Congratulations to BGD Team Thailand pilots, for their results at the 5th Thailand Paragliding ASEAN Friendships Open 2021, flying Adams. The competition took place from 1st to 5th April in Nong Khai, with police, navy and airforce personnel competing against each other. Team BGD brought back the following...
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...
La BGD Weightless s’est clôturée le 10 janvier 2020, Bruce Goldsmith remportant la compétition sous la nouvelle Cure2. D’une durée d’une semaine, la compétition a eu lieu à Roldanillo en Colombie, et a bénéficié de superbes conditions de vols permettant le déroulement de six manches...
Montrez-nous vos compétences et prouvez à quel point les exercices au sol peuvent être amusants et bénéfiques. Courez, sautez, grimpez ou dansez avec votre aile et gagnez une aile de gonflage BGD Seed. Comment participer : Réalisez un clip vidéo original et créatif (de 60 secondes max.), mettant...
4-10 January 2020 Join us in warm and colourful Colombia in January 2020 for the third edition of BGD Weightless, the competition where scoring is in weight categories. Roldanillo is an amazing venue: sunshine, grassy launches, masses of landing options, some of the friendliest people on the planet,...
Heal your soul! The CURE 2 is a high-performance EN/LTF C with 74 cells and a high top speed of 60km/h, but which doesn’t push the boundaries of the class when it comes to safety and stability. Its new structure and profile is closer to the DIVA than the original CURE, and it has bags of XC capability....
The third stage of the 2019 Paragliding Accuracy World Cup took place in Pohang, Korea at the end of August. 90 pilots took part from 15 nations, with ADAM pilots Markéta Tomášková (CZ) and Kim Ki Hyeon (KO) taking the second podium steps in the women's and men's categories respectively. The overall...
Congratulations to Regimantas Andreika (LT) who won the Sports class and finished second overall in Lithuania's Arcus Cup on his CURE. It was a 1-2 finish for CURES in the sports class – Fellow CURE pilot Lukas Limantas (LT) joined Regimantas on the second step of the podium. The four-day competition...
A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege to fly the PUNK. The paraglider (sized M/L), courtesy of Waldemar Janiszewski from AQUILA Paralotnie (AQUILA PARAGLIDERS), got into my hands at a take-off site for flying over a cliff in Dębina. Dębina is a small village, located close to the Baltic Sea’s...
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 mit...
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 c'est pour nous le moyen de partager la sagesse et l'expertise de Bruce, à travers l'analyse d'accidents, l'explication de certaines techniques et de conseils divers pour le monde du Parapente. Nous allons mettre en ligne des vidéos chaque mois, qui traiteront de comment rendre notre pratique...
Nous avons reçu notre tout nouveau prototype de Diva ! Nous sommes déconcertés par ses performances. La Diva est encore en cours de développement et cette version XS en 21m² possède un allongement de 7.5 pour une masse de 4.95 kg et 208.8m de suspentes.
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Get ready for 2017 with a shiny new BGD calendar! It is packed with gorgeous photographs of your favorite paraglider. Order one from your local dealer or email us at sales@flybgd.com while supplies last. Price - 20 Euros RRP The calendar is in landscape format, 480 x 335mm (19 x 13 in), and colour...
This is how Bruce packs his paraglider into the redesigned BGD concertina bag.
We would like to welcome Chinese pilot Yan Chen to the BGD sales team! She is an avid pilot since 2012, writer, flight school owner, paragliding development consultant, and will now be working with us on Chinese sales. “Working directly with a paragliding manufacturer has always been one of my dreams”...
A brilliant short film about a institutionalized person who finds the EN-C Cure. - Produced and Edited by Maeva Giacometti and Rody Guyot.
Surrounded by a sea of Open Class paragliders Mathis RUHL has worked a EN-C Cure up to the 6th place position in Open class/EN-D C.F.D. overall ranking and obviously the 1st place position in the C.F.D. sports category. Mathis RUHL has been flying some huge FAI triangles in the south of France with the...
Congratulations to Zlatko Koren and Tomaž Bavdaž for placing 8th at the X-Pyr flying the EN-C Cure! Only by foot or in the air they made it 256.5km across the harshest mountains in Spain during one of the most difficult competitions in the world. Amazing!http://www.x-pyr.com/LiveTracking/Ranking.html...
A short video about Tyr Goldsmith, only 18, competing at the US Nationals in Chelan,WA, winning his first competition and beating his Dad Bruce Goldsmith who also made it on the podium in 3rd! “I’m really surprised and I wasn’t expecting this at all.” explains Tyr, “what was great is that I...
Congratulations to Tyr Goldsmith, only 18, for winning his first competition and beating his Dad Bruce Goldsmith who also made it on the podium in 3rd! “I’m really surprised and I wasn’t expecting this at all.” explains Tyr, “what was great is that I could keep up with everybody, and I even...
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.
After a busy winter we are happy to announce that the EN-C CURE has been certified EN-C in small (60-80kg), medium (75-95kg), medium-large (90-110kg), and large (105-125kg), and we have even managed to maintain it’s sweet characteristics on every size!
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...
La CURE sera une aile EN-C ultra-performante. Développée avec les caractéristiques propres à Bruce Goldsmith Design, le « Cord Cut Billow » et 54 mini-nervures de le bord d’attaque, la voile a été conçue avec seulement 60 cellules. Elle affiche un allongement à plat de 6.75 pour un poids...
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 is a tandem pilot in Oludeniz, Turkey and sent over his thoughts about our Dual after a season. He says (the Dual) "is always subjected to abrasion on take off as well as on landing... and, in terms of wear and tear, no fabric is ripped or damaged, no stitches are damaged, fabric feels...
La Base, notre EN / LTF-B, vient de passer brillamment les tests en vol dans la taille M, et ce dès la première tentative. Bruce commente «outre des performances au top, nous avons consacré beaucoup d’attention à l’optimisation de la sécurité de cette aile, je suis vraiment satisfait du résultat"....
The final of the accuracy PGAWC in Bali has just taken place where pilots Valery and Matjaz took 1st and 2nd places flying the BGD Adam. FANTASTIC RESULTS, congratulations.http://www.pgawc.org/results/2014/03_INDONESIA_ALL_2014.pdf
In this short film Bruce Goldsmith introduces the Fassa Fly Expo 2014 while enjoying the epic flying conditions!
Perched high on a plateau over Grenoble, France is the tiny village of Saint Hilaire-de-touvet whom hosted the 41st edition of the Coupe Icare festival last weekend. Walking through the expo felt like being Charlie in the chocolate factory with every major free flying and paramotor company showcasing...
Herminio takes his Dual beyond what we thought was possible, and has fun doing it, and it all starts with a phone call from Bruce.
Ce mois de Novembre à Mexico, les pilotes de l'équipe BGD, Marko Hrgetić et son passagerAaron Sanchez vont voler avec le DUAL pendant la compétition AEROTHLON 2014 (un triathlon en parapente, vélo, et course à pied). http://aerothlon.com
The Wasp has received DGAC paramotor certification. The Wasp has now received the DGAC certification with a higher weight range than the free flight wing.The Wasp paramotor is equipped with twin hang point paramotor risers with trimmers to increase top speed and adjust for torque. The Wasp is already...
Some nice footage from Flying Frenzy of the Adam being used in school with a first day student. Lovely grassy English flying site in Dorset!
This film shows the modern facility where BGD gliders are made in Sri Lanka. Includes nice images of the Laser cutter and inflation inspection system, as well as showing the excellent working conditions in the factory.
Finsterwalder & Charly are to become the exclusive distributers of BGD in Germany. The announcement was officially made at the Super Paragliding Testival in Kossen this weekend, where Charly and BGD shared a stand. Both BGD and Charly are very excited about this cooperation. The two teams compliment...
Stop by and visit the BGD Team on the Super Paragliding Testival in Kössen taking place from 29.05.2014 to 01.06.2014. If there is bad weather, the alternative date will be 19.-22.06.2014. We will be there with a lot of demo gliders for you to testfly.We are looking forward to meet you there.
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....
News about BGD paramotor wings will now be kept up to date on a daily basis on the BGD Paramotor Blog.http://paramotor.flybgd.com/Picture shows the Luna22 is being tested now by the BGD team which is both faster, lighter and brighter than its larger brother, with the lovely new Brazil colour scheme....
A wave of excitement spread though BGD when the first Caiprinha Tala's arrived. We were not disappointed! Great spring conditions and a glider that we think looks absolutely stunning. Very unusual and really stands out from the croud. Production Tala in Caiprinha are available in all sizes as of today....more...
Avec seulement 6,35 kg, le Dual Lite est un régal au portage et en vol. Lors du test en charge, il a été démontré que la structure est remarquablement solide en atteignant sans rupture, la charge impressionnante de 300 kg sous 8G *(soit 2,4 Tonnes !) Les pilotes test du laboratoire...
Voici le film de cette remarquable aile EN-A, présentée à travers la relation Père-Fils au sein de la Famille Goldsmith. Tyr, le fils aîné de Bruce et Arna, aborde ces premiers grands vols avec cette aile sûre et colorée, son Père-concepteur l'accompagne sereinement.
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....
Le Dual a acquis la solide réputation d’être le meilleur biplace actuellement disponible sur le Marché. Ce qui impressionne en premier lieu, c'est sa légèreté à la commande et son exceptionnelle aptitude en thermique.Un décollage et atterrissage évidents viennent compléter le tableau...
Nous espérons une fois de plus, que le micro climat de la vallée de Stubai, nous permettra de voler et essayer les ailes pendant 3 jours d'affilée. Bien sûr BGD sera présent pour répondre personnellement à toutes vos questions et vous proposer des ailes de demo. Nous attendons votre visite. L'équipe...
Le projet du nouveau concept de dépose en haute montagne avec un paramoteur, permet le largage d'un passager, skis aux pieds, pour une descente dans un spot exclusif. https://vimeo.com/87585115
L’équipe de test de Thermik Magazine vient de comparer quelques-unes des dernières ailes EN C, dont notre Tala. L’essai a été publié dans le numéro de Mars 2014, et la Tala a été classée comme une aile C1 (c’est-à-dire la plus accessible des sous-classes EN-C). L’article, intitulé «...
Un Grand Bravo à Leo Wayerbacher qui a réalisé son record personnel à Belo Horizonte au Brésil, en faisant un cross de 195 km avec sa Tala. Il s'agit de la seconde meilleure performance réalisée depuis ce site, et certainement l'une des meilleures distances faite avec la Tala. Encore un très...
Que ce soit une façon de créer une émotion, faire passer un message, révéler une personnalité, ou tout simplement se distinguer, la couleur est essentielle.On ne manquera pas de remarquer les quatre coloris proposés pour l'Adam. Volez en toute sécurité. Soyez visibles.
Vincent Talleu réalise des vidéos drôles et sympas depuis quelques années déjà! "L’essai de la TALA de BGD par Vincent" est un délice d’enthousiasme, d'humour et de plaisir qui présente la TALA pendant presque 10 minutes.
VOLER.INFO est le magazine parapente et paramoteur exclusivement en ligne. Il propose de nombreuses informations et précieux dossiers sur notre sport. http://www.voler.info/media/20131126A-volerinfo-news-BGD.pdf
Cinquante façons de mieux voler, est un ouvrage incontournable pour les pilotes qui veulent améliorer leur potentiel. Vous y retrouverez les dernières techniques et théories élaborées par Bruce Goldsmith et quelques-uns des meilleurs pilotes et instructeurs mondiaux. Le livre réunit...
Matjaž Ferarič, un des pilotes soutenu par BGD, vient de gagner la coupe du monde de précision en parapente avec sa WASP. Avec seulement 2 cm d’écart entre Gora et Matjaž la compétition a été rude. Les épreuves se sont déroulées sur plus de 30 « round » disputés sur différents...
Nous avons d’excellents retours sur le Dual. Voilà quelques-uns des commentaires. J’ai volé avec tous les biplaces disponibles en Israël. Et pour moi, le Dual est définitivement le meilleur. Bon travail Bruce ! Ohad Sahlove, pilote...
Le Dual apporte aux pilotes de biplace un meilleur niveau de contrôle. Cela vous permettra de dominer l'aile dans toutes les situations avec moins d'effort. Bruce l'a baptisé "le contrôle absolu", cela signifie que les commandes sont précises et vous offrent un très bon retour d'information...
Filmé lors d’un incroyable vol, du Col de Blen à Saint-Vincent-les-Forts, et d’un tour de vallée à Morzine, ce film présente notre parapente EN-C : la Tala. La Tala s’adresse aux pilotes qui cherchent une aile accessible et très performante dans la catégorie EN-C. La Tala est une...
Nous venons tout juste de recevoir le premier prototype de notre nouvelle EN-D : la Diva ! Et il a presque fallu arracher l’aile des mains de Bruce, car il l’a adorée. Il nous fait part de ses impressions : « Hier, j’ai reçu la Diva et d’emblée de jeu, j’ai pu voler deux heures...
Nous avons fait ces images de notre aile EN-B, la Wasp, lors d’une journée de vol exceptionnelle autour de Moustiers-Sainte-Marie. La Wasp a été développée pour permettre aux pilotes en sortie d’école, de progresser sereinement, et aux pilotes occasionnels de trouver une aile sûre et...
Nous en avons testé le comportement du profil reflex de la LUNA sous le vent à Gourdon, et l’aile s'est très bien comportée ! Quand nous poussons l’aile à dépasser le pilote, elle ne fait pas de frontale, mais ralentit simplement son vol pour revenir en position normale. C’est vraiment...
Nous sommes heureux de compter David CHAUMET parmi notre équipe! Il va nous appuyer en gérant le département des ventes BGD en France. David vole depuis 1989 et a fait partie de l’équipe de France de delta et de parapente de 2002 à 2008. Il a remporté de nombreux titres, incluant plusieurs...
This was during the monumental acro show for the FIA El Yelmo festival 2013. Ant Green went off first followed by a load of crazy acro pilots! It was a good show for the public!
After a huge road trip out to Cortijos Nuevos, Spain, Ant arrived to some exceptional flying conditions for the 14th edition of the FIA El Yelmo festival. The organization decided to hold the event a little earlier in the year and it really paid off. Pilots were greeted with beautiful spring conditions...
We were pleasantly surprised to arrive to exceptional flying conditions during the APX event in Annecy, France. Hope to see you there next year!
Due to weather Kossen has been cancelled so we will head to the land of the frogs for some french thermals and cheese! Come meet us at our stand and test out our wings.
Photo - Ant Green checking a demo on his way to APX. Everything except the weather looks good!
Après un voyage de 24 heures à Villeneuve pour présenter les Ailes à l'homologation, nous sommes revenus à la maison dans le sud de la France, avec des bouteilles de champagne ! La Tala S, M, ML, L et Wasp S, M, L ont toutes passé avec succès les tests d'homologation !
Voila pourquoi nous fabriquons des parapentes - pour partager notre monde avec les autres.
A Green & Goldsmith tea party over Monaco... or filming a interview.
The first production Tala's have spread across the world and we are getting very interesting feedback from the dealers and customers. There appears to be a common thread in their experiences. So far 10 Tala M's are out there and this is what 4 of those ten had to say about their wings: - Tivoli, Rome,...
Gourdon is more snowy than normal, with nearly half a meter of snow on take-off. This day we went out to do some Acro manouvers on the Tala to see how it handles them. From the video you can see that the SAT is really good with an amazingly low sink rate. The Tala also does heli's but due to the...
The Wasp has been announced with three new colour schemes compared to the Tala and one of these is Coral. We have just see the first one and we are all pretty happy with the way it looks. Its quite a new strong colour combination and from the reaction around here we think it will probably be very...
Today the Tala L completed the flight tests with Air Turquoise in Villeneuve in Switzerland, passing EN-C with both bottom and top weight without issues. The S and ML still remain to be tested and they are both scheduled to be completed in March 2013.
The load test of the Tala was delayed due to bad weather in Switzerland during January and also for the start of February. Finally after three weeks of waiting the Tala L was tested in Payerne by Air Turquiose on the 9th February 2013. She went up to an impressive 1300kg peak loading. The overall...
The Tala is not designed as a paramotor wing, but we wanted to test it to make sure that it goes well under power. I fitted trimmer risers on the glider so that we could trim out the torque effect, but I must say that I did not notice any torque effect anyway. We also flew with trimmers released...
Last week the Tala M passed the flight tests in Switzerland with Alan Zoller. It was B in most categories and received a C in the brake range test. The brake range test is a measure of the range of the brakes in cm from when the brakes first come on to the stall point. The range should be...
I am getting quite a few questions from people who are having trouble getting hold of the SIV Bible. First thing is that you need an iPad. You cannot look at the book on a Mac or an iphone at the moment. The reason for this is that the Mac and iphone both read different formats to the iPad. Only...
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.