News
22/01/2011
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The E-Walk is not exactly an electric paramotor but a motor integrated in a free flight harness, designed to power flatland launches and climbs to decent heights were thermals can be found. The machine is still being tested, but Skywalk plans to release it soon to the market.
According to the German manufacturer of paragliders and accessories, the projected E-WALK 01/120 will bring a starting weight of 120 kg into the sky “without a problem”. The E-Walk makes possible to reach a ceiling of 450 - 700 m (depending on the start weight), thanks to the thrust vector adjustment and the prop setup, which has been worked out together with the manufacturer of propellers Helix. 27/12/2010
Judith Zweifel living her dream: reaching the top of 'Mount Infinity'
Posted 2010 November 16 by justACRO
"I have reached my goal and lived my dream – to be able to fly the Infinity Tumbling. The feeling of flying absolutely vertically over the paraglider many times is impossible to describe. Like all the other manoeuvres which I have learned in the past the thrill of success is enormously large - but somehow the Infinity Tumbling is the icing on my acro flying cake. Ten years ago on the beginner hill I never ever let myself imagine that I might one day be doing such a thing with my paraglider..." - Judith Zweifel, the world's number one female acro pilot tells about her impressions.
APWC 2010 final results and 2011 events Posted 2010 December 05 by justACRO The 2010 Acrobatics Paragliding World Cup overall solo results (2 events, 6 vaid tasks
1. Lorenz Horacio
2. Takats Pal
3. Pitocco Hernan
4. Planton Cyril
5. Rodriguez Felix
(....50 pilots in the list)
26/12/2010
Notice to all pilots flying from Barnicoat:
Effective from 21/12/2010 new airspace rules applying to Barnicoat
1. 3000 ft MSL from the Brook Stream bottom of valley of Cummins Spur North of Jenkins (if you touch the first Spur on Fringe you have gone tooo Far) all the way South to Just Past Fire Lookout where the Hill starts to drop away - it is effectively a straight line off the edge of Hart Road which runs into the Appleby Road.
2. On crossing the electricity Pylons to land , you must decend down immiediately to 500 ft AGL and show your intention to land by a few 360 degree turns or a deffinate turn away from town.
3. Telephone to open air space as normal but if you are the last one flying you must close airspace.
4. This is a temporary negotiated emergency measure agreed between air traffic control and the club.
To view a full copy of the MOU click here
22/12/2010
So the new website is finished, it's gunna make it heaps easier to update with news and info now. Hope ya like it.
A warm welcome to Nelson Paragliding. My name is Drew, this is my third season working with NP and I've just got back from a season flying in Interlaken, Switzerland. My first week back in NZ was spent in Taupo with Wayno and the boys attending the Taupo Uhooked, Taupo's first international aerobatcics competition. After a slow start everyone got into the rythm of towing over the lake and it turned out to be an awsum event. Dan Diggler from Queenstown took first place with an awsum display of skill including but by no means limited to the infinity manouvre over the water. Click here for more information on Taupo Unhooked.
So it's the start of another sunny season in Nelson, we already have bookings for students and it looks like this is going to be a bumper season. We look forward to seeing you all on Barnicoat!
Drew - NP Instructor
Couldn't resist putting this up. Go Pal - Long live acro!
