed as short-sighted and hasty.

We cannot understand why companies, that are meant to believe in developing our sport to hopefully benefit all pilots, are so keen to restrict materials that have helped develop a lot more than our humble sport. To restrict so quickly when only positive benefits have been demonstrated (performance and stability) and to raise doubts and use scare tactics where no negatives have been seen, is breathtaking in its knee jerk reaction.

Like most innovations we would hope for a reasonable grace period to prove or disprove the true worth of the innovation. It was so fresh we do appreciate that most members of the PMA, possibly, did not appreciate what they were voting for or against. And for sure we were not going to help by giving away too many secrets, however, we did not wish to inhibit the chance to find out more by raising the possibilities of patents, valid or not. But it looks like we made too big a leap for some manufacturers to swallow. To this end we find ourselves defending open class innovation.

We are not defending carbon per se, as this may not be the way forward, but we are defending the right for designers to develop wings in a reasonable context and be allowed to move with the times and explore new developments without thinking their invested time and energy is going to be sabotaged by a rule change.

However, as the proposal from the PMA appears designed to specifically ban the use of the flexible carbon used in the bbHPP, we would argue that the use of flexible carbon rods that go partially along the chord are more in context with the paraglider as we know it, than perhaps other protos at the Superfinal that pilots were seen carrying over their shoulders, because of the hassles of packing and the fear of damaging full chord-wise structure. Yet they never really formed part of the PMA debate. Fortunately, for us and interested pilots, we also have a clever way to make a proto R10 - 2Liner that is flying as well as the bbHPP without any carbon and still pack up small, but we still think that the use of carbon is very interesting to save weight and complexity.

The PMA is a great organisation, formed originally to help push through the implementation of the EN standards, and it really made a difference. But now, we are concerned that a lack of direction and a lack of an open and fair voting structure is causing its integrity to be questioned by its ultimate customers who it should be working towards supporting. We hope that they (or I should say we, as we are a member) can remedy that unfortunate position.

All we ask is for pilots (and PMA members and ultimately CIVL) to see more of the paraglider, the bbHPP, and then make a more considered and informed opinion. Forget the materials – those are immaterial to some extent!! Just see whether it is a paraglider as you understand it. OK, it is different to most of the wings that we fly as it looks quite scary with such an aspect, but that is not unusual in the competition world. We hope that seeing a video may even persuade some members of the PMA to change their vote as we appreciate they may not have undestood what we have done and the ensuing confusion that the recommendation has caused, which is not good in our small sport.

There is a news piece on our website that hopefully answers a lot of the questions and shows the bbHPP video, we hope that, like us, you see a paraglider!
Please check out... Externer Link

I hope this helps!
Cheers,
Mike on behalf of the whole Ozone Team
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