Category: Videos
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Flying the Sigma 8 29
Last Friday a big cardboard box arrived at my office. A quick peak inside confirmed it was what I was hoping it would be – the only Sigma 8 29 in the country! Fantastic, I thought, I’m going to be the first person in the UK to fly one! I cycled the two miles and…
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First UK sighting of the Sigma 8 in the wild…! [1]
Pembrokeshire Paragliding CFI Nick Bamber is clearly enjoying his new Sigma 8 25 if his comments on his YouTube channel are anything to go by… “This was first flight on the new Advance Sigma 8. Blown away by this glider and chuffed to own it!! Possibly, no probably (but I need to spend some more…
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Sigma 8 technical film posted…
This short film describes some of the technology used in the Sigma 8… Youtube link
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Beautiful Dolomites video featuring a squadron of Omega 8s
Polish Advance importer Grzegorz Olejnik took the new OMEGA 8 to the Dolomites together with the Karkonosze Paragliding Club – motto ‘Friendship, Free Time and XC Free Flying’. Tomasz Czaplicki has put a few scenes of the action together in this beautiful film. NB. It’s best to watch it on the Vimeo website here as…
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“A 21 year dream comes true” video now online!
I’ve spent hours slaving over a hot Mac putting this video together – I hope you enjoy it… It’s also on vimeo here.
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Check out the Omega 8 video!
Top film-maker Christoph Frutiger has made a great O8 promotional movie. Watch it in higher res here. The first demos will be arriving in the UK very soon. Let me know if you’re interested in trying one. There are four sizes – 23 (65-85kg AUW*), 25 (75-95kg), 27(85-110kg) and 29(100-130kg) * AUW=All up weight, ie.…
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Omega 8 development report 3
In 2009, Chrigel Maurer astonished the paragliding world by winning the Red Bull X-Alps in record time. He did it on a lightweight wing built to withstand the harshest turbulence. Hugh Miller asks Chrigel and designer Thomas Ripplinger if the special X-Alps glider and final Omega 8 are at all similar. Read more here.
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Omega 8 development report 2
In his second report, Hugh Miller catches up with Advance test pilot Andy Aebi, the current FAI World Paragliding Champion. Click here.
Advance paragliders in the West Country 