Hike and Fly

Race & Adventure

What inspires you about Paragliding?

Freedom like EAGLES ...

afshinramezani.ir

What is your biggest success?

Paragliding across Alborz mountain from Karaj to caspian sea (new air line) , and opened many air line in Alborz Mountain , Hike and fly more than 30 4000 & 3000 meters in all seasons, 5 times more than 100 km distance

Ambassadors & Friends

What inspires you about Paragliding?

Freedom, being elsewhere, a world of my own, and at the same time, sharing with other enthusiasts in the air once back on the earth...

What is your home flying site?

Verel Savoie

What is your biggest success?

My biggest success is to always have the same pleasure to fly!

163 km triangle, 129 FAI, 147 triangle

CFD France: 1ère féminine 2008, 2ème 2009, 3ème 2018

Race & Adventure

What inspires you about Paragliding?

enjoying and flying over areas where no one has flown before.

What do you like about Nova?

At first, I was drawn to this company because of its authenticity, then I fell in love with the quality of its products — and now, I’m honored to be a small part of this remarkable team.

https://www.bluefalcon.ir

https://www.instagram.com/gorgan_para

What is your home flying site?

iran/flyland / ramian city

What is your biggest success?

sold over 100 paraglider from nova / various podium finishes in accoracy paragliding / diverrse flights zcross iran / both solo and adventure flights , whith multiple ascents to the highest peaks in iran / over 5000 successful commercial tandem flights / 12 years experience in rock climbing / summit of a peak over 4000 meters at the age of 12

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Flying to me means complete engagement. It gathers all of my attention to be in the present moment. This has made me realize that anything done with complete engagement gives a lot of satisfaction and I am learning to implement this in other aspects of life.

https://www.instagram.com/alokmihani

What is your home flying site?

Bir, Himachal Pradesh India

What is your biggest success?

To be able to fly some most beautiful places on the planet

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Flying is freedom. It’s a way to disconnect from everyday life and reconnect with nature and myself.

https://www.instagram.com/andrea_bazainer

What is your home flying site?

Trentino

What is your biggest success?

Completing a three-day vol-biv adventure from Bassano to Slovenia, but also was completing over 100 km in Dolomites XC flight.

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

freedom and adventure with many friends

What do you like about Nova?

I've been flying with NOVA wings since 1996 and am absolutely convinced of the quality of the wings. Whether it was the Mentor 3, 4, Triton, or Sector, which I've flown for many years, I always felt very safe with them. With its NTP Community, NOVA has a worldwide network that offers you a sense of family even in foreign countries

https://www.facebook.com/andreas.ziegler.188

What can I say about myself? I'm an old fart, and I still have moments when I feel like a little kid. I've loved flying for 27 years now, and I still want to reach my goal of flying 400km. But when I land on the ground in Brazil after 30km, I realize how much I love life, people, and flying. Flying has enriched my life, and it gives me the lightness of life. Sorry for my bad English, it's my teacher's fault and this Google translator ;-)

What is your home flying site?

Germany / Wehr Baden-Württemberg

What is your biggest success?

- 168km open distance black forest
- 363km open distance Parelhas Brasil
- 147km Triangle in Fiesch

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Fun, freedom and relaxing

https://www.instagram.com/arnoldbolwerk1971

https://www.facebook.com/arnoldbolwerk1971

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

recover froam work in the air

https://www.facebook.com/beat.wyss2

What is your home flying site?

Jura, Swiss Alps

What is your biggest success?

Jura 204 Km flat triangle, Alps sevral Triangel over 200 Km; Personal best. Brazil 360 Km;

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Freedom. Focus. Staying alive.

What do you like about Nova?

Awesome people, wings, support, being there for each other.

https://www.instagram.com/unnoticedpilot

I'm just a shy guy who grew up with paragliders around him and definitely feel more comfortable in the air than on the ground.

What is your home flying site?

Allgäu, Stubaital

What is your biggest success?

Placing 4th in my club's championships two months after obtaining my license, a couple of podests in smaller contests, coming back twice from extremely bad flying experiences, helping people to get back in the air after severe accidents

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Being in the nature
modesty, awe
respect of all energies around

https://www.facebook.com/bernhard.friedli.1

What is your home flying site?

Bernese Oberland, Valais
(Switzerland)

What is your biggest success?

mehrere >200km.
Toplanding Top of Europe (Jungfraujoch)

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Fun, Freedom, Life style and Sport that can take you to places that will offer a view of the world that very few on this planet will ever know…..

https://www.facebook.com/brigita.plemenitas

What is your home flying site?

Soča Valley, Slovenia

What is your biggest success?

NOVA Pilot of the year award

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Feeling alive & freedom. It excites me a lot and relaxes me at the same time. It’s a bit like
meditation, you have to be focused on what you are doing at the moment, there’s no room for
anything else. Flying makes me feel full of energy and in deep connection with the nature.

https://www.facebook.com/carla.vivo.soler

https://www.instagram.com/carlaviso/

What is your biggest success?

That depends on what we understand as “success”. For me success is being able to say “no” when the flying conditions are not good. It is also being able to share a thermal with my dad and with friends. Discovering parts of the world through paragliding
- Climb&Fly Mardi Himal high camp (3.540)
- Climb&Fly in several spots in the Pyrenees and Alps

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Fun with friends! And making new friends by taking them on tandems!

https://www.facebook.com/chuckmarty

https://www.instagram.com/chuckmarty

What is your home flying site? 

Colorado Rockies

What is your biggest success?

Successfully expanding Project Airtime to Colorado

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

freedom, adventure, friends, fun, enjoyment

https://www.facebook.com/christian.berger

https://www.instagram.com/christianberger16/

What is your home flying site?

Grünberg, Feuerkogel, Zwölferhorn, Hochlecken, Brunnkogel

What is your biggest success?

Tandem Heli with my wife
First Infinity 2022
1. Platz Austria Streckenflugstaatsmeisterschaft XContest in PG-Mannschaft 2024
3. Platz Austria Streckenflugstaatsmeisterschaft XContest in PG-Sport (EN A-C) 2024
Nova Pilot of the Year 2024
283 km FAI from Stoderzinken 2025 with CODEX
https://www.xcontest.org/swans/fluge/detail:bergerchris/1.05.2025/07:27

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Explore the mountains from an exceptional perspective, ultimate feeling of freedom

https://www.facebook.com/christofhochenwarter

https://www.instagram.com/christofhochenwarter/

What is your home flying site?

Austria, Carinthia

What is your biggest success?

3rd at the Hike&Fly Festival Gies 2024

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Exploring, adventure, nature, fun,...

https://www.facebook.com/daniel.reiss.54/

What is your home flying site?

Schwarzwald, Jura, Vogesen, Alpen

What is your biggest success?

210 km FAI in the Black Forest/Germany on my Mentor 5

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Happyness and Adventure

https://www.facebook.com/daniele.scarcella.3

https://www.instagram.com/danielescarc/

What is your home flying site?

Central Italy

What is your biggest success?

199 km FAI in central italy

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

I like the view from above and all the beautiful places I have seen during the years. I also like the fact that I have to step out of the comfort zone and leave the safety on the ground from time to time.

What do you like about Nova?

High quality wings that feels both safe and with good performance.

https://www.facebook.com/david.bengtsson

https://www.instagram.com/duelago/

I fly almost every flyable day. I'm not the pilot you will find at the top of Xcontest, but I like to have fun and to play around with different camera mounts and to express the joy of flying in pictures and videos. I do a lot of soaring at the south coast of Sweden. My claim to fame is that I takeoff and land in my own garden. I also enjoy hiking and flying and I spend half the year in Sweden and the other half in Austria. I started as a skydiver and I have approx 1500 jumps from airplanes and around 100 BASE jumps. It was a kind of sliding door moment when I took up skydiving in 1992, and I have attached my body to differend kinds of nylon since that day... I started with paragliding in 2006.

What is your home flying site?

Kåseberga, Sweden

What is your biggest success?

I'm really happy with the way have "organized" my life. I live in a house with my own takeoff in the garden during the summer and in a small apartment next to the lift to during the winter.

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

freedom

https://www.facebook.com/dix_diots

What is your home flying site?

French Alps

What is your biggest success?

150 KM flight in Alps

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Flying among the clouds, a great reason to travel and the best way to finish a hike!

What is your home flying site?

Golden, BC.

What is your biggest success?

1st in 2023 XCanada Standard (EN-B) class

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

It is my biggest source of freedom and a great way to experience the mountains - and a great tool for alpinism, too!

What do you like about Nova?

The diversity of wings and the activness in events like the bordairrace and more

www.advenureswithfabi.de

I love meeting people, being outdoors and deep conversations. I enjoy every second in the air and on the mountains. But I also like all the other sides of life...flying is a lot...but not everything!

What is your home flying site?

Berner Oberland, aber im Herzen wird es immer das Lechtal bleiben

What is your biggest success?

so far no injuries, XC records in various flying areas, multiple alp crossings, massive fun in flying in any way

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Freedom! Hiking or climbing onto a mountain, everything with my own power and then weightlessly gliding into the valley

https://www.facebook.com/fabio.keck

https://www.instagram.com/kaeckstn

What is your home flying site?

Achensee / Rofan

What is your biggest success?

combine flying with mountaineering, flight from Mont Blanc, ...

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Paragliding is my life!

What do you like about Nova?

An experienced brand with modern products for pilots who love flying.

https://www.ferdinand-vogel.de

https://www.instagram.com/ferdinand-vogel.de

I have been flying since I was 12 years old. Initially, I focused on ground handling, then distance flying, a bit of acrobatics, and a lot of competitions. I also had a successful stint in hike and fly racing for a few years. I have gained extensive experience in the paragliding industry, initially as a tandem pilot, checker, test pilot, flight instructor, sales representative, and now as the managing director of NOVA. I am involved in the World Cup Committee, the committee of the German Paragliding League, I am Race Director of the Red Bull X-Alps, and I am part of the DHV teaching team for the further training of German flight instructors.

What is your home flying site?

Stubai

What is your biggest success?

• 304 km FAI
• German Champion 2014 & 2024
• German National Team
• 4th World Ranking
• 4th European Championship

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Experiences with friends in amazing scenery

https://www.facebook.com/gunnarsabu/

https://www.instagram.com/gsaebu/

What is your home flying site?

Valle de Bravo

What is your biggest success?

Longest XC in NORWAY 253 km and norwegian decl rec (251). 1. sports class, Nordics and Monarca several times. 5 th in 2015 World cup XC Brazil - Baixo Guandu

 

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

In general is every sport where nature has a part attractive to me, but while flying I feel everything in 3D. I feel completely independent and it is the most relaxing thing there is. The excitement of finding a thermal, but also the excitement of a good flight gives that strange exiting feeling

https://www.facebook.com/cloudtocloud

https://www.instagram.com/hanstm1957

What is your home flying site?

Towingfield Mander Netherlands

What is your biggest success?

Three (3) times dutch champion (2007, 2009,2011) Recordholder dutch flat triangle
Third in x-class chabre open 2011, 2013 and 2014
Second in Dutchonline contest 2011
Longest distance 140 km
Third in Dutch Onlinecontest in 2009 i became 5th in 2012 and above all teampilot of the year

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Adventure. Freedom. Fun. To use the power of the nature to fulfil your dreams is simply unbelievable but paragliding makes it true.

What do you like about Nova?

The wings and especially the Pilots Team is unique and fantastic! But also the Nova Team in Terfens is very special and very friendly and supportive. I like the whole Nova-family very much.

Unfortunately my time to fly is very limited, because of my job and other interests. But if I manage to stay on a takeoff on a good day, I try always to get out of the day as much as I can. In the past I traveled very far on good days to score a lot of points for the rankings. Nowadays I prefer to stay in my home area and enjoy solitary flights and new routes. I do also short hike and flys as often as I can. I have the privilege of being able to do some beautiful h&f from home without having to travel far. Even from my house, I can reach the first takeoff in about 45 minutes.

What is your home flying site?

Stoderzinken, Hochstein

What is your biggest success?

1st. Austrian XC-Championship Overall 2012 & 2013
1st. Austrian XC-Championship Team 2012, 2013 & 2018
1st. World XContest Sport 2013
1st. World XContest Standard 2012 & 2013
1st. Austrian XC-Championship Standard 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2018
Nova Pilot of the Year 2011, 2013, 2018 and 2021

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Abschalten vom Alltag und ich liebe die Herausvorderung mich immer und immer wieder zu verbessern. Freude an der Natur.

https://www.facebook.com/hansjoerg.zihlmann

https://www.instagram.com/h_zihlmann/

What is your home flying site?

Zentralschweiz, Swiss Alps, Jura

What is your biggest success?

Zielrück 110 km vom Brienzer Rothorn, Lenk, Bumbach mit zwei Seequerungen über den Thunersee - Alpenquerung Fiesch, Andermatt nach Dallenwil - Weiter schöne flüge im Entlebuch und Umgebung.2021 Engelberg-Hogant-Pilatus-Schüpfheim 110km

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Abschalten vom Alltag, fliegen ist die beste Psychotherapie, sollte von der Kasse bezahlt werden ;-))

What is your home flying site?

Berner Oberland, Wallis, Jura

What is your biggest success?

Flug über den Eigergipfel ca. 1996, Sieger CCC Club in den 90-er, Fiesch-Grimsel-Montana-Thun (Tycoon)XC >200, 2019 Portugal XC 195, 2020 Fiesch - Luzern / Moosalp - Zermatt - Nufenenpass - Visp / 24.04.2021 Rundflug Vierwaldstättersee

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Paragliding is life, happiness, freedom...:)))

https://www.instagram.com/heidi_insam

What is your home flying site?

Dolomites

What is your biggest success?

Womens Paraglding Open 2011: 1st Fun Class, 13th Overall
National Xcontest 2011: 5th female, Italian Championships 2012: 3rd Women, 19th Serial Class, personal best in X-cross flying 136 km flat triangle

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Doing what I dreamt of from being a small child

https://www.facebook.com/hermann.klein.98

https://www.instagram.com/thermann59/

What is your home flying site?

Brauneck, Aying

What is your biggest success?

Winner German League Serial Class 2011
2nd German Championship 2011 Serial Class
best 3-line glider German Championship 2013 with Mentor 3

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Absolute Freedom; Admir nature; Enjoy

What is your home flying site?

Alps + Dolomites + Bassano

What is your biggest success?

-8th World XContest 2022 -8th World XContest 2018 Standart Class -9th World XContest 2017 Standart Class -8th World XContest 2016 Standart Class -6th World XContest 2015 Standart Class -3th Italy XContest 2023 Sport Class -4th Italy XContest 2022 Sport Class -6th Italy XContest 2020 Sport Class -8th Italy XContest 2019 Sport Class -3th Italy XContest 2018 Sport Class -2nd Italy XContest 2017 Sport Class -4th Italy XContest 2016 Sport Class -3th Italy XContest 2015 Sport Class -2th Italy XContest 2011 Sport Class 253 Km FAI Grente Antholz Personal Best

Ambassadors & Friends

https://www.facebook.com/ingo.kallmeyer

https://www.instagram.com/fliegen.ist.de/

http://www.fliegen-ist.de

What is your home flying site?

Allgäu, Tegelberg

What is your biggest success?

After 25 years, i still have fun at flying and it keeps getting better (:-))). After 30 Year, my first - 100 K :-)))

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

focussing on the moment, thinking of noting else - some strange kind of freedom

https://www.instagram.com/jessica__katharina/

What is your home flying site?

Tyrol

What is your biggest success?

One of my first Climb&Flys - climbing Habicht Northface with my first glider and harness. Including icetools and rope, carrying nearly 1/3 of my bodyweight - that day changed my thinking of what is possible, if you really want something.

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Being close and dancing with birds and clouds, having fun and such great views from up there. And when it comes to long distances, trying to solve this complex problem in 3 dimensions as best as possible.

What do you like about Nova?

Having Nova as a brand that always focused on great gliders within the Fun & Savety Class, it was just perfect for my way of flying. The team spirit, the friends I made and the Fun & Savety gliders of Nova just boosted my enthusiasm towards the great flights I had.

https://www.facebook.com/josef.edlinger.3

Imagine a boy, 10 years of age, still sleeping in the morning sun behind yellow curtains, dreaming and becoming aware of his dreaming. These were the moments I was jumping off every house or mountain, knowing I cannot hurt myself, my first takeoffs. After my studies, earning own, real money, I put it on the table of a parachute school, realizing after 2 years that there are other parachutes, with which one can stay up in the air for hours. There my dream became true.
I am earning my money as an inhouse software consultant for a big company in my hometown Graz, I have two grown-up sons, both finished their high school of informatics recently. Daddy is proud.

What is your home flying site?

Schoeckl near Graz

What is your biggest success?

- 435 km in Quixadá, Brasil 2016
- 2nd place Fun & Savety worldwide 2012 & 2017
- Austrian Senior Master 2020 while growing older

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

freedom and adventure

What do you like about Nova?

Nova is a loyal companion in my experiences and adventures in the mountains, we fit together well

https://www.instagram.com/joe.staub2018/

https://www.youtube.com/@joestaub

free as a bird I seek the magic moments in life Sommer and Winter Beach and Mountain

What is your home flying site?

Zugerberg

What is your biggest success?

1st Eagels Cup Wengen 1985
3rd XContest Switzerland Standard Class2020

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Nur Fliegen ist schöner!

www.facebook.com/johann.kronberger

https://www.instagram.com/kronbergerjohann/

www.flyingswans.at

What is your home flying site?

Grünberg
Feuerkogel

What is your biggest success?

1st XC Austria Standardclass 2024, 2009,2007
1st XContest World Standard Class 2007

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Freedom. Every flight is a small journey for me.

What is your home flying site?

Oberkochen Ost

What is your biggest success?

First flight over 200 km from the Alb and winning 6 times the Alb Cup,6 place Deutschlandpokal, 7 place deutsche Flachlandwertung, 3rd place Deutsche Streckenflugmeisterschaft Standardklasse

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

everything

What do you like about Nova?

Nova headquaters are just 20min from Innsbruck, so I really enjoy being able to talk with the employees, meet up with them in Stubai valley. The wings also have a good performance while staying safe.

www.facebook.com/jonikalmbach

https://www.instagram.com/jonikalmbach

I started to fly 4 years ago, 1 year later i moved to Innsbruck, a great place to study & fly. For me the most important thing is to constantly learn more & educate myself.

What is your home flying site? 

Nordkette, Stubai

What is your biggest success?

my first two 180km FAI from Nordkette in 2025

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Freedom, Competition, Exploration

https://www.facebook.com/jules.croibier

https://www.instagram.com/ju_croibier/

What is your home flying site?

Massif de Belledonne

What is your biggest success?

7th in PWC Argentina 2021
1st team in PWC Argentina 2021
8th Bornes to Fly 2016
4th Italian Championship 2021

Race & Adventure Pilot

What inspires you about Paragliding?

That I can be interacting with nature and the weather and use the sun to cover a lot of distance and explore new areas and all with a great view. For me that is the ultimate feeling of freedom.

What do you like about Nova?

 I like the quality and handling of the Nova paragliders. The wings have a very good performance but still handle really well and safe. 

https://www.instagram.com/kevin.der.fischer

https://www.youtube.com/@kevin.fischer

Since I was a child I was always fascinated about flying, being on big airports with all the lights and the hustle and bustle, stepping onto a plane and going through the sky to a new destination. When I was 14 I decided to start my own pilot journey and joined a gliding club nearby. I flew sailplains for almost 10 years, taking part in competitions and trying to fly as far a possible, exploring new areas and boundries of whats possible in the sport. 

When I started college, I was travelling a lot and lived in many different places. Flying sailplains was often not possible or very difficult, so I decided to try paragliding to get back into the air. At first the transition was a bit difficult for me, because I was used to flying very fast and  far. But now paragliding is giving me new perspectives and also so much more flexibilty with the wing on my back rather than in a trailer on my car. 

What is your home flying site?

German Flatlands

What is your biggest success?

- 285km flight in the German Flatlands

- 236km FAI in the Alps.

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Freiheit, Natur, Entspannung

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Exploration, commnuity and focus. The addiciton stems from these 3 things for me.

https://www.facebook.com/kyle.martens.963

https://www.instagram.com/kyle_two/

www.kylemartens.ca

What is your home flying site?

Golden BC

What is your biggest success?

I have flown up to 150km in the Rockies, but really there are many smaller pieces that really come to me as successes. Like hiking to a new launch and the day is working , and climbing out. I work with new students and really enjoy seeing their progressions, especially when they get their first XC flights in!

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Fun, Freedom and Friends

www.facebook.com/lukasz.sieminski

What is your home flying site?

Grente, Sorica, Kerio Valley

What is your biggest success?

1st in National Ranking XC Contest Poland 2017 and 2021 and in Sport Class in 2022, 2024
3rd in World XC Contest Sport Class in 2024 and in Standard Class in 2020 and 2021 Polish national record holder flat triangle flight 305 km in Kenya and declared out and return 272 km in Slovenia

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

After my faith in Jesus, flying meany everythink to me.

What do you like about Nova?

Nova has an honest sales approach, the wings are very durable and offer exellent performance

My name ist Manuel, i grew up in a Chrstian family and have always been fascinate by flying. It all started with model airplanes when I was Young, then I got my glider livense and eventually I found my true passion in paragliding. After a few years, I bought my first Nova wing. I was so impressed by the peaple behind the company and the quality of the wings that within two years i bought three new wings from Nova. Today I spend over 400 hours a year in the air. Although I still work in the industry, my whole life revolves around youth work in the church with kids and flying.

What is your home flying site?

Neuffen & Columbia

What is your biggest success?

Flying safely without any accidents, a 138Km triangle with the Mentor, logging more then 400 hours of airtime annually, to be part of the nova-team

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

freedom is the oxygen of the soul

What is your biggest success?

Dolomitenmann 2019, 2nd Amateur, Dolomitenmann 2020 11th overall

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Freedom, passion, fun and satisfaction

What is your home flying site?

Rhön (Wasserkuppe)

What is your biggest success?

Flatland: 222km,
Flatland-Triangle: 90km
(Flyingsite record for Kreuzberg South and Wasserkuppe West).
Four times the 1st place Hessencup
1st XCCUP Intermediate class 2021

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Paragliding give me eagle-eye views from lofty summits, fields, lakes, pushing my mental health, offers me a way to confront and enjoy the company of like-minded people. And not last is helping to keep me young.

What do you like about Nova?

What I like most about Nova is that the wings are safe and efficient, even in strong XC flying conditions

www.facebook.com/grazia.crippa/

www.instagram.com/graziacrippa/

From the moment I took my first flight in a tandem, I knew it was the sport for me. Like most pilots, I wake up and look outside, hoping for a beautiful day with good thermals. This has been happening for 30 years. But it's not always like that. Fortunately, I live on Lake Maggiore in Italy, where there are many activities for people who love the outdoors, like me.

What is your home flying site?

Alpe Cavallotti, Alpe Quaggione, Valle Vigezzo

What is your biggest success?

202 Km in Kenya - Best 2 fai triangle in my home place - Some good place on XC Italy

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Spaß, Adrenalin, große Streckenflüge, Abstiegshilfe beim Hike&Fly

What is your home flying site?

Salzkammergut

What is your biggest success?

noch kein Unfall
226 km FAI Dreieck mit Mentor 4
3. Platz Austria Streckenflugstaatsmeisterschaft in PG-Mannschaft 2014
3. Platz Austria Streckenflugstaatsmeisterschaft in PG-Mannschaft 2012
10. Platz Austria Streckenflugstaatsmeisterschaft in PG-Overall 2010

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

freedom, compensation for daily trouble, beeing in nature, using the power of the sun, learning with each flight more about the forces of nature

What do you like about Nova?

I like the NOVA wings for their performance and handling. However, all design details focus first not on performance but on safety. I think that's great!

https://www.facebook.com/markus.kaup.37/

https://www.instagram.com/flymuenster/

https://www.2birds.de

Born in the Sauerland, the German low mountain range is my home! That's where I started paragliding in the last millennium! Today I live in Münsterland, it is even flatter there, and yet I fly still with these wings. Paragliding is my sport, my balance, my fascination and now it's since years my passion.

What is your home flying site?

MünstAIRland (northwestgermany)

What is your biggest success?

3th place "VARUS CUP" 2023; local Comp in the north of north rhine westfalia;
2th place german flatlands 2022 standard class (3 th Overall);
1th place "VARUS CUP" 2021; local Comp in the north of north rhine westfalia
1th place "VARUS CUP" 2020; local Comp in the north of north rhine westfalia
2th place german flatlands 2019 standard class (5 th Overall)
5th place german flatlands 2018 standard class
1th place german flatlands 2017 standard class
making step-towling for PG legal and accepted in germany
2025: 135.6 xc-km flatland (Coesfeld-Gaupel /winch) 5:26h airtime;
2019: 151.8 xc-km flatland (Hausstein) 5:31h airtime;
2018: 127.0 xc-km flatland (Coesfeld-Gaupel /winch) 4:37h airtime;

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Freedom! Great feelings on every flight! Easy way to go down from a mountain :-)

What do you like about Nova?

I like Nova because they offer outstanding paragliders across all areas of the sport. But what I appreciate most is the Nova team – their friendliness and down-to-earth attitude.

https://www.facebook.com/flyingskimolover/

https://www.instagram.com/martinstofner/

https://tandem.flights/

Ever since I was a child, I’ve dreamed of flying. Years later, paragliding finally made that dream come true. After just a few flights, I knew this was something I wanted to share with others. That’s what led me to become a tandem pilot. Early on, I also took part in Hike & Fly races and was able to place among the top athletes – thanks in no small part to my strong mountain running abilities.

What is your home flying site?

Sarntal, Pustertal

What is your biggest success?

2. Dolomitenmann 2020,2024
1. Hike&fly Trophy Südtirol/2 mal

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

To share, escape and indulge yourself

https://www.facebook.com/foxie71640

https://www.instagram.com/m.bouday/

What is your home flying site?

France, Burgundy, Saône et Loire (71)

What is your biggest success?

8th Airtour 2018

teamblog.nova.eu/the-airtour-experienced-by-max-in-french-alps/

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

The ultimate experience of freedom.
A privileg to move unpowered and silently in an element not accessible to “other” non-flying people.
An essential tool for recreation in unspoilt nature.

What is your biggest success?

– 246km FAI triangle in XC season 2012
– 247 km FAI triangle in XC season 2021
– 1. in XContest Austria Teams 2018 & 2008
– 3. in XContest Austria 2013 PG Standard
– 3. in XContest Austria 2011 PG Open
– 2. in XContest Austria 2011 Teams
– 3. in XContest International 2010 PG Sport
– 3. in XContest Austria 2010 Teams
– 2. in XContest Austria 2009 Teams
 

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Freiheit! Wie ein Vogel und mit Vögeln die Aufwinde nutzen und lautlos in Verbundenheit mit der Natur.

https://www.facebook.com/monika.gschwendtner.391

What is your biggest success?

127,8 km freie Strecke, gestartet am Stol 2018 => 7. Platz in der DHV-XC Damenwertung 2018 2017 + 2018 + 2019 => 1. Platz Damenwertung Bayerwald Cup
12. Platz DHV Damenwertung 2020
 

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Everything

What is your home flying site?

Molveno, Hawaii; Colombia

What is your biggest success?

4x Acro Italian Champion
2X XC Italian Champion
2° Superfinal World Cup
RedBull Xalps
3° RedBull AcroCross

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Pleasure, sharing, travelling ...

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010874838366

https://www.instagram.com/niko_vol10/?hl=fr

What is your home flying site?

Saint Hilaire du Touvet

What is your biggest success?

- 3rd place - Cats Craddle Trophy / Marlens (19-24/04/10)

parapente.ffvl.fr/compet/1548

- 205 kms over Alpes parapente.ffvl.fr/cfd/liste/2013/vol/20146073

Ambassadors & Friends

https://nb-no.facebook.com/ole.dalen.1

https://www.instagram.com/ole.j.dalen

What is your home flying site?

Bodø, Norway

What is your biggest success?

Paraglided in over 30 countries

Ambassadors & Friends

https://www.facebook.com/Xiboard

https://www.instagram.com/xiboard

What is your home flying site?

Couraduque, Aucun, Pyrénées
Dune du Pilat, Bordeaux

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Freedom!

https://www.instagram.com/pnagl

What is your home flying site?

Elfer!

What is your biggest success?

Launching off Mont Blanc at 4200m, Hike&Fly of almost all Peaks of the Nordkette, Habicht etc., 168 FAI, 270 Flat

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Freiheit, Glück, Erfolgserlebnisse und Spaß mit Flugkollegen

Liberty, luck, success experiences and fun with flight colleagues

What do you like about Nova?

The Team and the brand. I love the wings

What is your home flying site?

Waldstetten Bergen Skihütte 40m hoch und Messelberg Donzdorf 170m hoch

What is your biggest success?

– 3rd place in DHV XC 2007 overall - jipiiee
– first time in the german league in 2008
– qualified for german league in 2009
-- 4th place in DHV XC 2010 open class with Triton 20 LTF
-- in 2010 one FAI with 192km and one 10,5 hour flight near to 240km switched tactical out of a (for me unfinishable) FAI see Nova homepage news archiv 19.07.2010 XC month
-- 2011 Place 4 in german XC first FAI > 200km both with Mentor 2
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Alb Cup first Place,
since 2003 most flights in DHV XC Statistik, there are indeed in the DHV XC 2300 flights there, in reality, there are more than 6000 flights
since 6/2015 most hours in DHV XC statistic
2016 2th place Albcup, 8.8.2016 new all year record on Messelberg (170m high) 150km

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

freedom, learning, friendship

What do you like about Nova?

The team, the spirit

https://www.facebook.com/philipp.hanggi.3

https://www.instagram.com/philipphanggi/

What is your home flying site?

Alps and Jura Switzerland

What is your biggest success?

Finisher Dolomiti Superfly
1st SwissAlps 100 Hike&Fly
3th SwissCup
4th Jura Hike&Fly
5th Gantrisch Hike&Fly
301 km flat triangle
World's longest (time) XC flight 2023 - 2024

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Freedom!, nature , and being in the mountains

What do you like about Nova?

The enthusiasim Nova has !!

https:/www.facebook.com/pierre.carter.58

http://instagram.com/7summits7flights

www.7Summits7Flights.co.za

Paragliding for 37 Years since 1988, Work for my self in the building industry, I try have an expedition to some part of the world every year either for Paragliding and or Climbing, Am off to do my Final 7 summits flight , Mt Vinson in Dec 2025 : ))

What is your home flying site?

Drakensberg and Hartebessport South Africa near Johannesburg

What is your biggest success?

My 7 summits project with Everest in 2022 only 1 more to go - X Alps 2009/11/13 - Flying 260km back in 1995 - Still Loving it after 35Years!

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Mountain, beauty, self control,pleasure

What is your home flying site?

Chamrousse FRANCE

What is your biggest success?

1st cfd Hike and fly 2022 and 2023

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Adventure !

https://www.facebook.com/pierre.roy.9887/

https://www.instagram.com/pierrorl/?hl=fr

What is your home flying site?

Petite Neigette

What is your biggest success?

First winter ascent + fly off Nicol Albert

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Flying for fun in places with incredible scenerys

www.facebook.com/rafaelmontanhista

www.instagram.com/rafael_wojcik

What is your home flying site?

Morro do Cal

What is your biggest success?

Being a NOVA Team Pilot; Maintain a Mentor 4 Light 150km record at my flying site for a few years; Several flights over 100km and some close to 200km; Combine mountaineering and climbing with paragliding

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Paragliding is my great passion; I love the silence; to be in the nature

https://www.facebook.com/gs.fliegerralf/

What is your home flying site?

Bremm/Mosel Kobern-Gondorf/ Mosel Boppard/Rhein

What is your biggest success?

136 XC-km flatland from the river Mosel to the border of the Netherland (7.5.2016) 40 km FAI triangle-2700m-flight in shorts and T-Shirt ;-) (27.08.2016) 117 XC-km flatland from Boppard/Rhein to Saarbrücken (07.08.2022) To fly since 1997 without any accident! Toi Toi Toi!

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Big part of my life , you know better than me , it is not just a sport , it’s a way of living

What do you like about Nova?

I really like the ‘family’ atmosphere of the company and the cordiality with which we have been treated so far, as well as the fact that the pilot teams are not required to strive excessively for performance.

I have been flying since I was 20 years old. Thankfully, I live in an area that allows me to fly easily. In addition to flying, I enjoy mountaineering (not extreme), cycling (gravel), and short ski mountaineering excursions. I am married and work as a sales manager in the flower industry. I love cross-country flying. In the past, I used to travel, but now I want to explore all the possibilities of my region and neighbouring areas.

What is your home flying site?

Aviano- Meduno-Gemona

What is your biggest success?

"There are several flights that I consider personal successes, not because of their length, but because of the excitement they gave me (new routes, fantastic views, flights in good company, etc.).

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

A life time of learning

https://www.facebook.com/rbinstead

https://www.instagram.com/richies.adventures/

https://richiesadventures.com/

What is your home flying site?

Southern NZ Alps

What is your biggest success?

X-Alps 23 and X-Pyr 22 particilation.

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

doing something good in nature with friends

What is your home flying site?

Interlaken

What is your biggest success?

First, second, third and so on in Cross Country Contests in Switzerland and online contests. Lots of new cross country routes in swiss alps. 2016 record triangle in swiss Ticino for some days:-), record triangle in Grindelwald.

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Live life and a lot of fun

https://www.facebook.com/rupert.kellnhofer

What is your home flying site?

Bayerischer Wald

What is your biggest success?

208 km flatland and many flights 100+

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Everything!

https://www.instagram.com/samu.tanner/

What is your home flying site?

Stubai valley

What is your biggest success?

First Junior in AUT/GER/SUI in Worldranking, no accidents

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

it makes me happy.

www.instagram.com/_simonraffeiner/

What is your home flying site?

St.Anton am Arlberg/ Austria

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Freedom, adventure, and challenge all at once — an incredible feeling of being alive.

What do you like about Nova?

There is a lot but...especially the history of Mentormania....simply easy XC-Machines.

What is your home flying site?

Krupka & Alps

What is your biggest success?

FAI-ratified tandem world record: 233 km triangle — flown with my wife.

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Adventure, freedom, silence, great perspectives, interesting people, air and ground hiking

What do you like about Nova?

reliable, proper flying gear

What is your home flying site?

Hausstein, Hohen Bogen, Oberemmendorf

What is your biggest success?

- 204km free distance flatland
- 167km triangle
- 130km triangle flatland
2021: 31st German flatland
2018: 13th German flatland (A/B class), 15th German flatland 'Deutschlandpokal' (all classes)

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

It`s my balance to work - a way to calm myself down, to physicially push myself to my limits and to feel free.

What do you like about Nova?

Pleasant handling, great passive safety, good quality, good performance. I have always felt comfortable on my wings - the most important thing in paragliding.

https://www.facebook.com/susanne.hadorn.37

https://www.instagram.com/sue_hadorn/

I joined the Nova-Team in 2022. I live in the Alps and flying has been my great passion for several years - I am not a cross-country pilot but enjoy every hike and fly I can do. Whenever possible, I run/hike up mountains and fly down. For me, flying is a change from my work in the hospital and on the rescue helicopter. I have been flying an ION from Nova since my training and will hopefully continue to have many wonderful experiences with my wing.

What is your home flying site?

Möntschelen, Switzerland

What is your biggest success?

Flying down from Mönch, Jungfrau and Balmhorn

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

It's my job, my hobby, my main occupation and my daily sport activity all at once

What is your home flying site?

Organya, Spain

What is your biggest success?

3x Acro World Cup Champion

Race & Adventure 

What does paragliding mean to you?

Everything!
it's my passion - my whole life long
fun & learning with every flight

What do you like about Nova?

the wings
the company
the people
the team

www.facebook.com/th0mas.schneider

I love the freedom of being outdoors in our wonderful nature and the mountains. Sport in winter and summer is always a top priority.
Family and friends mean everything to me! Traveling to faraway countries - the more adventurous the better - still inspires me!
I have been passionate about flying for 45 years and never want to stop.
I am a member of the Swiss XC League and also the Comp League, but the experiences mean more to me than the results.

What is your home flying site?

Alp Scheidegg (dczo.ch)
Jura, Fanas, Wallis
Bir Billing (India)

What is your biggest success?

no accident in > 40 years hangliding/paragliding
several > 200km in Himalaya (Bir)
5th Pre PWC Sportclass 2023 Bir (Mentor 7 Light)
10th PG Standard 2024 xcontest.org
Winner Xcontest India 2018 and 2019
Swiss Competition League 2024: 37th Sportclass

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Good flight with friends is the best.

What is your home flying site?

NE from german flatlands

What is your biggest success?

2014 3. German Flatlands 2015 5. DHV-XC German Flatlands Regio Ost 2010, 2011,20161th overall, 2017 2th overall/1th Sport, 2018 1th sport,2019 3th overall/1th Standard/1thSport,2020 1th Sport,

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

I've tried all or almost all outdoor activities, but paragliding is simply the best. In four decades, it never lost its fascination and I after a nice flight I still smile like a little kid on Christmas eve. Besides, I like that all senses have to be active when flying! And you never stop learning.

What do you like about Nova?

Technically, I like NOVA's approach of building wings that offer high performance but with a low aspect ratio. Besides, the canopies are mostly very coherent and compact. They are trust-inspiring - exactly what I want as an XC-pilot.
As a company, I like their ethic standards. They are fair and honest. They really do care about their customers – and us team pilots as well. :-)

www.facebook.com/till.gottbrath

www.instagram.com/tillgottbrath/

www.gottbrath.com

I am a very lucky man! I have the privilege to live in the Alps with the woman I love in a beautiful 500-year-old Bavarian farmhouse. I am healthy. And my professional career as journalist and communication consultant in the sport goods and outdoor industry was largely overlapping with my private interest. Last but not least, I am keen traveller, having visited roughly 120 countries on all continents.

What is your home flying site?

Kampenwand, Chiemgau

What is your biggest success?

– 2019: 36th worldwide XContest Standard
– 2019: 3rd Bordairrace Montafon (Standard)
– 2019; 4th overall ranking Bordairrace Series (Standard)
– 2019: 218 km flat
– 2019: 3rd overall worldwide in www.OnlineContest.org
– 2017: Dolomiti Superfly - reaching the goal
– 2016: be awarded as "Captain of the Century"
– 2012: 4th standard class in XC.DHV.de
– 2012; 22nd stnadard class, worldwide in
– 2011: 4th standard class in XC.DHV.de
– 37. at the first ever German Championship (1987) - haha!
– No crash 6 no injury ever…

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

For me flying is Freedom. When I'm in the air I can and have to make my very own decisions. I love that. On top of that it's really relaxing for me to go flying. I don't have to think about anything but just fly!

What do you like about Nova?

Top quality poducts that are easy to fly. The familiar atmosphere and shared values

https://www.facebook.com/timon.weber.31

https://www.instagram.com/timon.weber/?hl=de

https://www.para-dise.org

Driven by the vision of creating spaces for connectedness. NOVA Pilots Team Captain, theologian and founding member of the protestant charity PARA|DISE. I work in a start-up of the Methodist Church.

What is your home flying site?

Southern Alps, Allgäu

What is your biggest success?

- 280km FAI Triangle
- Despite a few setbacks, close calls and a rescuer crash, I have retained and deepened the joy of flying
- Sharing my passions with others through events like Fly&Share, volbiv days, pilgramage & Flys...

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Paragliding is a big part of my life: It is freedom, adventure and challenge! It is the last picture I’d like to have in mind if I fall asleep after a hard workday.

https://www.facebook.com/tobias.ehrmann.98

https://www.instagram.com/to.bis/

What is your home flying site?

Brauneck

What is your biggest success?

- 2nd place in standard class of DHV-XC 2020
- 3rd place in standard class of DHV-XC 2019 and 2023
- 14th place in PG standard World XContest 2019

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

way of living. Finding peace and clearing my mind. Challenging for longer distances

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=740114483

https://www.instagram.com/todorbb/

What is your home flying site?

Shumen, Sofia

What is your biggest success?

316km from Asssu Brazil 2024, 260 km open distance 2019 (En-B/En-C Bulgarian record)

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

freedom and personal exploring

What is your home flying site?

Kandersteg

What is your biggest success?

2015:XContest World_PG Standard_8., Nova Mentor Challenge_1.
2016:XContest World_PG Standard_6., CCC Schweiz Fun&Safety_1/Sport_2. on Ion 4/Phantom,
2017:XContest World_PG Standard_10, CCC Schweiz_Fun&Safety_1/Sport_2, Nova Pilots of the Year, on Phantom
2018:XContest World_PG Standard+Sport_3, CCC Schweiz_Fun&Safety_1/Sport_2, Nova Pilots of the Year, on Phantom
2022:XContest World_PG Standard+Sport_3, CCC Schweiz_Fun&Safety_1/Sport_2, Nova Pilots of the Year, on Mentor 7
PB: 301km Flat_ Niesen, on Mentor 7, 247km fai on aonic en a

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

passion, addiction, inspiration, relaxation,
independence, freedom, spirit.

What do you like about Nova?

The brand, the team, and the spirit.
Gliders are easy to fly and really perform well in all conditions.
The workmanship is very good and the material is durable.
Gliders are not build on the edge of its class, so the pilot feels comfortable and can focus on flying and not on the wing.

https://www.facebook.com/thorben.seelig/

https://vimeo.com/user148890593

Almost at the same time, I started studying meteorology and paragliding.
For me, both are a source of inspiration that opens the door to knowledge.
Knowledge opens the door to understanding myself and the environment in which I am.
It helps me to constantly improve and to live in harmony with nature.
Improvement is not about winning, but about learning from your mistakes to become a better person and to give the gained knowledge to others.

What is your home flying site?

Altes Lager, Cottbus, Beilrode, Laucha

What is your biggest success?

* 233 km - open distance
* 98.5 km - FAI triangle
* 142 km - flat triangle
* 8:12 (hh:min) longest flight
* German flatlands 2015/2022 - 4th regional championship North-East, 8/13th overall
* 3rd overall RegioOst 2024
* win of height 2657m (this was one of my impressivest flights ever - cloud base was almost 3500m over Cottbus)
* there are much more flights which count not in numbers but in being extremely difficult (almost no sun – 40km triangle) and a lot of really successful flights together with friends being at the beginning of there XC-time.

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Hapiness and spend time together with my husband also on tandem

https://www.facebook.com/ulrike.hofbauer/

https://www.instagram.com/hofbauerulrike/

https://www.hike2fly4fun.com/

What is your home flying site?

Schöckl

Ambassadors & Friends

What does paragliding mean to you?

Discovering and playing with nature, mental challenge

https://www.facebook.com/uros.bergant/

www.condorsoaring.com

What is your home flying site?

Potoška Gora, Slovenia

What is your biggest success?

- 256 FAI triangle
- 246 FAI triangle 29.9 km/h
- 236 flat triangle
- 203 flat triangle 34.2 km/h
- 216 free distance in Slovenia
- Slovenian OLC 1. overall 2010
- Slovenian OLC 2. overall 2013
- Slovenian OLC 1. overall 2014
- No accident

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

relaxing, Watching Earth from anonther point of few, feeling freedom in 3D, and spending time with nice people and my biggest Luxury

www.vpictures.at

What is your biggest success?

2.women Österreichische Staatsmeisterschaft2008
1.women Newcomer class 2008/09
2008 1.. women Ostirol Open
2009 4.XContest Austria women
2012: 2.place women Crossalps
2012: 2.place women Bordairline St. Michael Lungau 2012: 1.place woman paragliding Rottenmanner Adventure Race 2012: 3. woman Austria OLC, 2014 2. place women crossalps, 2016: 3. place Xcontest Austria women,2 times Bordairline Comps

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Consonance with Nature. Flying has been an
essential part of my life for the past ten years. It gives me an indescribable
sense of freedom, a deep source of inspiration, and
lasting friendships.

What do you like about Nova?

NOVA feels like family to me—offering both support and a strong sense of safety. Not only do they create top-quality gear that lets you push your limits, but they also prioritize safety, which I believe is essential. That combination makes all the difference.

https://www.facebook.com/victorvalasek

https://www.instagram.com/viktorvalasek/

http://viktorvalasek.com/

I’ve dreamed of flying since childhood—ever since my older brother introduced me to model airplanes and first told me about paragliders back in the early ’90s. A lot has happened since then, but my love for flying has only grown stronger. That passion truly took off when I started paragliding in 2015.

What is your home flying site?

Velký Lopeník:)

What is your biggest success?

155 km FAI and 208 km free distance in the Czech flatlands, 2nd place in the 2024 Hike & Fly Moravian Challenge, and a regular top-10 finisher in the Czech X-Contest Open Category.
That said, even smaller flights hold great meaning for me when there’s a personal story behind them. For example, I once flew a 60+ km FAI from a small hill near my parents-in-law’s house—where I (and everyone else) had only ever soared, doubting its real potential. Since then, we’ve been pushing the site’s limits, and the current record stands at 137 km FAI.
Another unforgettable moment was spending over six hours flying in one direction, only to land in my hometown—a truly magical experience.

Race & Adventure

What does paragliding mean to you?

Freedom without boundaries, be directly aware of all my senses, personal area of development

What do you like about Nova?

My Journey with NOVA – A Lifelong Connection. My very first contact with NOVA goes back to my early paragliding training – the school wanted to start me on a NOVA Sphinx. That was back in 1994, and what a time it was! Although I ended up flying more conventional wings, I was immediately drawn to NOVA – not just the gliders, but the philosophy behind them.
From the beginning, there was something special in the way NOVA approached the sport: with heart, integrity, and a deep passion for flight.
Becoming part of the NOVA team gave my flying a whole new meaning. I wasn't just a pilot anymore – I was part of a big, passionate family. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of being involved in NOVA’s development, even professionally, and I still love the team spirit and the human connection we share.
For me, NOVA is not just about performance – it’s about charm, passion, and the love of flying. That’s exactly what I’ve found in my NOVA family.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080519191488

www.instagram.com/wernerluidolt/

www.viento.aero

Flying Has Always Been Part of Me. My flying journey didn’t start with engines or gliders – it began with paper airplanes. Later came remote-controlled models, and eventually, as a teenager, I earned my glider license. After two decades of passionate and intensive gliding, I finally made the full switch to paragliding – a natural step, as I had already completed my paragliding license earlier. And honestly, it brought me closer to the essence of what flying means to me than ever before. Being in the air with my paraglider is pure joy – every single moment. I love going far, chasing XC distances, but that’s only part of it. Flying means so much more: playing in the snow, soaring along sand dunes in Denmark, travelling all around the world, hiking with friends and launching into a sunset… it’s all part of this incredible journey. For me, flying is freedom, connection, and happiness – and my motto sums it up perfectly: Fly for fun – the rest will come!

What is your home flying site?

Stoderzinken

What is your biggest success?

321 km Flat triangle CODEX, 286 km FAI triangle Mentor 7 Light. Meduno-Tamsweg one way, 206 km FAI triangle on Nova Oryx, 223,9 km FAI triangle ION 2, 251 km FAI Mentor 3 light. 1100 km flat triangle on a Sailplane 15 class Type Rolladen-Schneider LS 6, Winning the Barron Hilton Cup 2008 - an international Sailplane Contest in the 15m Class