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  • PRION 5

    Three-liner | 33 cells | 4.42 aspect ratio | Weight 4.70 kg - Size S

    PRION 5 – Fly safely

    The PRION 5 combines the globally tried and tested strengths of its predecessors - simple launch characteristics and good-natured handling - with improved roll damping and a new design. It can also boast of two innovations: the redesigned, even more comfortable NOVA Adjustable Handles and a colour gradient on the brake line that helps to correctly dose the brake travel.

    Certification: EN/LTF A


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  • AONIC

    Three-liner | 49 cells | 5.17 aspect ratio | Weight 4.75 kg - Size S

    AONIC - Take your skills to “A” higher level

    The high-end EN A paraglider AONIC impresses with sportiness and performance, which is not usually found with EN A gliders - and is nevertheless suitable for instruction due to its high level of safety.

    Certification: EN/LTF A


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  • ION 6

    Three-liner | 51 cells | aspect ratio 5.19 | weight 4.7kg - size S

    ION 6 – Adventure awaits

    The fundamentally redesigned ION 6 (EN/LTF B) is the next generation of the popular ION series. The result: high passive safety, particularly precise handling and maximum performance to achieve personal XC goals.

    Certification: EN/LTF B


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  • ION 6 light

    Three-liner | cells: 51 cells | aspect ratio: 5.19 | weight: 3.9 kg - size S

    ION 6 Light – Always up for flying

    Now the only reason not to fly is the weather, because the ION 6 Light (EN/LTF B) is infinitely versatile. Whether you plan to hike & fly, local soaring or even an ambitious cross-country flight - as soon as the sun shines, this paraglider puts you right at the front and top. A high degree of passive safety comes as standard.

    Certification: EN/LTF B


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  • MENTOR 6

    High-Tech for the EN B Class

    MENTOR 6 - Extend your Range

    For many years the MENTOR series has been synonymous with top performance in the EN B class. The MENTOR 6 continues this tradition, complementing the strengths of its predecessors with innovations that enhance its performance even more. Broaden your horizons with the master in its class.

    Certification: EN/LTF B


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  • MENTOR 6 Light

    Three-liner | 59 cells | 5.43 aspect ratio | 4,2 kilo weight - size S

    MENTOR 6 Light - Less weight, zero limits

    At home in the B class and travelling the world - the MENTOR 6 Light in size S is a hefty 850 grams lighter than its big brother, but offers the same ingenious new developments like Zig-Zag 3D-Shaping, the innovative Mini-Rib Vector Tape, Double-B Splits and new risers. Since sometimes during Hike&Fly you might get choppy conditions, the MENTOR 6 Light also comes with a plus trim in comfort next to the high performance.

    Certification: EN/LTF B


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  • PHANTOM

    Top-end performance with low-end B pilot demand

    PHANTOM – a new era in paragliding

    The PHANTOM offers the safety of a basic intermediate with the performance of a top-end wing. This has been made possible through probably the most complex construction ever used in a serial-production wing.

    Certification: EN/LTF B


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  • SECTOR

    Certification: EN/LTF C

    SECTOR – For Your Perfect Day

    The SECTOR is a performance XC wing with comparatively low aspect ratio, with substantial, totally usable performance and excellent handling. Like the MENTOR in the standard class, the SECTOR is the mile-eater of the sports class.

    SECTOR - for your perfect XC day!

    Certification: Certification: EN/LTF C


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  • BANTAM

    Three-Liner | Cells: 33 | Aspect Ratio: 4.4 | Weight: 1.65 kg - Size 12

    BANTAM - Made for para-mountaineers.

    Small, compact, dynamic - the BANTAM is the perfect miniwing for all mountaineers who prefer a flight with plenty of speed to a descent on foot. Only 1.65 kg (size 12) makes the BANTAM the lightest certified non-single-surface wing on the market (as of October 2019).

    Certification: EN/LTF D


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  • IBEX 4

    The versatile fun machine

    IBEX - Wherever you go

    Light, high performance, fast, uncomplicated, safe and just pure fun: the IBEX 4 is a versatile, super-lightweight paraglider (from 3.0 kg) with a multitude of uses and an extraordinarily wide weight-range. It is suitable for hike & fly, travelling, recreational flying, mountaineering, flying under instruction and strong-wind soaring.

    Certification: EN/LTF A


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  • DOUBLESKIN

    Three-Liner | Cells: 33 | Aspect Ratio: 4.4 | Weight: 2.1 kg - Size 17

    DOUBLESKIN - Minimalist hike & fly

    The DOUBLESKIN is the lightest paraglider in the world* with top and under surface (2.1 kg / size 17). It has a very small pack size and is a delight in the air thanks to better aerodynamics compared to a single-surface wing. With the DOUBLESKIN walking up is as enjoyable as flying and landing!

    (*by same flat surface area, with EN-certification, with the Ultralight Riser and without taking single-skin wings into account. As: 06/19)

    Certification: EN/LTF A


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  • BION 2

    Share the most beautiful moments

    BION 2 - flexibility and comfort

    Like its predecessor, the BION 2 excites professional tandem pilots as well as enthusiastic recreational pilots who want to share their most beautiful moments. Take off, enjoy, land safely: the BION 2 is a reliable partner which takes its responsibility seriously.  With maximum performance, it will never let you or your passenger down.

    Certification: EN/LTF B


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Stories

Portraits of NOVA Team Pilots

Antti Haltiamieli (FINLAND)

Excellent pilots who have extraordinary stories to tell - the NOVA Pilots Team includes some of the best paragliders in the world. By and by we would like to introduce them to you. Last year NOVA awarded Antti Haltiamieli one of the Pilots of the Year 2020. In this article we take a look at him and Finland, which is probably highly underrated in...

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A highly active retirement

NOVA co-founder Wolfi Lechner about his new role

Anyone who knows Wolfi Lechner personally, values him very much. Wolfi is best characterised as decent, fair, respectful of others and completely trustworthy. His heart is huge and his word is his bond. Since February 2021, Wolfi has been able to enjoy his newfound free time in retirement. We would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU...

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Forza Italia

Donini flies NOVA XENON and ARTUS at Red Bull X-Alps 2021

Nicola Donini is one of the rookies in the Red Bull X-Alps 2021. But in spite of his young age, the 24-year-old is everything else than inexperienced - he is a highly accomplished acro pilot (five times Italian champion) as well as a superb comp pilot (Italian champion 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017). In 2018, he came in 2nd in the PWC Superfinal –...

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NOVA's innovation for paragliding students

Brake Travel Indicator (BTI) – a colour code for brake lines

Really good ideas are often very simple - NOVA introduces a real innovation with the launch of its new PRION 5 training wing, the Brake Travel Indicator (BTI). This is a coloured coating of the brake lines with a colour gradient from green to yellow to red. Paragliding newcomers thus get a visual aid as to how far they are pulling the brake lines...

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X-Alps preparations in full swing

XENON – our new 2-liner (LTF/EN D)

Recently we surprised by announcing the development of a new lightweight EN-D 2-liner, developed for the Red Bull X-Alps 2021, which will be flown by Théo de Blic and other athletes. Pilots who regularly fly at Stubaital (AUT) or Bassano (ITA) might have observed this project’s progress. The latest prototype brought NOVA another step forward and...

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Absolutely radical

NOVA X-Alps harness - ARTUS

Harnesses for the Red Bull X-Alps should be one thing above all: VERY LIGHT. Our new harness ARTUS should be quite good in this respect. The weight of the current prototype is 1044 grams – including protector, footplate, rescue container and soft-links! For reasons of robustness, it could turn out to be slightly heavier for the actual...

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30 tips for successful cross-country flying

#30: Effective active flying

Some of the worlds best cross-country pilots are in the NOVA Pilots Team - along with people like you & me. Together we have collected the 30 most important tips for successful cross-country flying. This is the last tip in our series, and it's definitely a good one.

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Irene and Remie challenged themselves

Vol-Biv from the Gerlitzen via Werfenweng to Mayrhofen

Irene Weijers and Remie Denehy love to explore new places. Preferably by means of a big adventure. One thing threaded through their life story is… the mountains! Originally Remie came from Australia and Irene grew up in the mountains of Panama. Now they both live in the Zillertail in Austria. In September 2020 they were gripped by the travel bug...

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30 tips for successful cross-country flying

#29: Survival mode and mile-eater mode

Some of the worlds best cross-country pilots are in the NOVA Pilots Team - along with people like you & me. Together we have collected the 30 most important tips for successful cross-country flying. According to tip #29 you should definitely know different flying styles and adapt them to your current altitude.

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Urs Haari allowed to keep the Swiss Sports Class "Cross Country Cup"

Challenge Cup finds a permanent home

Last season, Urs Haari won the Cross Country Cup in the Sport Class (paragliders up to EN C) of the Swiss Cross Country Championships for the fifth time. According to the rules of the Swiss Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (SHV), the pilot who wins this Challenge Cup three times in a row or five times in total is allowed to keep it. Urs...

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Well-deserved (evening) flight for NOVA colleagues

Last-minute sunset launch from the Nordkette

What do our NOVA colleagues do in their spare time? In this case the answer is hike, climb and fly over snow and rocks and launch at the very last minute. Paul, Pipo and Luis had an unforgettable adventure at the Bettelwurf – the highest peak of the Nordkette, near Innsbruck. Paul reports about the traverses, slippery holds, loose rocks and timing...

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30 tips for successful cross-country flying

#28: Should I stay or should I go? Using thermals

Some of the worlds best cross-country pilots are in the NOVA Pilots Team - along with people like you & me. Together we have collected the 30 most important tips for successful cross-country flying. Tip #28 is about strategic decisions in cross-country flying.

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A look over the shoulder of our workshop expert

NOVA Trim Tuning - For an 'as new' flying feeling

"After the initial approximately 15 - 20 flying hours, the lines of almost every paraglider come out of trim" explains Paul, a professional in the NOVA workshop. He should know what he is talking about… he performs about 500 trim tunings annually. “This means it is recommended and very sensible to take advantage of the NOVA Trim Tuning (NTT). When...

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30 tips for successful cross-country flying

#27: Use the winter – physical fitness helps

Some of the worlds best cross-country pilots are in the NOVA Pilots Team - along with people like you & me. Together we have collected the 30 most important tips for successful cross-country flying. As this tip points out, even in the cold winter time you can (and should) prepare yourself for the warmer seasons with stronger thermals.

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Welcome progress with the ELOWIN

More than 260 successful launches with NOVA’s electric winch

A lot has happened in recent months with the product testing of the ELOWIN, despite the restrictions and delays caused by the corona virus pandemic. Many mechanical and electronic components have been optimised with regard to serial production and ease of maintenance. The software has also been further developed. In the meantime, the electric winch...

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30 tips for successful cross-country flying

#26: Find and use the best lines

Some of the worlds best cross-country pilots are in the NOVA Pilots Team - along with people like you & me. Together we have collected the 30 most important tips for successful cross-country flying. Finding the best line is an important factor for success in many sports - this is also the case in paragliding.

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A look back at the last season

#2: The latest trends on XContest

In part one of the NOVA season review you learnt about results of the pilots who fly NOVA wings, as well as about the XC potential of the current wing models. In part 2 we are looking at the development of the XContest: how many pilots upload their flights? What wing class do they fly? How is the performance developing across the categories? Below...

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A look back at the last season

#1: The XC-achievements of NOVA pilots

The focus of the NOVA paragliding brand is cross-country flying. Every year we look back on the past season, celebrate achievements, look for surprises, trends, both obvious and not so. NOVA Pilots Team captain Till Gottbrath has had a look at the rankings... Part 1 of this annual review deals with the results of pilots flying a NOVA glider and a...

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30 tips for successful cross-country flying

#25: Be organised

Some of the worlds best cross-country pilots are in the NOVA Pilots Team - along with people like you & me. Together we have collected the 30 most important tips for successful cross-country flying. As we have emphasized several times in the meantime: Planning and organisation definitely plays an important role in cross-country flying.

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30 tips for successful cross-country flying

#24: Make friends with the (valley) wind

Some of the worlds best cross-country pilots are in the NOVA Pilots Team - along with people like you & me. Together we have collected the 30 most important tips for successful cross-country flying. This tip is about understanding how wind works at different heights.

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30 tips for successful cross-country flying

#23: Learn to core effectively

Some of the worlds best cross-country pilots are in the NOVA Pilots Team - along with people like you & me. Together we have collected the 30 most important tips for successful cross-country flying. Team Pilot Rolf von Arx (CH) loves to constantly practice and improve his thermalling skills. Therefore tip #23 is about coring effectively.

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30 tips for successful cross-country flying

#22: Have an equipment checklist

Some of the worlds best cross-country pilots are in the NOVA Pilots Team - along with people like you & me. Together we have collected the 30 most important tips for successful cross-country flying. Tip #22 is about proper preparation comes from German Team Pilot Monika Gschendtner.

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30 tips for successful cross-country flying

#21: Less haste, more miles

Some of the worlds best cross-country pilots are in the NOVA Pilots Team - along with people like you & me. Together we have collected the 30 most important tips for successful cross-country flying. Tip #21 shows that stress is an absolute success-killer.

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30 tips for successful cross-country flying

#20: Try some virtual flying

Some of the worlds best cross-country pilots are in the NOVA Pilots Team - along with people like you & me. Together we have collected the 30 most important tips for successful cross-country flying. Following the previous tip, we give you some more input on virtual flying.

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30 tips for successful cross-country flying

#19: Tools with addiction potential

Some of the worlds best cross-country pilots are in the NOVA Pilots Team - along with people like you & me. Together we have collected the 30 most important tips for successful cross-country flying. Tip #19 gives you some ideas of how to plan your routes and seize non-flyable days.

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