Team Pilot Augustin Bedek came 26th *overall* in XContest 2024, flying his EN-B Base 2. All his flights were in France. (That’s against all the CCC wings, all the pilots who did seasons in Brazil etc … pretty impressive!). His biggest-scoring flight was a 236km FAI triangle from Col de l’Izoard...
Congratulations to BGD team pilot Markéta Tomášková, who is women’s European Paragliding Accuracy Champion for 2024. The Championships took place in Gjirokaster, Albania, from 4-12 October. Yang Chen of China flew on invitation as a (non-European) guest and won the overalls, with a score of just...
The Adventures of Valerio: Between Dreams and Reality "Explore the Sky and the Mountains with Real and Fantasy Flights" Valerio Boggia, the youngest member of Team BGD, has written a book about his adventures with his father Luigi. The Adventures of Valerio is a journey between reality and fantasy,...
Congratulations to Guillaume Funck, whose film La Paralpine won two prestigious awards in the Icares du Cinema at the Coupe Icare 2024. The film won the Icare d’Or as well as the Icare de la Presse.
The ADAM SPOT has landed! Right on target, dead centre! Our dedicated accuracy wing is the choice of champions, including Paragliding Accuracy World Champion Yang Chan, who was the inspiration for it. The original Adam with a new colour scheme, it is certified EN/LTF-A. Accuracy pilots all over the...
Yang Chen is seriously on fire in the paragliding accuracy world! He continues his dominance of competitions, with another win and an OVERALL 0 score at the Eurasia Cup for Landing Accuracy in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan in June, flying his ADAM. That is – literally – unbeatable! Mantoro Huang (TPE)...
She's out! The DIVA 2 is officially released – certified and ready in all four sizes. A high-performance two-liner EN-D, we're proud to unveil our first real competition paraglider. We're blown away by her performance and very excited to see her out on the competition circuits. Tyr flew the size...
BGD Team Pilot Yang Chen and fellow ADAM pilot Xiangyan Kong, both from China, won overall and women’s gold at the Kabanbai Batyr International Cup for Landing Accuracy. The competition was held from 7-9 June 2024 in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. Yang scored 6 overall, in seven rounds, and Xiangyan...
The BGD edition of the Sports-Class Racing Series took place in Berga, Spain in the first week of June. It was a great success, with four varied tasks of 45km to 65km which took pilots into the mountains and the flats. Spanish pilot Rafael Rosa Prat won, ahead of Pál Takáts and Christiaan Durrant....
Want to test-fly our latest wings? This is where we will be, and when! 11 May Vol-libre, Philippe Briod Baulmes, SWITZERLAND 11 May Time Flies Gailtal, Carinthia, AUSTRIA 18 - 20 May Flying High Mayrhofen Mayrhofen, Zillertal, AUSTRIA 24 - 26 May Air Rock Aflenz, Steiermark/Styria, Tirol, AUSTRIA 30...
The BGD round of the Sports Class Racing series 2024 will be in Berga, Spain from 2-8 June. It's the second event in this year's five-competitions series, and is a high-level competition for gliders certified EN-C and below. "For pilots who have outgrown fun and national competitions, and are looking...
After months of editing and post-production, we're as delighted as Guillaume Funk to announce the avant-premiere of his film ‘La Paralpine’ on 20 June at 8.30pm at the ‘Le Stockel’ cinema (Av. de Hinnisdael 17, 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre) in Brussels. The film documents his summer 2023 vol-bivouac...
Team pilot Yang Chen has pulled off his 4th personal Paragliding Accuracy World Cup win, taking the top step of the podium at Alanya, Turkey in April with a total of 5 points scored in 6 rounds. Compatriot and fellow Adam pilot Xiangyan Kong was first woman and joint second overall with 6 points scored....
Congratulations to 15-year-old Mark Janaway of Slovenia / GB, whose 109km flight from Sorica, Slovenia on 13 April earned him the 100km out-and-return Junior World and European record. Mark's solo flying career started just eleven months before the record flight, in May 2023, although he had flown...
It's here, the Magic 2! Our performance EN-A is a safe and fun wing that is designed to keep new pilots in love with this amazing sport as they explore what it has to offer, a first wing that will accompany pilots throughout their progression from school days to XC.
Our new hike-and-fly rucksack, the SCOUT, is ready for adventure. Available now on the BGD Shop in 42l and 60l sizes, it's made from light and durable fabric and comfortable for all-day hiking. It's easy to pack your wing inside thanks to the large zipped opening, and there are lots of pockets with stretchy...
Congratulations to BGD Team pilot Yang Chan, who won the Paragliding Accuracy World Cup Superfinal 2023 with an impressive total of just 6 points scored in six rounds. (In accuracy, being spot-on the target is what counts. The points represent the distance from centre, so the smaller the better. Six...
BGD Team Pilot Yang Chen has won the 12th FAI World Paragliding Accuracy Championships in Sopot, Bulgaria, flying an Adam. The competition, running from 21st to 26th October, saw 129 starting pilots from 31 countries competing over 12 rounds. For the first time, new knockout rules meant that after...
Champion's Remarkable Victory Showcased in Thrilling Short Film Sopot, Bulgaria - October 28, 2023 In a dazzling display of skill and precision, Yang Chen has secured victory at the 12th FAI World Paragliding Accuracy Championships in Sopot, Bulgaria. Flying an Adam paraglider, Chen's remarkable performance...
In celebration of the hike-and-fly season, we're offering 10% off our lightweight wings for two weeks. The offer applies to the Anda, Echo 2, Base 2 Lite and Lynx 2 for orders placed between 5 and 18 October inclusive. Order through your local dealer. Check the dealer map at the link below to find...
Congratulations to Jaroslav Jindra, who came first in our #BGDSpot film competition, winning a brand new ADAM 2 for the coming season. Nice work and kudos also to runners-up Yermek Amanbayev and Meysam Safavi who get a BGD goody-bag. Thank you very much to everyone who participated in the competition....
Congratulations to ADAM pilots Yang Chen of China and Ivana Ferarič of the Czech Republic. They finished joint third overall and first woman in the Paragliding Accuracy World Cup round in Wasserkuppe, Germany. Yan Chen also topped the overall scores for the season, and is one of 30 pilots to have...
Kay Busemann led us to new heights atop the Marmolata in Italy's stunning Dolomites during the Fassa Sky Expo. With epic conditions boasting a cloud base exceeding 3,000 meters, it was a truly unforgettable experience for all the pilots who joined us at this remarkable Italian event. The BGD stand was...
The BGD edition of the Sports-Class Racing Series 2023 went off in Pedro Bernardo, Spain with a happy screaming vario and a roomful of smiles from 10-16 September. Three tasks were flown, including the longest of the series yet – a 102.3km race-to-goal on 13 Sep; the other two tasks were 75.9km...
BGD are sponsoring the Spanish round of this inaugural SRS (Sports-class Racing Series) year. The competition takes place in Pedro Bernardo from 10-17 September. The event is the fourth in the new series for sports class (EN-C and below) wings, and will decide the series winners too, so there will...
September already!! No time to pause ... it's a busy month and no mistaking. You'll find us here: 9 & 10 September Tête en l'Air Bourg St Maurice, France Parapente Club Haute Tarentaise 9 & 10 September Franken Testival Siegritz, Germany babmerger-gleitschirmclub 10-16 September SRS – BGD Edition Pedro...
Congratulations to ADAM pilots Jianwei Wang of China and Thailand's Chantika Chaisanuk for podium finishes in the PGAWC 2023 round in Lombok, Indonesia in July 2023. The competition, which is the fourth in this year's series, took place from 27-30 July, but conditions permitted only one scored task....
Oh summer, we love summer! Here's where we'll be in August: 11 - 13 August Le Plouf Festival Vercorin, Switzerland plouf-festival.ch 18-20 August Acro Show Villeneuve, Switzerland plouf-festival.ch
The ADAM 2 is our new school and accuracy competition glider. Accuracy landing is a huge aspect of paragliding, and this year is a World Championship year: the 12th FAI Paragliding World Championship takes place in Sopot, Bulgaria, in October. Talented accuracy pilots around the world have kept the...
25-year-old Belgian mountain addict Guillaume Funck has spent the last few weeks on a big project: crossing the Alps from Slovenia to Nice, stopping on the way to climb some iconic mountains. He took with him a Base 2 Lite and an Anda. 6 June 2023 It's been almost a week since Tonio and I set off to...
BGD are really happy to support Wheels4Flying, a not-for-profit organisation based in Mayrhofen, Austria, who offer wheelchair-assisted paragliding to people with disabilities or mobility impairments. They started in the autumn of 2022, and they have been putting smiles on the faces of wheelchair passengers...
Claire Garnesson recently spent several weeks on a grand adventure in Chile. One of the highlights was a flight from Cerro Toco, a 5,604m volcano in the Atacama Desert, on her Base 2 Lite. She is probably the first person ever to have flown from it! Here is her story: Cerro Toco (5604m) – Make...
Here's where you'll find BGD in July: 28 June - 2 July British Open Paramotor Championships Manston, UK ppgcomps.co.uk 1 - 2 July Fly Test Crozet France www.vol-libre-gessien.fr Contact Romain, Ecole Sur Un Nuage, Tel +33 6 37 86 94 17 7-9 July Romania Paragliding Testival 2023 Romania Facebook 9...
Our new school paraglider is out! The ADAM 2 is certified EN/LTF A in five sizes, including a new XS (for weights from 50kg all up). It's a safe wing, designed for fledgling pilots to take their first steps into the air, and develop their soaring and thermalling skills without stress. It is durable...
Chinese pilot Yang Chen continues to dominate the accuracy scene, winning the Kazakhstan round of the 2023 Paragliding Accuracy World Cup on his ADAM. Yang won both the Thailand and Turkey rounds of the PGAWC as well, and after three rounds is leading overall with a score of just 5 points in total! The...
Parapente+ published an ANDA test in issue 488 (May/June 2023). We have permission to publish the article, so here it is (auto-translated). Nice choice of cover photo too! In the world of light wings, where concepts abound, the Anda clearly states what it is... A very accessible free flight wing (EN...
These are some of the events BGD will be attending in June: Saturday 3 June Elztalflieger Testival Gschasi. Elzach, Germany elztalflieger.de 8-11 June Super Paragliding Testival Kössen, Austria parashop.at/testival 10-11 June Sakana Parapente Eguna 2023 Navarra, Spain Email cafe@kasana.es or Whatsapp...
BGD's kite brand AIRWAVE have released an exciting new kite for hydrofoiling and snowkiting: the ALMA is a monofoil hybrid, a design that is completely new in the foil kite world. It is the product of a collaboration between Airwave / BGD designer Tom Lolies and 11-time kitesurfing World Champion Maxime...
BGD Team Pilot Muzi (Li Shengtao) is taking on the biggest hike-and-fly challenge there is: Everest! He left Everest Base Camp on 14 May, and hopes to summit the 8,848m mountain on 17th or 18th May. If he succeeds, and the winds are good (and we have everything crossed that they will be) he hopes to...
These are the events BGD will be attending in May! Come and fly with us, maybe demo a wing. 18-21 May Bad Apples Fly-In USA www.badappleshodgesfieldflyin.com 19-21 May Terzo Hike and Fly 2023Monte Subasio Umbria, Italy alisubasio.it 27-29 May Zillertal Testival Mayrhofen, Austria flying-high.at/testival-2023...
The EPIC FREESTYLE is the wild child of the original EPIC; EN/LTF-B with all the safety that implies, but strengthened, and decked out in pink. The perfect tool for starting out and progressing in freestyle, and you can thermal and go XC on it too!
Chen Yang has won the second round of the 2023 Paragliding Accuracy World Cup in Alanya, Turkey, flying an ADAM. The competition took place from 27 April 2023, and was the second competition in the 2023 series. 88 pilots competed in seven rounds, in what turned out to be a very close-run competition....
The BGD team Pilots' Meeting in Morocco this February was fantastic. As Leonard Siclon said, "good flying, good spirit, good food!". This is his video.
Good news – the LYNX 2 is out! Our new lightweight EN-C is for cross-country pilots who travel light. It's perfect for hike-and-fly racing and serial class comps. It's a 2.5-liner, and at 3.2kg to 4.3kg it's among the lightest in its class. We chose a 2.5-line design because it meant we didn't need...
Celebrating flying, life and friendship with the BGD Team Pilots in Mirleft, Morocco. The annual team pilots' meeting was a sandy pot of fun, laughter, flying, cacti, food, smiles and er, camels. In every order! Thanks to Damien Lecire for having us, and to all the Team Pilots and crew for a fun event....
Over the weekend of 3rd - 5th march 2023, we were at the fabulous Stubai Cup in Austria, where we were treated to sunny skies and good thermals. There were many highlights, including the team flying, where we got all of the models in the air at once. Thanks to Kay Busemann for the great video!
This video, made for Italian television in 1992, has just resurfaced. Check out the main star: team pilot Luigi Boggia. Luigi first flew parachutes off Italian hills in the 1970s! Luigi has already passed his passion on to his young son Valerio, who at nine years old is a seasoned tandem passenger and...
Good news from Laragne-Montéglin: there is a new navette running to launch from the campsite. It will operate several times a day, all season from 1st April to 30th September. Nicolas and the crew at Camping Montéglin gave us a very warm welcome last summer when they hosted the 2022 team Pilots' Meeting,...
Congratulations to Chen Yang (China) and Hidayat Abdurrahman (Indonesia) who came first and second in the Paragliding Accuracy World Cup in Thailand. Chen Yang's victory has been billed "the most precise in history", with 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 a really fantastic set of scores. How did he get so...
We are very happy to introduce the ANDA, our new lightweight, small-packing hike-and-fly wing. The word 'Anda' means 'breathe' or 'spirit' in Icelandic. The ANDA is light and compact enough to be carried in hand luggage, safe and comfortable so you can confidently unpack in new places and go exploring....
29-year-old Argentinean pilot Daiana Micaela Colaneri flew 180km on a BASE 2 Lite from Ceres on 7 December, a new women's Argentinean distance record! In a report on Facebook she wrote: "Last Sunday Hugo Dalmasso told me, 'Wednesday we go out', woke up a little overcast and not so promising, I went...
Alanya in Turkey was the venue for the last competition of the Paragliding Accuracy World Cup series 2022. It is one of the most accurate rounds with the lowest points scored, reports Matjaž Ferarič, because the laminar winds and beach landings make for pretty optimal conditions. ADAM pilots featured...
Congratulations to ADAM pilot Marketa Tomaskova (Czech Republic), who was first female/third overall at the Paragliding Accuracy World Cup round that finished in Slovenia on 23rd September. In all there were three BGD wings in the top six, with Matjaz Feraric finishing equal fourth on a WASP with Gorjan...
BGD are recruiting! We are looking for two experienced pilots to join the design team at our Magagnosc office in the south of France: | Harness / rucksack designer, full time | Test pilot, part time (60kg - 70kg naked weight) The design team pictured above are: Julie Lelong (FR) – Mechanical...
The ECHO is back! A mischievous mountain nymph, the ECHO 2 is full of fun, a lightweight EPIC 2 with the same lust for life and a lighter spirit. It's light, small packing, easy-handling, fun and performant – all the ingredients that add up to the perfect wing for local flying with friends, XC, hike-and-fly,...
The French Hike and Fly league closed on 30 September, and Claire Garnesson won the women's category with three great days out with her Riot in the southern French alps. The hike and fly league rewards metres gained by hiking, and kilometres flown, and pilots can hike-fly-hike-fly-hike etc as many...
Congratulations to Vlastimil Vachl and Markéta Tomášková of the Czech Republic, who were third overall and second woman in the European Paragliding Accuracy Championships 2022. They played a big part in taking the Czech Republic to second place in the Nations rankings too. Vlastimil flew an Adam,...
Frauenfliegen is back! Switzerland's women's fly-in dreams of "A sky full of girls", and welcomes women pilots old and young, XC queens, hike-and-flyers, acro-chicks, holiday pilots and frequent flyers. Everyone! The idea is for women to fly together, make new friends and get immersed in this incredible...
The 5th edition of BGD Weightless just finished in Piedrahita, Spain, and what a week it was! Four tasks scored, big wide thermals, 4,000m cloudbases, and smiling faces in goal every day. Alexey Boldyrev won overall (Cure 2), Lauris Pumpurs (R-Lite 3) took the Leisure Class win, and Eva Henneman (Swift...
Over the weekend of 23-24 July 2022, in the middle of a heatwave in France, Team Pilot Claire garnesson hiked and flew all day completing 2,700m of ascent on foot and flying 100km. Over to Claire: This weekend I set myself an ambitious hike and fly mission. The goal was to hike up three summits (2,700m...
It's not too late to sign up for the 5th BGD Weightless which takes place in Piedrahita, Spain from 21st to 27th August. It's a fun and friendly comp with an emphasis on learning. Not only do you get to fly your socks off with friends but you might win a brand new BGD wing! All competitors get their...
Congratulations to Thailand's Chantika Chaisanuk who won the women's category of the 4th Asian Paragliding Accuracy Championships in Kazakhstan last week flying an ADAM. Saudi Arabia's Nawaf Al-Rehaili, also flying an ADAM, was third overall after a tie-breaker decider with Mohsen Mansouri of Iran....
BGD team pilot Stan Radzikowski, who came first in the Sports Class and 4th overall in the 6th Naviter Open, flying his Cure 2. The competition took place in Tolmin, Slovenia between 13th and 19th June 2022. Three tasks of 53.7km, 43.5km and 78.3km were scored. This result comes hot on the heels of...
The BGD family is sorry to report the death of team pilot Nikolai Klimenko at the 2022 team gathering in Laragne. On 17th June 2022 at 3pm, Nikolay’s glider suffered a collapse at low level whilst landing at the official landing field at the Laragne campsite. Emergency services arrived quickly on...
Congratulations to BGD Team Pilot Stan Radzikowski, who won the Sports Class of the Freedom Open in Slovenia on his Cure 2. The competition took place from 6-11 June, with three valid tasks (88.1km, 76.6km and 66.8km). Stan was ranked 19th overall.
BGD is a partner in phase 1 of the SKYTUG project. The SKYTUG project aims to deliver wind assisted propulsion to conventional and alternatively propelled vessels during the open sea sections of their crossings, thereby reducing the towed vessel’s carbon footprint and required fuel storage capacity....
Congratulations to Claire Garnesson, who finished second woman in the Bornes to Fly 2022. She flew the Base 2 Lite in the 200km hike-and-fly race, and was just three kilometres from goal when the clock stopped. The race started and finished on the shores of lake Annecy, and always attracts a very high-level...
At BGD we pride ourselves on using the best materials for the job: cloth, lines and accessories. We hope pilots don't need to pay too much attention to the construction of their brakes, but we pay a lot of attention to the small details that make them function perfectly, without fuss. And we are proud...
It's not too late! to join us in Spain this August, for the 5th BGD Weightless friendly competition. It's a fun competition in a supportive and nurturing environment, and a great way to progress your competition or cross-country paragliding skills. The reason behind its name is the unique MRT (Multiple...
BGD team pilots Val Tanniger and Ana-May Chevalley set off this morning on their big bike-and-fly adventure from Switzerland to Greece. They have their Base 2 Lites on board and will be flying in the places they pass through. The pair left Yverdon-les-Bains this morning (13 May) with a long road and...
Markéta Tomášková just won the 23rd Albania Open paragliding accuracy competition flying an Adam and Martin Jovanoski came third, also on an Adam. The competition took place from 4-8 May 2022 with 80 pilots and six rounds. Marketa won with only 3cm scored over the six flights; second-placed Matjaž...
The EPIC 2 is out! The successor to the EPIC, it's a fun and safe entry-level EN-B wing, suitable for low-airtimers and also XC capable. It has playful and direct BGD handling, with the safety and reassurance of long brake travel. Like the original, it's a great wing for starting out in freestyle too....
BGD Team Pilot Sue Britnell was awarded the British Club Challenge's 'Spirit of the BCC' award for 2021. The award is presented "to an individual or group that best epitomises the Challenge’s friendly, safety-conscious, development-focused nature". The British Hang Gliding and paragliding Association...
We are so excited to take to the fresh Austrian air with some brand new wings! Meet us and test any glider you want! See you there!
Entries are open for BGD Weightless 2022, the friendly XC competition which this year will be held in Piedrahita, Spain from 21-27 August. 2022's will be the fifth annual Weightless. The competition has a unique weight-adjusted scoring system that aims to even out the advantages that flying heavier...
Leonard Siclon lives in the French Alps, where they have had a lot of snow this winter. But that does not mean an end to paragliding.... Leonard made this video to share his plans for the coming year, which include a huge vol-biv adventure in the Alps.
New for 2022! We've updated the colours of our EN-A Magic. The three colours will all look the same as before from above, but now even brighter from below! We made the change in response to feedback from schools, to make it easier for instructors to identify their students from below. The Magic...
Rene Falquier made a big move last year, across the Atlantic to his new home in Switzerland where he and his striking custom-colours Base 2 will be flying hard in the Swiss Paragliding League Here's his update: "I spent the better part of 2021 moving into my new home in Lucerne, Switzerland. New job,...
Lucian Haas hat kürzlich Teampilotin Ulrike Jüse für das regelmäßige Podcast-Feature auf Lu-Glidz interviewt. Der Podcast ist in deutscher Sprache und kann über den unten stehenden Link abgerufen werden. "Ulrike Jüse hat in Norwegen schon die XC-Liga gewonnen. Am liebsten fliegt sie aber einfach...
Clemence Cadario has broken the New Zealand Women's Paragliding Distance record for a second time this year, with a 107km (straight-line distance) flight on 30 November. She was flying the Base 2 Lite. She wrote on Instagram: "Today I flew a line I have been dreaming about for a while. It was even...
Anna Darchenkova flew 318km from Assu, Brazil, on her Cure 2 on 8th November. It's a personal best, and a new Russian Women's record, too. It also puts Anna fourth in the women's XContest at the time of writing (11 November 2021). The flight took nine and a half hours. From a tow launch at 07:45am...
Claire Garnesson's finished the 2021 cross-country season with a second place in the women's rankings of XContest, flying the Cure 2. Rising Swiss star Serena Ronchi took first place, with 1784.99 points, all of her contributing flights coming from a four-month trip to Brazil. All of Claire's point...
Congratulations to BGD team pilot Claire Garnesson, who won the women's category of the French national Paragliding XC league for the 2020-2021 season, flying the CURE 2. The French XC league runs from 1 September to 31 August. Claire also came second in each of the previous two seasons (in which...
The lightweight version of the BASE 2 is out now in sizes XS, S, M and ML. It is 22% lighter at just 3.5kg in the XS. Feeling tethered to the nine-to-five or crushed by the daily grind? You need some lightness to free your mind. Grab your BASE 2 LITE, hike up to a launchable place and take to the open...
Congratulations to BGD Team Pilot Timo Schumacher, who won the fourth edition of BGD Weightless flying his Cure 2. The competition took place in Gemona, Italy over the last week of August 2021. The weather was temperamental at times, but three race-to-goal tasks of 42.7km, 56.5km and 53.2km were completed....
Thanks to all the Team Pilots who joined the get-together in Laragne, France this weekend (9-11 July). It was great to meet everyone, to share the fun, laughter, ideas and airtime. Pilots came from all over – from short-commuting French to dedicated travellers from as far away as Colombia and Qatar....
Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Teampilot Borjan Jovanoski, der die 22. Albania Open, seinen ersten großen Accuracy Wettbewerb des Jahres, mit dem Adam gewonnen hat. Der Wettbewerb fand vom 7. bis 8. Mai 2021 in Vlorë, Albanien, statt, und Borjan war zusammen mit seinem Bruder Martin Jovanoski und Matjaž...
Die Tandem Gurtzeuge LINK Passenger und LINK Pilot sind auf Lager, in den Farben Pine und Aqua. Sie haben eine Einheitsgröße und einen großen Einstellbereich, um zu alle Formen und Größen zu passen. Die leichten Gurtzeuge sind so entwickelt, dass sie perfekt zusammenarbeiten. Sie sind EN- und...
Herzlichen Glückwunsch an die Piloten des BGD Team Thailand, für ihre Ergebnisse bei den 5ten Thailand Paragliding ASEAN Friendships Open 2021, die mit Adam Gleitschirme geflogen sind. Der Wettbewerb fand vom 1. bis 5. April in Nong Khai statt, wobei Polizei, Marine und Luftwaffe gegeneinander antraten....
We're super excited to announce the launch of AIRWAVE Kiteboarding! We're bringing decades of passion and experience in paraglider and hang glider design, into making performance foil kites for water and land. Bruce Goldsmith and Tom Lolies lead the AIRWAVE design team, and our first kite, the KOALA,...
In 2020 Rene Falquier spent a year in the BGD design office in the south of France, working on his aeronautics and engineering thesis. He was recently interviewed by Gavin McClurg for his Cloudbase Mayhem podcasts. Gavin wanted to know how a wing comes to fruition. How much is science vs craft? How...
This photo, taken by Stuart Holmes, was voted first by UK Climbing/UK Hillwalking readers in the Christmas week's 'Top 10 Hillwalking and Mountain Photos'. It's a stunning shot of Stuart's brother, UK Airsports' Patrick Holmes, flying his new Base 2 at Catbells in the Lake District.
The 4th edition of BGD Weightless will take place in Gemona, Italy from 25th - 31st July 2021. Online registration is open now. Pilots of all levels on EN-D wings and below are welcomed to this friendly cross-country competition, which uses a unique scoring system to help lighter pilots. Gemona,...
Olivier Laugero and the Kagou Flying Boat have been in Bora Bora in French Polynesia, and they're staying a while longer. It's just too good to leave! Take a look at the fantastic photos he's sent back and you won't doubt their decision. "There are almost no tourists, we have one of the most beautiful...
BGD's Team Pilot manager Raphael Laghi became Sao Paulo State Champion in Sports Class category, flying his Cure 2 in the competition in November 2020. He was also 5th in Serial Class (up to EN D) and 12th overall. The competition took place from 20-22 November, in good weather conditions with three...
Congratulations to Anna Darchenkova, who flew 197km in Tangara, Brazil on her Cure 2 on 23rd November. That's a new women's record for southern Brazil – go Anna! See the flight details at XContest.org
The Base 2 is here – our new cross-country oriented high EN-B glider. It's made to inspire confidence to fly further and expand your limits, and it's a comfortable wing you’ll feel at home on right away. All our test pilots agreed that for them, it was love at first flight!
BGD team pilot Claire Garnesson finished first woman in the Serial, Sports and Fun categories of the FAI World Online XC Contest 2019-20; she was second woman overall. Claire's flights were on a Riot (EN B) and Cure 2 (EN C). Congratulations Claire! Claire is second from right, top row in the picture. The...
Olivier, Sophie and Lou continue on their adventure sailing and paragliding around the world onboard Kagou while capturing every inspirational moment on film.
We would like to welcome Noe Hannes, Jarno Junnonaho, John Georgosopoulos, and Rene Falquier to the BGD team pilot program! We can't wait to see what they will share with us in the future.
We are pleased to announce our new lightweight mountain wing the KISS is available now in 16m and 18m sizes. It's a light and small-packing wing for mountain-lovers, a simple and elegant structure with an uncomplicated launch and outstanding ease of use. It's made from 27g Porcher Skytex cloth with sheathed...
Das BGD Weightless 2020 endete am 10. Januar 2020 mit einem Gesamtsieg von Bruce Goldsmith auf dem neuen Cure 2. Der einwöchige Wettbewerb fand in Roldanillo, Kolumbien, statt und war fantastisch, mit guten Flugbedingungen und sechs Aufgaben von 45,8 km bis 59,8 km Distanzen. "Es ist dreizehn Jahre...
Show us your skills and prove how fun ground handling can be. Run, jump, climb or dance with your wing and win a brand new BGD Seed ground handling kite. How to participate: – Create an original and creative video clip (up to 60 seconds running), showing yourself or others ground handling a BGD wing...
4.-10. Januar 2020 Besuchen Sie uns im Januar 2020 im warmen und farbenfrohen Kolumbien zur dritten Ausgabe des BGD Weightless, dem Wettbewerb, bei dem die Wertung in Gewichtsklassen erfolgt. Roldanillo ist ein fantastischer Veranstaltungsort: Sonnenschein, Wiesenstartplätze, unzählige Landemöglichkeiten,...
Für Dein Seelenheil! Der CURE 2 ist ein leistungsstarker EN / LTF C mit 74 Zellen und einer Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 60 km / h, der jedoch in Bezug auf Sicherheit und Stabilität keine Grenze der Klasse überschreitet. Seine neue Struktur und sein neues Profil sind näher an der DIVA als am ursprünglichen...
Die dritte Etappe des Paragliding Accuracy World Cup 2019 fand Ende August im koreanischen Pohang statt. 90 Piloten aus 15 Nationen nahmen teil, wobei die ADAM-Piloten Markéta Tomášková (CZ) und Kim Ki Hyeon (KO) die jeweils zweiten Podiumsplätze in den Kategorien Frauen und Männer machten. Der...
Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Regimantas Andreika (LT), der die Sportklasse gewann und auf seinem CURE den zweiten Platz in der Gesamtwertung im litauischen Arcus Cup belegte. Es war ein 1: 2-Erfolg für CURES in der Sportklasse - CURE-Pilot Lukas Limantas (LT) gesellte sich direkt neben Regimantas auf...
Vor ein paar Wochen hatte ich das Privileg, den PUNK zu fliegen. Der Gleitschirm (Größe M / L), mit freundlicher Genehmigung von Waldemar Janiszewski von AQUILA Paralotnie (AQUILA PARAGLIDERS), kam an einem Klippenfluggebiet in Dębina in meine Hände. Dębina ist ein kleines Dorf in der Nähe der...
We have finally published our brand spanking new website! Featuring Emercya 3D renders, a glider finder, and a new BGD video channel!
BGD team pilots take advantage of 3,200m cloudbase during a classic day at Super Paragliding Testival Kossen, Austria. Thousands of pilots decended on this event during one of the largest testivals in the world. BGD showcased their whole range as well as the brand new EN-A Magic.
If you fly already, you’ll know it – that feeling. The first time your feet leave the ground, the thrill of gliding through the air extinguishing any clammy pre-launch nerves. The pure joy of free flight! The feeling grows, flight after flight, spilling over like Grimm’s Magic Porridge Pot, never...
Fly high and play Jazz with the brand new Dual 2 !
Remember that feeling, the first time your feet leave the ground and you are soaring, feet in the clouds, viewing the world from a different perspective? If you could bottle that feeling and share it around … that’s what the DUAL 2 is for – sharing the joy of flight! A clean take-off is absolutely...
Lightweight, fun and performant, the Riot is your ideal companion for vol-biv missions, overseas travel or home-site playtime.
Bright sunshine and fluffy clouds graced this years' Coupe Icare festival where we launched our newest product the EN-B RIOT (the PUNK's lighter twin). Although the colour scheme may change for the final product a few prototypes could be seen flying around the festival. Check out this short video about...
The LUNA 2 is made for powered paragliding, and offers the perfect blend of comfort, performance and speed creating the ideal choice for intermediate pilots up to competition racers.
The Super Paragliding Testival in Kossen Austria has done it again! Probably the only site in all the alps that was flyable everyday awith a epic XC day on Sunday. Pilots from all over flocked to this beautiful valley to test every paraglider under the sun. The new EN-B Punk was handed our in abundance...
The Punk is our highest performing EN-B certified wing. It is agile and fun to fly in all conditions.
We are super excited to ignite our PPG range with the help of world famous and PPG infinite tumbling Manuel Tejeiro.
Stubai Cup 2018 we officially released our new high EN-B for demo. Our mission with the Punk is to put taste, control, and attitude back into gliders and it worked. Stubai gave us more amazing flying and we captured the money shots check out this video!
The Echo Motor is DGAC certified and unleashed in five sizes and three gorgeous colour schemes. With the advancement in technology and techniques, strength now comes in ever-lighter packages. The Echo Motor is for PPG pilots who appreciate the benefits of lightweight kit – the easy launch characteristics,...
Bruce and Kārlis are back in the BGD kitchen, this time discussing the Rock Technique: it’s a means of employing a rock to keep your wing in place while you get your kit ready, and can be very useful on windy launches. Subscribe to the channel and don't miss a beat. https://www.youtube.com/brucetube...
Inflating your wing and ‘feeling the air’ before you launch can tell you a lot about the conditions for the day. In Brucetube episode 7 Bruce explains why ground-handling is important for all pilots, whatever their skill level. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe to our Youtube channel, www.youtube.com/brucetube....
Based on the Cure, The Lynx is a streamlined, fully-fledged XC predator. Her refined simplicity makes her faster, lighter, more elegant and competitive while the EN-C certification offers reassurance for experienced pilots.
Everyone enjoyed themselves this year thanks to beautiful weather and flying conditions. We presented our new gliders including the new lightweight range Echo and Lynx. Rody won the glide contest on Friday flying a Diva and the BGD team hiked up to the Dent Crolles twice to get the best view of the...
Have you ever launched and had your reserve accidentally deploy? Believe us, you don’t want to, but it happened to BGD team pilot Karlis. He hosts BRUCETUBE EPISODE 5, which is all about how to stop this from happening to you.
TAKING ORDERS! The brand new EN-B ECHO is now available and we are now taking orders. From 3.7kg, the ECHO is THE all-rounder in our range. Stripped-down, open-minded, and dressed to impress, the ECHO will please every pilot it floats over! Available in 3 fantastic colors chat to your dealer about the...
HOW DO YOU HOLD YOUR BRAKE HANDLES? Take a sec and post a pic in the comments below, it would be really cool for us to see all the different ways.!In the mean time check out Bruce's latest BruceTube release -FLYING WITH WRAPS - Brucetube Episode 4 Release! From the flying kitchenBruce Goldsmith analyzes...
Am Samtag, dem 8. Juli 2017 ab 10:00 Uhr findet am Flugplatz in Crawinkel (Deutschland) die 2te Auflage der 1,5 Liter Challenge aus 2016 statt. Das Konzept könnte einfacher nicht sein. Wer der maximal 30 Starter kennt sein Equipment am besten und schafft die längste Airtime. Ausgerüstet...
Claudio Heidel Schemberger will face the great challenge of ' the world's most hard race ' flying the EN-C LYNX. Claudio says "it is a high-performance wing and even though it requires active piloting, I feel very comfortable with it. I believe that, while it will not be as fast as a two-line CCC, flying...
EPISODE - 3 Growing up Tyr Goldsmith was exposed to a lot of time at Take-off and the LZ. He took this opportunity to play with wings and practice ground handling, something we should all do a bit more. It could be in his blood, but according to Tyr it was due to his some 10 years of time under a wing...
Published on May 20, 2017Over the last 10 years paragliders have evolved a lot. Originally it was advised to fly with 20-30cm of brake on as the neutral position to keep the wing open. Now with modern paraglider designs it is best to fly with as little brake as possible. In episode 2, Bruce explains...
We are proud to announce Claudia Riquelme has joined our team and will be helping us manage Latin American sales. Claudia started flying in 1994 in her home country of Chile, and has over 16 years of experience as a professional journalist and translator specializing in paragliding and paramotoring....
The Super Paragliding Testival will be held 25 - 28 May 2017 in Kossen/Tyrol Austria. Come meet the team test our new paragliders and enjoy world class beer! See you there!
Dale Covington will be representing BGD in the USA with Rob Sporrer. Dale and Rob are the only two APPI master instructors in the US. Dale started paragliding in 1988 and opened his school in 1990. Based out of the Point of the Mountain, Utah, Dale will be integral in spreading our products across...
Brucetube ist ein neuer Youtube-Kanal, auf den wir jeden Monat Videos hochladen werden, die die Sicherheit und den Spaß in unserem Sport durch einen pädagogischen Hintergrund erhöhen sollen. Episode 1 befasst sich mit Frontstalls und ist ab sofort verfügbar. Die Episoden werden sich um alle...
Wir haben gerade einen neuen Diva-Prototypen erhalten! Mit der Leistung und dem Design sind wir außerordentlich zufrieden. Die DIVA war ein lange andauernder Prozess welcher nun als XS-Prototyp 21qm bei einer 7,5er Streckung, 4,95kg Gewicht und eine Gesamtleinenlänge von 208,8m aufweist.
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Mach Dich bereit für 2017 mit unseren Kalender auf hochglänzenden Seiten. Er ist vollgepackt mit Fotos unserer bunten Schirme in atemberaubender Umgebung. Bestelle Dir einen Kalender bei Deinem Händler oder sende eine Mail an sales@flybgd.com. So lange der Vorrat reicht! Preis: 20,-...
In diesem kurzen Video könnt Ihr sehen, wie Bruce seinen Schirm am einfachsten in unseren neu designten Concertina Bag packt
Wir freuen uns, die chinesische Pilotin, Yan Chen, im BGD-Verkaufsteam begrüßen zu dürfen! Sie ist eine begeisterte Pilotin seit 2012, Schriftstellerin, besitzt eine Flugschule, Testpilotin und unterstützt uns nun im Verkauf für den chinesischen Markt. "Die direkte Zusammenarbeit mit einem Gleitschirm-Hersteller...
Ein brillianter Kurzfilm über einen verrückt gewordenen Kerl, der die EN-C Cure Heilung findet. Produziert und bearbeitet von Maeva Giacometti und Roy Guyot.
Umgeben aus einem Meer von Open-Class Gleitschirmen konnte sich Mathis Ruhl auf seinem EN-C Cure auf den 6.Rang im Overall-Ranking und auf den 1.Platz der Sportklasse im französischen XC Contest C.F.D vorarbeiten. Diese großartige Leistung konnte er mit ein paar sehr großen FAI Dreiecken in den französischen...
Zlatko Koren konnte sich bei den diesjährigen X-Pyr mit seinem EN-C Cure den 8. Platz erkämpfen – bei einem der härtesten Abenteuerrennen der Welt. Das Rennen darf nur zu Fuß oder mit dem Gleitschirm bestritten werden und erstreckt sich über 256,5km und einige der härtesten Berge Spaniens. ...
Tyr Goldsmith, erst 18 Jahre alt, gewann seinen ersten Wettbewerb und stand auf dem Treppchen über seinem Vater, der den 3. Platz holte. „Ich bin wirklich überrascht und habe das nicht erwartet“, sagte Tyr. „Was großartig war, das ich mit mit jedem auch in der offenen Klasse mithalten konnte...
Tyr Goldsmith, erst 18 Jahre alt, gewann seinen ersten Wettbewerb und stand auf dem Treppchen über seinem Vater, der den 3. Platz holte. „Ich bin wirklich überrascht und habe das nicht erwartet“, sagte Tyr. „Was großartig war, das ich mit mit jedem auch in der offenen Klasse mithalten konnte...
Andreia Lopes flew the EN-C Cure up to the top of the podium at the Portuguese National Championships in Montalegre. Despite difficult weather conditions she flew 6 tasks of which 4 were validated. Przemek Licznerski won the Polish and Hungarian Paragliding Open serial class and placed really well...
The Dual LITE is designed specifically for adventurous paramotor teams. Its safety, performance, and weight have all been optimised for big paramotor flights and long paramotoring trips. It has the best launch/landing characteristics , handling, and performance we could pack into 6.35kg, so if you’re...
The Base Lite is the best Sport class paraglider we have ever made. Based on the EN-B Base, the Base Lite really pulled out all the stops in a paraglider. Lighter means less inertia, creating higher overall performance, reduced shooting, increased roll stability and easier, sharper handling. Bruce increased...
The Dual is designed for commercial and hobby paramotor/paratrike/motorhead pilots who use this aircraft as a safe tool to maximise the flying experience with their friends, family and customers. The Dual is a both DGAC/EN-B rated versatile tandem paramotor wing, designed by Bruce to maximise the fun....
Last year the hottest colour schemes were Lava (EN-B Base), Kelp (Dual), Iceland (EN-A Adam), and Parrot (EN-B Wasp), this year they are Lagoon (EN-B Base), Reef (Dual), Mexico (EN-A Adam), and Peacock (EN-B Wasp). The most vibrant colour schemes are what the pilots want so 2016/17 will see yet more...
May 21, 2016 brought a south flow of winds aloft to the southern alps making is possible for BGD Pilots Matis Ruhl, Ant Green, Tyr Goldsmith, and Bruce Goldsmith to fly to the Northern Alps on massive 170-240km cross country flights. Tyr's Track - airtribune.com/14952/tracks__40118/live Matis' Track...
On May 5th BGD team pilot Mathis Ruhl flew across the alps (270km) on his EN-Cure M. It is a flight that will make every XC pilot envious. From the ground up (literally) the EN-C CURE is a supercharged paraglider combining the perfect ratio between climbing efficiency and usable performance,...
The Cure film shot in Gourdon, Greolieres, Sospel and Roquebrune shows how the Cure can relieve many common flying symptoms.
Nach einem arbeitsreichen Winter dürfen wir nun glücklich verkünden, das der EN-C Cure die Zertifizierung in den Größen S (60-80kg), M (75-95kg), ML (90-110kg) und L (105-125kg) erhalten hat und wir es geschafft haben, die tollen Eigenschaften in allen Größen beizubehalten!
We are all head up to snowy Stubai valley for the Stubai Cup! It is going to be a blast!
After several years of development we are ecstatic to present the highest performing wing we have ever made. The EN-C Cure has passed certification with flying colours and is now available for pre-order. Enjoy!
Nature inspired and sure to attract customers, you will be seen with one of these new colour schemes. LIME - Mixed greens and reds REEF - Mixed reds and blues NECTAR - Mixed oranges and blues KELP - Mixed blues and reds ENJOY!
Matjaz Feraric and Jessica Goh have won the male and female 2015 Paragliding Accuracy World Cup (PGAWA) placing the BGD team at number one as well! Everyone is flying the EN-A ADAM and obviously the safe, predictable behavior has excelled in precision flying competitions. Well done Matjas and Jessica...
During the Fassa Fly Expo in Canazei, Italy the BGD team took advantage of some exceptional flying conditions. Flying a EN-C Tala LITE, Tyr followed his dad Bruce Goldsmith (flying a EN-B BASE - Aurora colour) around the Marmolata and surrounding mountains using a new gimbal stabilized follow cam.
Flying the EN-A ADAM, Matjaz Feraric has won the Paragliding Accuracy World Cup competition in Germany and is now in the lead position, again. "Victory for the team BGD, two BGD pilots on the podium, four in the top ten and my perfect triumph with the results that they beat the other competitors." said...
The EN-C CURE will be a ultra high performing EN-C certified paraglider. Designed with Bruce’s trademark Cord Cut Billow and 54 leading edge mini-ribs the paraglider with have only 60 carefully shaped cells, a 6.75 flat aspect ratio, and an all up weight of only 4.3 - 5.4 kg. The CURE will...
We are pleased to announce that our beloved EN-B BASE is now certified in S, M, ML, and L sizes, providing a weight range of 60-120kg. The BASE was designed to comfortably take you to our classic sites around the world. It will look after you as you push yourself to places you have never...
Check out these brilliant new Snap Locks! They are lightweight compact attachments that effortlessly connect brakes to the risers with a small focused magnet inside the catch and an internal locking system that holds the handle in every direction except down toward the pilot. We just love them and all...
Cord Cut Billow technology has been developed to reduce wrinkles and stress in paraglider panels. This technology improves glider stability, durability, and overall performance. Bending a flat panel over a 3D space means there will be wrinkles and stress. Bruce invented Cord Cut Billow to design...
Ant Green pushes his dream of the BASE as long as he can and ends up sleeping in. The story of the BASE begins here but will end with you. We want to try a new concept of film making, we call it a "building film" but we need your help. We now need footage of you flying the new EN-B BASE in all of the...
Jay Kahyaoglu, ein Tandem Pilot in Oludeniz in der Türkei schreibt uns folgende Zeilen, nach einem Jahr intensiver Dual Nutzung. "Natürlich ist der Dual am Startplatz und bei der Landung erheblicher Belastungen ausgesetzt, aber das Tuch zeigt keine Abnutzungserscheinungen, fühlt sich etwas...
Bereits beim ersten Anlauf hat unser neuer EN/LTF-B Flügel, der BASE, die Flugtests in der Größe M bestanden. "Wir haben hart an den Sicherheitsreserven des Schirms gearbeitet und ich bin voll auf zufrieden mit dem endgültigen Produkt" kommentiert Bruce. Die Größen S, ML und L folgen...
Beim letzten PGAWC (Paragliging Accuracy Would Cup) in Bali haben unsere Teampiloten Valery und Matjaz, mit unseren Adam's, die Plätze 1 und 2 belegt. Fantastische Ergebnisse - Herzliche Gratulation von unserer Seite an beide Piloten! http://www.pgawc.org/results/2014/03_INDONESIA_ALL_2014.pdf...
Unglaublich gute Flugbedingungen erwarteten die Piloten beim heurigen Fassa Sky Expo Testival in Canazei. Bruce und Anthony flogen die letzten Base Prototypen um sie ausgiebig zu vergleichen.
Das kleine französische Dorf St. Hilaire du Touvet war am vergangen Wochenende zum 41. Mal der Gastgeber der Coupe Icare und somit ein weiteres Mal der Mittelpunkt der Gleitschirmwelt. Ein Rundgang durch die Zelte oder das Verweilen an den beiden Startplätzen, fühlte sich an wie Charlie in seiner...
Herminio fliegt den Dual bis an die Grenze des Möglichen, aber wie man sieht, hatte er großen Spaß dabei. Und alles begann mit einem Anruf von Bruce…
Im November dieses Jahres werden der BGD Team Pilot Marko Hrgetić und seinem Passagier Aaron Sanchez unter einem Dual an den Wettbewerb AEROTHLON teilnehmen.
Der Wasp hat nun endlich die DGAC Paramotor-Zulassung erhalten.Der Wasp besitzt Tragegurte mit 2 verschiedenen Bremsaufhängungspunkten und einem Trimmer, um den Speed anpassen zu können und um das Drehmoment des Motors auszugleichen. Zulassung hat ist der Wasp mit eine höheren...
Wunderschöne Filmaufnahmen der Flugschule Flying Frenzy vom Adam beim ersten Schulungstag. Nettes Fliegen auf einem englischen Übungshang
Der Film zeigt die moderne Produktionsstätte in Sri Lanka, wo die BGD Schirme hergestellt werden. Er beinhaltet schöne Aufnahmen vom Laserschneider und dem Aufblassystem zur Qualitätsprüfung der Gleitschirme und stellt gleichzeitig die hervorragenden Arbeitsbedingungen in der Fabrik dar.
Wir freuen uns, euch mitteilen zu können, dass ab sofort Finsterwalder & Charly den Import und Vertrieb in Deutschland für BGD übernimmt. Am Super Paragliding Testival in Kössen erfolgte die offizielle Verlautbarung der neuen Partnerschaft. Beide Teams, BGD und Charly freuen sich auf...
Vom 29.05.2014 bis zum 01.06.2014 findet das alljährliche Super Paragliding Testival in Kössen statt. Falls das Wetter an dem Termin nicht mitspielt, treffen wir uns am Ersatztermin von 19.-22.06.2014. Wir werden natürlich mit jeder Menge Demoschirmen vor Ort sein. Auf euer kommen freut sich...
A big congratulations to David Chaumet for flying his Tala ML from Azinha in Sierre de Estrela, Portugal to just north of Segovia in Spain. David said three of them launched at 12:30 and conditions were stable at first with an inversion at 1500m making it difficult to leave the area of the Sierrra....
Alle Neuigkeiten zu unseren Paramotorschirmen werden in unserem Paramotor Blog zu lesen sein. Unser Luna 22 wird gerade vom BGD eingehend getestet. Kurz gesagt ist er leichter, agiler, schneller und in seinem neuen Farbkombi auch farbenfroher als sein großer und bewährter Bruder der Luna 27....
Wir waren alle gespannt wie ein Bogen, wie das neue Farbschema "in echt" ausschauen wird und wir sind absolut zufrieden damit! Es gibt nichts vergleichbares am Himmel, es schaut atemberaubend gut aus und hebt sich von der Masse ab. Von jetzt an gibt es den Tala in allen Größen in dieser wunderschönen...
Der Dual lite wiegt gerade einmal 6,40 kg und ist ein absoluter Genuss zu fliegen. Während dem Lasttest widerstand er einer Belastung von unglaublichen 300 kg, was einer Gesamtbelastung von 2400kg entspricht und das in seiner ausgeklügelten Leichtbauweise. Stabiler geht es kaum.Nachdem der Adam M vor...
Dieser Kurzfilm zeigt unserem Adam EN/LTF-A Schulschirm in der Vater-Sohn Beziehung der Familie Goldsmith. Tyr, der älteste Sohn von Bruce und Arna, macht seine ersten Flüge mit dem Adam und zeigt wie einfach und sicher dieser Schirm ist.
Adam M finished the final certification tests in Germany with the EAPR this week. Both EN-A and LTF-A are now completed for the Adam M. Tests completed and passed are now are both load and shock tests and top and bottom weight flight tests. The first production Adam M are expected in mid April....
Unser Tandem Dual erhält mehr und mehr den Ruf einer der besten Tandems am Markt zu sein. Das leichtgängige Handling und die herausragenden Kurbeleigenschaften beeindrucken die Piloten sofort. Die großartigen und absolut einfachen Start- und Landeigenschaften machen ihn gerade für professionelle...
Wir hoffen das uns, auch dieses Jahr wieder, das mittlereile legendäre Microklima im Stubaital 3 Tage Flug. bzw. Testwetter mitbringen wird. Wir werden natürlich vor Ort sein um euch persönlich zu beraten, eure Fragen zu beantworten und euch mit Demos zu versorgen. Wir freuen uns...
The Drop-off project's concept involves paramotoring up mountains with skies, jumping off and skiing down. https://vimeo.com/87585115
Das Thermik Magazines Testteam, hat in einem großen Vergleich, einige der aktuellen EN-C Schirme etwas genauer unter die Lupe genommen, unter anderem auch unseren Tala. In der letzten Ausgabe wurde der Testbericht veröffentlicht, bei dem der Tala als sogenannter „C1“ Schirm eingestuft wurde. So...
Riesen Glückwünsche an Leo Wayerbacher aus Belo Horizonte in Brasilien, der seinen persönlichen Rekord mit diesem Flug über 195km auf seinem BGD Tala aufstellte hat. Eigentlich ist das der zweit-weiteste Flug überhaupt in dieser Region, und mit Sicherheit der weiteste Flug auf einem Tala bis...
Sicherheit durch Farben. Ob sie Gefühle schafft, Nachrichten kommuniziert, deine Persönlichkeit zeigt, oder dich einfach nur abhebt, Farbe ist wichtig. Der Adam in seinen vier auffallenden Farben. Flieg sicher. Heb (dich) ab.
Baker Vincent Talleu macht schon seit einigen Jahren absolut amüsante Videos. Natürlich hat er auch unseren Tala in die Hände bekommen und ein Schirmtest Video gemacht. Doch bitte seht selbst, 10 Minuten Spaß, einmal ohne Gleitzahlen auf 3 Dezimalstellen :-).
Sascha Burkhardt ist der Mann hinter www.Voler.info einem online Gleitschirm und Paramotor Magazin. Jede Menge Infos rund ums Fliegen - jedes Monat. Hier der Link dazu: http://www.voler.info/media/20131126A-volerinfo-news-BGD.pdf
„Fünfzig Wege um besser zufliegen“ ist ein „must have“ für alle Piloten die Ihr Potenzial voll ausschöpfen wollen. Es ist vollgestopft mit wertvollen Tipps und Erklärungen aus dem riesigen Erfahrungsschatz von Bruce Goldsmith und einigen der weltbesten Piloten und Lehrern. Das Buch basiert...
Unser BGD Team Pilot Matjaž Feraric hat den Punktlande Weltcup 2013 auf unserem WASP für sich entscheiden können. Der Weltcup ging über 30 Durchgänge die in drei Ländern, Serbien, Rumänien und Malaysia geflogen wurden. Bis zum Schluss war es ein spannendes Kopf an Kopf Rennen und am Ende entschieden...
Die ersten Duals sind ausgeliefert und wir bekommen großartiges Feedback von Piloten aus aller Welt. Hier sind ein paar dieser Kommentare: Ich habe vorher alle Tandemschirme die es in Israel gibt probiert, aber der Dual ist definitiv der Beste von allen für mich. Gute Arbeit Bruce. ...
Der Dual sorgt mit seinem Handling für eine noch nie dagewesene Kontrolle bei Tandemschirmen. Er bringt dem Tandempiloten ein perfektes und absolut leichtgängiges Handling bei sehr geringem Kraftaufwand. Bruce nennt es "Servolenkung" da die Bremsen sehr sensibel sind und dem Piloten...
Aufgenommen während eines grandiosen Fluges von Col de Blen nach Saint-Vincent-les-Forts und in Morzine beides Frankreich, zeigt euch dieses Video unseren EN-C Flügel den Tala. Der Tala ist für Piloten gedacht die einen einfach zu fliegenden EN-C Flügel mit hervorragender Leistung wollen....
Gerade ist der Prototyp unseres neuen EN-D Flügels „Diva“ eingetroffen und nachdem Bruce den Schirm sofort ins Herz geschlossen hat, mussten wir ihm die „Diva“ gewaltsam wieder abnehmen. Bruce sagte: „Gestern, als ich die DIVA bekommen habe, bin ich gleich aufgebrochen zu einem 2-stündigen...
Wir hatten einen super Flugtag in Moustieres-Saint-Marie, Frankreich, wo wir diese Aufnahmen unseres Low-Level EN-B Schirmes geschossen haben. Viel Spaß damit! Wir empfehlen den Wasp für Piloten nach der Ausbildung sowie an fortgeschrittene Piloten, die einen verlässlichen Partner für alle Lebenslagen...
Wir waren zum Test mit dem Reflex-Profil-Schirm Luna an einem windstarken Tag in Gourdon (Südfrankreich) und der Flügel hat unsere Erwartungen mehr als erfüllt! Wenn man versucht, ihn durch Überschießen zum Frontstall zu bringen, passiert nichts. Der Luna geht ohne Reaktion in den Normalflug über....
Wir freuen uns, DAVID CHAUMET in unserem Verkaufsteam begrüßen zu dürfen! Er leitet bereits erfolgreich den BGD Verkauf in Frankreich. David fliegt seit 1989 und war Mitglied im französischen Paragliding Team von 2002 bis 2008. Er hat diverse Titel gewonnen, darunter einen Podiumsplatz...
Diese Aufnahmen wurden während der großartigen Acroshow für das FIA El Yelmo Festival 2013 aufgenommen. Anthony startete als erster gefolgt von jeder Menge verrückten Acropiloten. Eine perfekte Show für die zahlreichen Zuschauer.
Nach einer anstrengenden Anreise nach Cortijos Nuevos, Spanien, überraschte die 14. Ausgabe des FIA El Yelomo Festival mit hervorragenden Flugbedingungen. Die Veranstalter entschieden sich, den Termin früher als gewöhnlich anzusetzen, was sich als goldrichtig herausstellte. Die Piloten wurden mit...
Wir und viele andere Piloten wurden von gutem Flugwetter während der Testtage hier in Annecy, Frankreich überrascht. Hoffentlich sehen wir uns nächstes Jahr dort.
Wegen dem schlechten Wetter wurde das SPT in Kössen abgesagt, also fahren wir zum APX nach Frankreich um die französische Thermik und den Käse zu genießen. Jeder ist an unserem Stand mit Testschirmen herzlich willkommen.
Foto - Anthony fliegt einen Demoschirm auf dem Weg zum APX, probe. Alles ist perfekt, außer das Wetter.
Nach einer verrückten 24 Stunden Tour nach Villeneuve, um die fehlenden Größen des TALA zuzulassen, sind wir müde aber überglücklich nach Südfrankreich zurückgekehrt. Der TALA in der Größe ML und S sowie der WASP in S, M, L haben die Zulassungsflüge erfolgreich bestanden. Wir arbeiten...
Darum machen wir Gleitschirme - um unsere Welt mit anderen zu teilen.
Anthony und Bruce führen eine Unterhaltung über Monaco - oder wie man ein Interview filmt.
Nachdem wir die ersten Tala’s ausgeliefert haben, bekamen wir sehr interessantes und enthusiastisches Feedback von Piloten und Händlern aus der ganzen Welt zurück. Anscheinend haben sie alle eine Gemeinsamkeit, aber bitte lest selbst: Italien, Rom, Tivoli: “Beim ersten Flug mit dem Tala...
Derzeit liegt am Startplatz in Gourdon fast ein halber Meter Schnee, viel mehr als normalerweise üblich Anfang März. Nichts desto trotz fuhren wir los um unseren Tala auf seine Acrotauglichkeit hin zu testen. Wie man auf dem Video sehen kann geht er sauber in den SAT mit einer erstaunlich geringen...
Unser EN B der Wasp kommt in 3 neuen Farbkombinationen auf den Markt, eine davon ist "Coral". Das sind die ersten Fotos davon und wir sind sehr zufrieden damit. Die Farbkombination wirkt ausgewogen und wegen dem positiven Feedback das wir bekamen, sind wir optimistisch das es eine sehr populäre...
Heute hat unser Tala L die Flugtests mit dem min. und max. Abfluggewicht bei Air Turquoise in Villeneuve / Schweiz mit Bravour und in der Einstufung EN C abgeschlossen. Die Größen S und ML sind noch immer ausständig und werden Anfang März getestet.
Durch das anhaltend schlechte Wetter in der Schweiz, im Jänner und Anfang Februar, hat sich der Lasttest des Tala doch sehr verzögert. Nach drei Wochen des ungeduldigen Wartens wurde der Tala L am 9.Februar durch die Zulassungsstelle Air Turquiose am Flughafen von Payerne getestet. Der Schirm überstand...
Der Tala ist grundsätzlich nicht als Paramotor Schirm entwickelt worden, nichts desto trotz haben wir ihn mit Antrieb getestet, um sicherzustellen, dass er auch mit einem Motor gut funktioniert. Wir haben Trimmertragegurte montiert um dem Drehmoment des Antriebs entgegenzuwirken, aber ich muss sagen,...
Letzte Woche hat der Tala M den Zulassungstestflug bei Alan Zoller in der Schweiz positiv absolviert. Er bekam bei den meisten Testsmanövern die Klassifizierung A und B, jedoch wurde die Länge des zu Verfügung stehenden Steuerweges mit einem C eingestuft. Der Steuerweg wird gemessen von dem...
Ich bekomme immer wieder Anfragen von Leuten, die Probleme mit der SIV Bible haben. Erstens braucht man ein IPad. Zur Zeit kann man die „SIV Bibel“ weder am Mac noch auf dem IPhone lesen. Der Grund ist, dass Mac, IPhone und IPad verschiedene Formate verwenden. Jedoch kann nur das IPad die...
Our stand at St Hilaire represented BGD, Airwave and the SIV Bible. Here Tyr, my son, can be seen radio controlling the Airwave Shark helium filled blimp which floated around above our stand. At St Hilaire we got the first feedback on the new Tala colour scheme. There was an overwhelming preference...
From 20th September 2012 all new designs of Bruce Goldsmith will be sold by Bruce Goldsmith Design. All previous Bruce Goldsmith designs will continue to be sold by Airwave Gliders Ltd.