Pál Takáts wrote an open letter on Facebook suggesting that competitions should only be held with EN-C gliders in the future. This has led to heated discussions on various platforms, mainly on Facebook. Keeping track of the pilots' opinions is naturally difficult, so I summarized all comments from Facebook (as of September 26, 2025) using ChatGPT.
The topics for the review and outlook in August 2025 are: Coupe Icare 2025; Fly & Camp | NZ Southern Alps; Speikboden 200km FAI; The Most Thrilling RedBull X-Alps Final - Aaron's Race Insights
XC Track offers a very wide range of functions. I would therefore like to offer tips and tricks for XC Track in this series. I compiled the tips and tricks as part of an internal club seminar, but I have also included some tips from fellow club members.
I have been flying the Arrow harness from the Spanish manufacturer Niviuk for a year now. Time for a review of the harness. I have flown around 55 hours in various conditions. The longest flight lasted just over 5 hours, but there were also a few short glides.
The review and outlook for July with the following topics: !!!Fear!!!; On unusual routes through the Piave Valley / Bassano; The fascination of paragliding; Over Iceland; Paragliding safety training at Lake Idro.
I use AI in my blog to translate German texts into English. This works quite well for the most part, but sometimes the meaning of the text is not recognised and translated incorrectly. Could AI answer my questions about paragliding in the various disciplines? Would it be conceivable to dispense with the knowledge in forums, YouTube, blogs, fellow pilots, books etc. and rely solely on text-based AI à la ChatGPT? I have asked one question from various category and checked ChatGPT's answer for accuracy.
