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...
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...
While hiking in the mountains a young girl finds a phone that dropped from the sky. Looking at the videos in the phone, she attempts to find the pilot who dropped it. #FlyBase2 @flybgd Discover our stunning new high EN/LTF-B! www.flybgd.com
For rise-and-shiners, hike-and-flyers, mountain lovers, greet the day with a Kiss, a simple, fun and versatile mountain wing.
Olivier, Sophie and Lou continue on their adventure sailing and paragliding around the world onboard Kagou while capturing every inspirational moment on film.
Olivier, Sophie and Lou continue on their adventure sailing and paragliding around the world onboard Kagou while capturing every inspirational moment on film.
WE ARE A GROUP OF DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS UNITED BY A PASSION TO EXPLORE, CREATE AND SHARE. Follow our adventures as we attempt to share them through film and photography.
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.
Flying some of the highest peaks in the Alps, Julien explains some insights during a epic vol bivouac adventure around the Massif des Écrins.
Recently, we have all become groundless. We are in times of change and the ability to adapt will make the difference. We hope this film will help you during these times and bring you to a space of freedom you may have never felt before.
Everything you should know about packing, storing, and generally taking care of your paraglider.
BGD team pilots Anne-Sophie, Julie, and Sylvain fly the Vol et Ski Challenge - a competition of skiing and precision paragliding where pilots take-off from the top of the ski slope and follow a course involving touch-and-go, touching poles, and many other fun tasks. The weather was perfect and over 60...
This is what happens when Etienne Cordeau (Flying Frenchies) takes his SEED out for a kite in Mongolia!
Olivier, Sophie, Lou and friends converge in Martinique for a aerial circus extraveganza! You wont be able to not fall in love and get inspired by this adventure family as they show us their story and aerial dance. Hats off to @Shams for the exceptional film-making!
The Flying Franchise head out to the Oludeniz Air Games for a week full of every stunt they could dream up (XRW, Paraslackining, rope jumping,...) Watch this is a compilation of the best.
2020年1月4〜10日、暖かくカラフルなコロンビアで行われる第3回BGD ウェイトレス:重量カテゴリーによる採点を取り入れたコンペティションにご参加ください。ロルダニーリョは太陽の光、草の茂ったテイクオフ、多くのランディングオプション、地球上で最も友好的な人々、音楽、おいしい食べ物、そして誰もが楽しめるたくさんの素晴らしい平地のある素晴らしい場所です。 ウェイトレスのコンセプト これまでは、重い重量飛行が常に有利でした。これは競技のために重い機材とバラストでのフライトをもたらしました。...
From simulations of virtual prototypes to anew B/C steering system discover the Cure 2 and all the technology built into this revolutionary paraglider.
A lonely Flying Frenchy can't get a ride on a quiet country road until a paramotor flies his way. He grabs a line and gets hoisted high up into the sky.
Cruising in from Volcano, Ant Green took off half way up Stomboli flying over one of the most active volcanoes. The volcano erupted a few times during the flight spewing out lava and causing shock waves from the explosions. A few days later the mountain erupted in one of the most violent eruptions recorded....
Team pilots Tim and Ant Green fly out to Greenland to realized a adventure of a lifetime - Paramotoring and skiing the west coast of Greenland. They discover the isolated fjords and glaciers of one of the most desolate places on earth while have a hell of a time.
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.
Tim and Ant Green head to Chamonix to break a world record and drop Leo Slemett off on Mont Blanc du Tacul.
During a 1000km open ocean traverse of the Maldives BGD team pilots Ant and Tim Green captures these stunning images of our DGAC certified Echo and Luna PPG wings.
Fly high and play Jazz with the brand new Dual 2 !
The Flying Frenchies take to the sky over Briancon with musical instruments and paragliders. Check out the spectacle!
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...
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 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 has loads of new techy bits. Bruce shows us a few in this video!
Stubai Cup 2018 we officially released our new high EN-B for demo. Our mission to put taste, control, and attitude back into gliders worked. Stubai gave us more amazing flying and we captured the money shots check out this video!
When will your journey begin? Camera - Ant Green, Rody Charoud, Maeva Giacometti Voice Over - Alan Watts (Philosopher) Talent - Kārlis Jaunpetrovičs, Signe Lillienskjold Knudsen, Bruce Goldsmith, Timothy Green Music - Lossless - Bright Eyes - Instrumental Edit - Ant Green
The 2017 Stubai Cup was a hoot! Perfect flying conditions with pilots climbing to over 3,000m and making brilliant XC flights all over the valley. At the stand we had hundreds of pilots trying our new products. This year we had the chance to meet most of the BGD team, here are a few images of the mini...
X-PRYでZlatko KorenとTomaž Bavdaž はEN-C CUREと共に8位を勝ち取りました!世界で最も過酷な競技のひとつとも言え、スペインの険しい山々を足と飛びだけで駆け巡りました。距離は256.5km!本当におめでとう! http://www.x-pyr.com/LiveTracking/Ranking.html...
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...
The Adam is our EN/LTF-A certified wing, designed for beginners or leisure pilots. Durable Dominico D30 tissue constructs 34 enhanced clean cells into a safe, 4.8kg paraglider.