Sun
27
Jun
2010
Ekstremsportveko 2010 was anther perfect festival! Lots of action and good time with friends.
Photo: Geir Dyvik
This year, Ekstremsportveko had the Nordic Championship in Acrobatic paragliding. Arctic Acro Team joined the comp and the expression session.
We also had beautiful tandem flights over Voss with our new X-plore tandems.
Sun
20
Jun
2010
Germany, France and Spain has been touched by the crazy Norwegians!
First we spent some days in Germany, testing some really nice Aircross gliders before we drove to Organya in Spain. Organya must be one of the best places to fly acro (over land).
More videos and photos are coming soon. For the time being enjoy Erlend's first reserve throw after a bad helico......:D
Sun
23
May
2010
About 15 acro pilots and some free-flyers enjoyed beautiful Aurland this weekend. Lots of acro flying and shaken nerves on landing. (Everyone was trying to get the winter rust shaken off). I finally got to know my new Sol Super Sonic and after 4200m of acro meters I'm confident that we will have lots of fun together this summer! Frode, I'm sorry that you did not make this weekend, as it was "super sweet."
Alexander Wiik from Tromsø, one of the new upcoming acro pilots from Northern Norway!
My photo camera was not working this weekend, which was probably the worst timing in history as the fjord was crystal green and the clouds where amazing! The photos are grabbed from a GoPro HD video. I can finally feel the smell of summer and lots of good times with flying friends! Bring on more flying weather, please!
Sat
08
May
2010
Instructonal video by Erlend Madsen on "how to cellpack your praglider in 3.5min.
Tue
27
Apr
2010
Arctic Acro Team inviterer til acro* & sikkerhetskurs fra fjellheisen i Narvik
**Kurspris 1500,- (Siste frist for påmelding: 27.05.2010. "Første mann til mølla")
Påmelding på mail ti: frodel70 (at) gmail (dot) com
Merk påmeldingen med navn, flytimer, PP-grad, vinge og hvilke øvelser du ønsker å lære.
Innbetaling av kursavgiften må være registrert på kontonr: 89021266354 den 27.05.2010.
Instruktører & hjelpere:
Frode Løtvedt (instruktør)
Erlend Borge Madsen (acro pilot)
Lars Gjelten (hjelpeinstruktør)
Jan-Tore Solberg (Landslagspilot acro)
Vi i Arctic Acro Team tilbyr sikkerhetskurs med mulighet for acroutsjekk for de som ønsker å lære mer om acro og skjermkontroll. Instruktørene/hjelperne på kurset er alle konkurerende acropiloter med lang erfaring og vil trene/demostrere avansert flyging på kurset. Vi håper piloter med ønske om å lære acro & skjermkontroll benytter sjansen til å fly med oss.
Kurset er selfølgelig også for deg som vil ha et standard sikkerhetskurs og vi har lang erfaring med gjennomføring slike kurs.
Kurset er åpent for alle fra PP3 og opp og vi har plass til 20 piloter.
Norsk folkehjelp er tilstede både på start og i båt og kan tilby førstehjelp om dette skulle bli aktuelt.
Du må ha:
Paraglider, godkjent seletøy, hjelm og nødskjerm***.
Gode sko.
Radio, helst med vanntett pose.
Redningsvest.
Ekstra tøy i tilfelle..
Eventuell avlysning pga dårlig vær vil bli kunngjort via mail innen torsdags kveld og vi refunderer da kursavgiften med 50%. Etter dette regnes kurset som påbegynt og refunderes ikke. Dette grunnet utgifter til kurset.
Kursprogram:
Dag 1:
17:00 - Oppmøte Narvik Camping
17:30 - Gjennomgang av utstyr/nødskjerm** med enkle kasteøvelser
Dag 2:
10:00 - teori & eventuell nødskjermpakking
13:00 - oppmøte fjellheisen
16:18 - lunsj deles ut på landing mellom turene
21:00 - siste nedfart for dagen
Dag 3:
10:00 - teori & gjennomgang av lørdagens øvelser
13:00 - oppmøte fjellheisen
16:18 - lunsj deles ut på landing mellom turene
19:00 - gjenomgang av video oppe på fjellheisen
21:00 - THE END
* for acroutsjekk kreves PP5
** Kurset dekker ikke kostnadene til fjellheisen
*** Nødskjermen skal være i god stand og pakket om det siste året. Vi kan tilby pakking for et tillegg på 200,-
Arctic Acro tar forbehold for endringer i programmet.
Arctic Acro Team tar forbehold for endringer i programmet.
Hilsen
Erlend & Frode
Sun
25
Apr
2010
Frode Løtvedt just got back from the first norwegian acro competition, 2010. http://www.x2ski.no/page/xakro
Frode is flying his new Sol Supersonic glider very well and got 7th place after three rounds! Super Sweet!:)
I'm jealous after missing out on this comp.
Erlend
Fri
09
Apr
2010
We are back in Norway again after a week loaded with tandemflying in beautiful Ghana! Soon, we should have a report from the festival. Currently we are going thorugh some photos that we will uplaod to the gallery.
Photo: Nick Greece
Kofi & Erlend
Thu
08
Apr
2010
"Have you ever done something that contradicts all basic Human instincts? Well the gauntlet to defy the general fabric of our being was laid before me; when I had to actively will myself to take a running jump of a big cliff!" Valerie Labi, tandem passenger (read more on her blog)
Wed
31
Mar
2010
We got to Accra city in Ghana this morning. It's been a "city day" that we will never forget! 6L of water each in 6 hours. Yes it is boiling hot! More photos and text to come, but first we need a few hours of sleep.
Tue
02
Mar
2010
30 days until 5th Annual Ghana Paragliding Festival!
Easter weekend is just around the corner! Which means that many people have been working hard to get the final preparations in place for
the festival. Walter spent the week of February 14-20 in Ghana, meeting with the festival stakeholders and sponsors to make final arrangements for the festival and to smooth out the launch.
During this week, he also made a presentation to a press conference attended by 200 government and media representatives, including chiefs from Kwahu, Ministers, the heads of companies like Ghana
Airways, Ethiopian airways, Pepsi and many more. Furthermore, all of the national newspapers, radio stations, and TV channels were represented, as well as the BBC. The Minister of Tourism also
gave an amazing address, pledging her support for this and future festivals, and volunteered to be the first tandem passenger to kick-off this year’s festival! Also, during the media outreach
event, Walter flew a couple of tandem passeners as a precursor to build excitement within the local communities. Check out the included photos documenting the progress of the festival’s
development.
Some attending tandem Pilots have also been working hard to promote
the humanitarian opportunities presented by the festival. Erlend Borge
Madsen and Frode Løtvedt (both from Norway) have teamed up with
X-plore, a Norwegian organization, to generate awareness of how youth can personally get involved in developmental causes in Africa. Check out their website at www.arcticacro.com. Erlend and
Frode have also been communicating with a film crew to create a documentary about the festival, which will potentially air on t.v. stations in Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Likewise, Chris Hunlow
(United States) has poured his energy into creating a not-for-profit foundation called the Wing of Hope, seeking donations to sponsor as many flights as possible for underprivileged youth of
Ghana. The mission statement of the foundation is to promote youth development by helping individuals to believe that they can achieve what was once thought of as impossible, by introducing them
to one of man’s greatest achievements: flight.
These projects, as well as the festival, consume many hours of
free-time and require much monetary assistance. If you are able to
donate to any of these causes, please contact the involved pilots
through their websites, or through the organizers of the Ghana
Festival. Just $50 sponsors the chance for one more individual to
experience free flight.
Many thanks! Sabrina
Sat
20
Feb
2010
Chek out the vario ringtone in the Download section for PG and HG pilots
Sat
30
Jan
2010
Bottom surface
Our Ghana tandems are being made right now! Frode went for the Ozone Magnum09 38m2 and Erlend went for the Ozone Magnum09 41m2.
We would like to thank X-plore and Ozone for all the help! We will post photos and stories as soon as we get going. Departure will be around the 30th of Mars.
Fri
29
Jan
2010
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Tue
12
Jan
2010
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Mon
11
Jan
2010
Thu
07
Jan
2010
Tandem Paragliding
We are happy to publish this new web blog, which will bring you the fresh updates about our work prior to, during and after the Ghana Paragliding Festival. Remember to subscribe to the web page
with RSS to get direct updates about our work and adventures!
Regards,
Erlend & Frode
Thu
16
Jul
2009
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First, I would like to thank NLF and the organizers for allowing us to do this d-bag expression jump! Francois Bon (World Speedriding Champion 2009) was the drop master. 12 pilots were invited to jump from the helicopter at 1400m by the organizers . The audience voted and here are the results: 1. Jan Tore Solberg 2. Rolf Dale 3. Erlend Borge
Cheers to the audience for the votes!:)
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Francois Bon and Me
3-2-1----see you!
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Last Loop before landing (Reversal)
On my way towards the landing!
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Perfect weather and good vibe!
See you at Voss next year!
More photos @ gallery !
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Tue
23
Jun
2009
5th @ Norwegian Acro Paragliding Championship 2009
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Sun
07
Dec
2008
First D-bag from Microlight in Australia
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Photo:Riaan Nieuwoudt
My friend Riaan was chasing me with Andrew in his trike. This is his extended film
Photo:Riaan Nieuwoudt Take-off following a 30 minutes climb where 3 cameras fails! Luckily we had a backup cam in the chase trike. (you always need a backup plan)
Photo:Riaan Nieuwoudt At 8700f, we are well above the CU´s and the scenery was amazing! The climb/exit out of the dragonfly went 100% according to the plan. And I am getting ready to pull the action pin.
Photo:Riaan Nieuwoudt 3-2-1-0 :D
Photo:Riaan Nieuwoudt Waiting for the glider to open........ 90deg twist to the left due to wind catching my feet ( The hang point were 10deg to the left) The canopy opened very fast and the adrenaline was pumping:)
Photo:Riaan Nieuwoudt 7800f of acro fun on the way down over one of the flattest places on earth. What a brilliant way of getting proper acro height. Special thanks to:
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5th Ghana Paragliding and Hang Gliding Festival (2th-5th of April 2010)
Akwaaba (meaning “welcome” in the Ashanti language from Ghana)
Yes, we are invited to Ghana to fly tandem paraglider for the local people at the 5th Ghana Paragliding and Hang Gliding Festial! With this blog we will write about this projcet and opportunities for volunteer work in Ghana .
Regards,