The FAI/CIVL broke with it's open class philosophy after the last disastrous paragliding world championships (fatalities, crashes, low safety of competition gliders). For the first time, only EN certified gliders were permitted at the European championships in St....[more]

A 47 year old pilot had a fatal accident after impacting while in a spiral dive at the Kandel landing field on 23.6.2012. According to GPS recordings and eye witness accounts, the pilot began the spiral dive with the Swing Mistral 6 at 250 meters over ground height....[more]