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Author: davidLocation: Issaquah, WA, USASubject: Re: PWCA rules for 2026/27Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2026 2:28 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 31 Another option is to fix things in the scoring: Start off with some glider certification top of weight range gets a 0% score bonus, say 200kg Have some lower max weight range gets a 50% score bonus, say 50kg Where your specific glider max weight range is gets some scaled % score bonus. The numbers would need to be worked[…]

Author: Erfurt BobSubject: Re: Paragliding mid-life crisis?Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 23:48 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 2 Yes it is like that. And I am retired, but with other hobbies and 'obligations'. Therefore I go on trips to places that have reliable flying weather. Colombia, Macedonia, India. In every one of those places you can fly xc on 8 out of 10 days at least in my experience. [ goto post ]

Author: Erfurt BobSubject: Re: Switzerland: SHV number on the wing is a must for everyone!Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 23:42 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 6 Hey Eugen, you sound like an AI bot. It does not appear to affect foreign pilots, it affects foreign pilots, like it says in the article that was linked in the very first post. I don't understand why people bother to react when they don't read the information first. I guess I am getting old.[…]

Author: Josh CohnLocation: El Cerrito, CA USASubject: Re: Paragliding mid-life crisis?Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 21:54 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 2 Those are all true things. One way to think about it that may help a little: there are a lot more xc-able (not unsafe but not epic) days than "good" days. And if you go and fly xc on those days with friends (or not) it can be a lot of fun and challenging even if you don't go[…]

Author: Josh CohnLocation: El Cerrito, CA USASubject: Re: Switzerland: SHV number on the wing is a must for everyone!Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 21:44 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 2 DVD wrote: How the authorities are imagining to make an international PG competition in Switzerland ?!? Sounds like the SHV is providing all the comp numbers! [ goto post ]

Author: petkoLocation: slovakiaSubject: Re: PWCA rules for 2026/27Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 20:30 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 31 it's high time to do something about it. But certainly not the way they voted in CIVL - in my opinion they voted for the alibi 33kg, because they probably had to vote for something (so that they wouldn't be held responsible in the event of an accident and since the stabilizers hadn't been tested in practice yet, they had no other[…]

Author: stanagleLocation: Dubbo, AustraliaSubject: Re: NOVA VORTEX (EN C, 2-liner)Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 20:27 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 66 One year review. The vortex, for a light low aspect 2 liner performs way beyond my expectations. It is the best climbing glider I've owned in 17 years. Glide approaches photon class, I can generally keep up Handling not quite as easy as lynx2 but far easier than photon, mystic. All of which I've flown Brake handle fit me perfectly[…]

Author: paraglidingserviceSubject: Re: Switzerland: SHV number on the wing is a must for everyone!Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 19:35 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 6 Switzerland: SHV number requirement also appears to affect foreign pilots The issue of the SHV number requirement in Switzerland has recently become much clearer, but it is still causing uncertainty among many paraglider pilots, especially those coming from abroad. The key point is that, under the current interpretation, the marking requirement does not seem to apply[…]