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…

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.

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…

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.

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…

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…

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.

"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…

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.