NOVA Team Pilot Rinaldo Vuerich lives near Rome and belongs to the best XC pilots in central Italy. In August he flew a new record from Monte Cucco, following the “Magic Line” of a huge convergence with his SECTOR.

On the 19th of July 2018, NOVA team pilot Berni Pessl flew the longest FAI triangle ever flown in Slovenia (244.37 km) on a NOVA ION 5 Light: With this flight he proved yet again how high-performing a low-end EN B wing can be in the hands of a excellent cross-country pilot. On the 16th of June he was already able to do a 145 km flight from the…

NOVA begins the 2018 XC season with a sensational innovation: Pessl’s Speed Spray, a special compound, which is applied to a paraglider to optimise the performance of the wing. Depending on the wing model, the glide number can be improved by 0.9 to 1.27. Pessl’s Speed Spray (PSS) was developed in collaboration with Berni Pessl – one of the world's…

Franz Breitwieser from Kremsmünster proved yet again that there is no need for a hot-ship to fly big distances. And he also showed how well the ION 4 performs. On the 21st May 2016, the 34-year-old flew a 231.3 km FAI triangle from the Grente. And he was no slouch: his speed averaged 23.52 km/h. It was interesting that "Franky", who won the 2015…

Simon Halter from Kerns in Switzerland is the surprise winner of the PRION XC-Challenge 2016. On the 18th August 2016, he flew his PRION 1 from Fiesch to complete a flat triangle of approximately 66 km. Even more surprising was the he had never heard of the competition until he received our congratulatory email. His initial reaction: "Is this for…

Austrian Florian Schöpf has won the MENTOR XC-Challenge 2016 with an FAI triangle of 246 kilometres from famous Grente (South Tyrol / Italy). When we asked him about his flight, he sent us a wonderful report:

We are now offering the SOMNIUM, our XC harness, in another colour option: the Pure Black Line. Jet-black with red seams, it expresses its purpose – elegant efficiency.