The NOVA-Pilots Team will meet for two Cross Country flying weeks, either May, 3rd to 9th or 17th to 23th, depending on the weather. Greifenburg and its famous Emberger Alm is intended venue of these meetings, but the area as well as date can be changed at short notice depending on the weather. On location, every morning at 8 o’clock NOVA Team Pilots offer the knowledge and experience in a short briefing to all interested pilots – free of charge and regardless of which paraglider brand they fly. Furthermore, paragliding legend Toni Bender with his „Toni-Mobil“ attends the event, bringing lots of demo gliders from NOVA and Raul Rodriguez Acrowings! So keep this date free, check the site www.NOVA-wings.com <http://www.NOVA-wings.com> the evening before, whether, when and where the next XC-days are taking place, and then come and enjoy paragliding!
La ‘Fórmula 1 del aire’ inicia su sexta temporada este fin de semana
Después del desenlace de ’foto finish’ de la pasada edición en Barcelona, elRed Bull Air Race inicia una nueva temporada -y ya son seis- este fin de semana en Abu Dhabi. Consolidado como una de las pruebas más interesantes para los amantes del motor, el Mundial de aviación deportiva dará el pistoletazo de salida a un nueva campaña sobre las cristalinas aguas del estrecho de Corniche. Un escenario incomparable que ya se ha afianzado como sede inaugural de un campeonato por el que volverán a luchar los 15 mejores pilotos del mundo en ocho pruebas repartidas a lo largo y ancho de los cinco continentes.
NOVA introduce their new EN A / LTF 1 wing, the PRION. It is the successor of the thousand times proven Primax and offers the same extremely high passive safety. However, the PRION is not one of those typically boring and lethargic beginner’s wings. Instead, it's a proper paraglider with a very broad target group. With its sensitive handling, an L/D at the top of its class, and superb climbing behaviour in thermals, the PRION will also satisfy more experienced pilots with the desire for maximum safety. The unequalled combination of the high safety level with agile handling delivers plenty of fun – uncomplicated and highly satisfying for the pilot.
The PRION was designed – as the name suggests – on the basis of the ION, NOVA’s Low-Level 1–2 / EN B glider. Hannes Papesh and the NOVA design team managed to achieve even tamer reactions in case of any extreme manoeuvres or turbulent conditions. In normal flight, the new PRION differs from the ION with its higher damping on all axes. This was achieved by the lower aspect ratio, a modified line setup, and the new brake geometry.
Austrian paragliding manufacturer NOVA is starting 2010 in their new premises in Terfens (Tyrol). The new location offers plenty of space (about 650 square metres) and is bright and friendly.
Almost 20 years – nearly since the foundation of the company – NOVA was ‘based’ in a dark basement in the industrial area of Innsbruck. Now, the Austrians have moved to into the light in their new settings in Terfens. It’s a small village in the river Inn valley about 20 kilometres east of Innsbruck. For cross-country pilots: Terfens lies southward of the “Vomper Loch” and therefore unfortunately in the control zone of Innsbruck airport.
Managing director Wolfi Lechner is excited: “Not everything is finished and furnished yet, hence already we feel very comfortable and at home. The new rooms are bright and friendly in contrast to the dark hole we’ve been working in until now. The building is owned by a friend of mine, a carpenter, and therefore all furniture is made of solid wood. Even in the warehouse we have parquet floor. Now we don’t have to be ashamed any more to welcome visitors at our place!“
Concerning the production everything remains unaffected. NOVA is still as one of very few manufacturers producing in Europe – under strict compliance of highest social and environmental standards. Together with a local partner, the company operates their own production facility in Pécs (Hungary).
El británico pudo con la presión y conquistó su primer título mundial del Red Bull Air Race
Paul Bonhomme es el nuevo Rey del Aire. El subcampeón del Red Bull Air Race en 2007 y 2008, se sacó la espina finalmente en Barcelona ante los más de 800.000 espectadores que volvieron a abarrotar las playas del Front Marítim. En una jornada marcada por los constantes cambios de dirección del viento, que dificultaron aún más la labor de los pilotos, elbritánico hizo gala de una sobriedad propia de un campeón, y fue de menos a más hasta adjudicarse la gran final a cuatro, con un tiempo de 1’22”87. Sin dudas, la mejor forma de asegurarse un título al que aspiró hasta última hora el vigente campeón Hannes Arch.
La carrera de Barcelona cumplió con las expectativas previstas. Y con Nigel Lamb y Matthias Dolderer como convidados de piedra, la Final 4
Ya sin opciones al título, el austriaco salió a volar , que se había librado de la eliminación en la manga anterior por apenas tres décimas
Much more than a Beginner’s Wing
