Paramotor
Combining PPG with other sports can make both disciplines more fun and interesting. Lord Maude Visionary Film Worx recently produced a short piece in cooperation with “Just Gas it”. In it, Ozone team pilot, Emilia Plak, flies her Ozone Slalom
Ozone team pilot, Alex Mateos, has won the first 2 events of the Slalomania league, competing against former World and National Champions. The first event was held in Saint Omer (France) in June, where Alex won 12 of the 15
The 2014 French Championships were a great success for Ozone pilots, who appeared on the podium in 4 classes: Alex Mateos - 1st in French champs and open class in PF1, Viper3 20 Coralie Mateos – 1st women’s division, Slalom
A USPPA sanctioned paramotor competition was held during the Endless Footdrag Fly-In near Fort Smith, Arkansas. Britton Shaw hosted this fantastic event at his huge sod farm (green grass) where you can launch, land and drag your feet through the
Ozone Team pilot, Pal Takats, was recently invited to participate in the Red Bull Air Race series. Pal flew his Viper 2 20m at RBAR events in Croatia and Malaysia. The Air Race series had never seen a PPG demo
Alex Mateos wins British Open 2014 The first international competition of the season was a lot of fun for Ozone Team Pilot, Alex Mateos, who took 1st place overall in the classic and slalom competitions, competing against current world champions,
The 2014 Ozone Power brochure is now available for download and digital viewing in English. To view the brochure, please navigate to "Downloads" or click here for English. Cheers from all the Team
In December 2013, Ozone Paramotor Team Pilots, Mathieu Rouanet and Emilia Plak, visited Myanmar where they flew some beautiful sites including the World famous Bagan temples – an ancient city located in the Mandalay Region. Bagan was made famous in
In 2014, Ozone will be releasing two new wings: the Roadster 2, and Viper 3. Both of these exciting new designs feature the Ozone Reflex Profile and our patented SharkNose technology. Combining the OzRP and SharkNose technologies is a development
We are pleased to announce that our friend, Pal Takats, has joined the Ozone Team. Pal is young, but is already a three-time World Champion and one of the most talented pilots in the history of paragliding with a long
After several years of testing and development, we are very happy to announce that the Zero has arrived. This advanced mini-wing design is based on technological advances we have made in the Ozone Performance Project, and is the first and
The Open Asian Beach Games are equivalent to the European Championships, gathering pilots from many Asian countries and from around the world. This year Thailand hosted the ABG and AOPC (Asian Oceanic PPG Championships) in Phuket from 14-20 November, 2013.
At the end of the 2013 season, two more national competitions were won in Italy and Spain by Ozone pilots. The Andaluzian Paramotor Championship (Slalomania and International Open) was held from October 26 - 27 in the town of Santa
We’ve just released a video from the Ozone Slalom Open, which was hosted by our friend Raffaele Benetti in August, in Italy. Slalom competitions have grown in popularity recently, and the Ozone Slalom Series puts pros and amateurs together in
At the beginning of October, we are launching a new PPG wing, The Buzz Power. Based on the Buzz Z4, the Buzz PWR is a versatile wing that excels in both free and powered flight. Suitable for a wide range
This year the 40th Coupe Icare 2013 saw a lot of activity on the paramotor field. Thanks to all of the paramotor pilots who visited us and either flew with us or tested our wings – we really enjoyed the
The 1st FAI World Paramotor Slalom Championships was held from the 9 – 16 September in Aspres-sur-Buech, in France. The event was significant for our sport, as it was the first ever slalom precision competition. There were 80 pilots competing
During the weekend of August 3rd, we held the inaugural event in the Ozone Slalom Series, in cooperation with Raffaele Benetti. The OSS is designed to be a fun and friendly event for PPG pilots to experience slalom flying, and
During last World Paramotor Championship, in Marugan, Spain, three Ozone pilots achieved World Records for Time on a Precision Circuit (Clover leaf Slalom) in 3 different classes: Class PF1 (foot launch overall) - Alex Mateos (FR) flying Viper 20 and
The Spark is designed to make your first flights as safe and simple as possible, with an incredibly easy launch and highly forgiving in-flight characteristics. Simply put, with the Spark, your PPG progression will be faster and more enjoyable. The
The French Championships, held at the Mondreville Aeroclub south of Paris, have come to a close with Ozone Team Pilot, Alex Mateos, comfortably in first place after 7 tasks of economy, navigation, slalom, and traditional spot-landing. The best female pilot,
We are excited to announce the arrival of the MagMax, our new Trike and Tandem wing. Based on the now famous Magnum series, the MagMax is specifically adapted to powered flight. It offers the same high levels of performance, handling,
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }The new Slalom has been piloted to several wins already this year in the beginning of the 2013 competition season. At the Expo Montegrappa, a majority of the pilots were flying Ozone, although there were several
2013 is off to an exciting start here at Ozone, and we have quite a few new products now in production! The New OZO Reversible Harness is now available to order, and is a ~530g backpack and harness combined. It
After 3 months travel with Mathieu Rouanet in Peru, Chile and Bolivia in 2009 I missed South American a lot, countries, ambiance, people. I was very happy to receive an invitation from Ozone / PAP dealer in Chile Francisco Fluxa
Alex Mateos just returned from the Las Candelas PPG event. He reports: "I was sitting at home in France during a cold spell in winter, dreaming of flying my paramotor in the sun... and then I remembered that the Las
We were camping at the Khaya in the Witteberg reserve with friends, and I grabbed the maiden flight for the area on the first evening just before sunset. The wind was very strong the next day, so we went on a 4WD trail
Here's a new short film about the Ozone R&D Team and our recent adventures in high performance paraglider research and competition... full description follows, below. Vimeo:550,309,57423263 The Ozone Performance Project began in 2006 with our first initial push into competition
We have just released two videos about the Ozone Slalom, which is our newest PPG wing. The new Slalom is a fast and agile wing for intermediate and experienced pilots who want to carve tight turns at high speeds. Based
At the Coupe Icare 2012, we introduced our new paramotor wing, the Slalom. As one can surmise from its name, this wing was designed for this popular precision flying competition series, which has become more and more popular in recent
We've just returned from a fun weekend at the Coupe Icare, where the Ozone team stayed busy inflating well over 6,000 balloons for our stand and the public. The balloons were all 100% biodegradable (they totally degrade in about 2
The final leg of Slalomania 2012 took place last weekend in Aspres sur Buech, France. Once again it was a game of milliseconds played by the new generation of PPG pylon racers, who are now training specifically for PPG Slalom,
After a three year hiatus, (the last World Paramotor Championships were in the Czech Republic in 2009) the 7th World Paramotor Championships took place in a small airfield in Marugan, Spain (close to Madrid). 118 pilots and co-pilots from 17
Slalomania Couhe 2 – 5 Aug 2012 The 2nd edition of the Slalomania series took place last weekend in Couhe. Two Ozone pilots finished on the podium: Alex Mateos in 1st place, and Aurelian Ganaye in 2nd. Ozone Team Pilot
At the beginning of the summer, a relatively new PPG pilot named Andy Campbell contacted us looking for information on the Speedster. When we learned about what he planned to do with it, we immediately offered our support for his
Konichiwa! The Ozone Team is currently in Japan. Greetings from Ibaraki, home of two previous World Cup Events and this weekend's Ashio XC Challenge, where we are flying along with the pack and enjoying excellent Japanese XC conditions! Dav, Russ,
You know why you fly. Or perhaps you don't. Maybe you have asked yourself the same question in the past, and maybe you were even able to answer it. We know why we fly, or at least we think we
Hi All, Thanks to all of you who have participated so far. We've been overwhelmed with the response, and some of the answers have been truly inspiring. Also thanks to you who have just entered the drawing, there's no need
Early 2008 in Raglan, New Zealand, an internationally renowned surf spot, Hugh & Matthieu put on an amazing show Hugh Pinfold and Mathieu Rouanet are both Ozone team riders/pilots. They met at a café to strategize how the sports of Kitegroundboarding,
Recently a one of a kind event occurred in New Zealand: The NZ Air Games, which is part of the newly created Air Sports Live brand. Planned from the beginning for the sole purpose of bringing a variety of air
It's not BS, it's BST. For some, technology is a gimmick* . For us, gimmicks are for laughs, and we take technology seriously. Some try to hide their gimmicks by giving them technical sounding acronyms**, and now we’ve decided to
The new 2008 Ozone Paragliders Brochure is now available for download in pdf format. Click here to get it! The new brochure includes all new 2008 wings including a couple of new gliders that you might not have heard much
Ozone is proud to announce the worldwide premier of 'It's Fantastic', a film by Matt Sheridan and Team 13 of the USA. During the first part of 2007 Matt Sheridan, a filmmaker from Utah, USA, followed a few Ozone Team
With the huge success of the un-official Ozone forum, “Appozone.com” in the last year, we have opened our doors recently to all paragliders and speedriders. With a section dedicated just to the PG and SR pilots where you can share
Anyone who has flown with Mathieu Rouanet and his friends knows that paramotoring is on the brink of a new age. With new destinations constantly being discovered in radically exotic and interesting locations around the world, and new types of
The Ozone Caribbean XC Challenge is the ultimate XC comp for pilots of intermediate ability and up! No Competition experience is necessary... you only need to have the desire to fly XC in an educational environment, and a bit of
Michel Carnet (UK), has broken 2 new World Speed Records (Pending Ratification) with the Ozone Viper! The details are below. To Summarize: For the foot launched record, Michel maintained an average speed of 63.71km/h over a 15km course. That means
Register now! It's filling up, and it's important to register now to ensure that you get the type of room setup that you desire (shared, single, double, etc). All pilots will be staying in the Marriot Hotel, which is a
This year at the world's largest international Film Festival, the Coupe Icare, three Ozone films took top honors in the prize giving. Sophie Guibal of Indasky Productions won both the 'People's Choice Award' and also the 'Best Picture Award' for
The small metal ring on the Magnum risers between the B and C riser failed in one instance during a highly loaded deep spiral. This may or may not be an isolated case. Until we are able to investigate the
The 2007 World Championships were perhaps the most hotly contested in the history of paramotoring. The results show as much, with no surprises in the top 3 places. Mathieu Rouanet reports that the Chinese organization was excellent, putting up the
Ozone Seeks Graphic Designer for Full / Part Time position: Ozone is seeking a motivated and energetic graphic designer with experience in the outdoor sports and marketing industry, although we would also consider someone with talent who has recently qualified. Ozone offers the chance
Ozone has begun using several new materials in the past 2-3 years, chosen after extensive testing by the manufacturers and by our team of pilots for their performance and durability. However, the truest test of material durability is the test
Congratulations to Matt Taggart (Ozone Kites) and his lovely wife Rebecca for the birth of their gorgeous daughter, Ruby Rachel Taggart, born 12.29pm on Saturday the 11th. Matt “caught” Ruby as she entered into the world and even cut the
Sophie Guibal of INDASKY Productions has produced a couple of new short films from the French Championships in Auch, France, where Ozone took 1st and 2nd place. Congrats to Ronan Chollou and Mathieu Rouanet, who flew their Vipers to victory.
The PEAK is Ozone's new performance breathable shell jacket. Fully taped seams ensure durable waterproof protection. This technical mountain jacket is designed to protect you from the elements at any altitude, flying or not. The Peak is a limited production
The long awaited Roadster is now available for order in all sizes! After over 2 years of development we are happy to announce that we have finished what we think is the perfect intermediate ppg specific wing. Our mission was
The Ozone Viper has done it again. Consistently in the 1st place position of every major national and international PPG competition on earth, the Viper is now UK National Champion. In an extraordinary upset, George Macak, a previously unknown pilot
UPDATE: June 14 - Mathieu has reduced his time to an amazing 45 seconds in an unofficial course run. His 48.2 second time is not yet ratified by the FAI due to the fact that it was not set while
Ozone is proud to announce the arrival of 'Ground Handling Techniques', by the Kitchen Productions Crew! Pierre and FX at www.kitchen-prod.com have already brought us 'Paragliding, Learn to Fly', which is an excellent beginner DVD aimed for new PG students.
The beauty of new sports is that they are constantly evolving, and constantly becoming more fun. Technology advances with time, but usually the most exciting developments come from the riders and pilots that push new sports in new directions. Speed
It has taken us a while to get this news onto the site, and of course by now it isn't really news as most of you have undoubtedly heard: Jimmy Hall died on May 9th on Baffin Island, North of
Mathieu Rouanet, current World Champion, flying the Ozone Viper reports he has not managed to keep his French National crown from the previous year, having slipped into 2nd position. Still a great result in this high level competition! However he was
Many of you have asked and the answer has always been "we are still working on it", so now we are excited to say it is finally ready! The Roadster is Ozone Power's new dedicated paramotor wing for recreational pilots. Designed using
...with Marchesseau, alias Paulo, (flying the Rush Power) and Francis Gardeur (flying the Viper) Team supported by Geraldine and Tonio The paramotor adventure began in Tangiers, where the team flew along the Mauritanian coast, passing Tafraoute and the blue rocks
The Ozone Viper is one of the fastest paramotor wings in the world, and there are now several records to prove it! The weekend of January 20-21 saw two new ppg records for Daniel Crespo, Spanish National team pilot. Daniel set the
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