As usual, a new year means an Update to the standard UP glider colours. Each season brings with it new colour trends, and we are keen to be part of that. One thing that doesn't change however, is the recognisability of a UP wing in the air! Click here below to see all the standard 2015 colour combinations, and remember that for a surcharge you can have your UP wing any way you like, as long as you manage to choose from the very many colour options available!
Photo: UP
First UP Trango XC3 flight reports from users
As the first brand-new Trango XC3's arrive at their new owners' doorsteps, we begin to get the first feedback from our customers. This is a time of both hope and trepidation; will the World love our newborn as much as we do? Fortunately, so far we have only been getting absolutely raving feedback! Click below to read what the REAL pilots have to say!
Photo: UP/Frank Fleischmann
Ascent 3 in comparative beginner's wing test in Thermik Magazine: "...the responsive design..."
It is always difficult to summarise 19 pages of very elaborate comparison into a few words, but we were pleased to note that the Thermik Magazine test crew appreciated the handling and the performance of our EN A baby, not to mention that it'll still satisfy long after the course is over and the pilot is flying independently. There's much more about the comparative test from Thermik Magazine one click on the button away:
Photo: UP/Wolfgang Ehn
Summit XC3 - also tested by Thermik Magazine
As for the individual test of the Summit XC3 in the same magazine, the question they are really asking is "what is it like to fly a high-performance paraglider which has been certified EN B?" - with the implicit assumption that it must be something of a handful in real life. If you're interested in learning what their conclusion was, we suggest you follow the link in the Read more button...:
The new UP glider backpack
Our R&D team has been hard at work designing a backpack that is suited for the somewhat longer glider packs that the new technology dictates. The result is a supremely comfortable, spacious design, sewn from the best materials and ready to serve you and your wing for many years to come. Click on the button to read the specs for both sizes of this essential new UP piece of kit!
Upcoming Testivals and trade fairs
As usual, late winter and early spring are the busiest periods in the calendar when it comes to testivals and trade shows in the European paragliding industry. 2015 is no exception, and we have quite an array of events that we hope to see as many of you as possible at in the next few weeks. Click on the button below to see when to meet us at the Thermik Messe, the Stubai Cup and the new event in Lijak/Slovenia!
We hope you have enjoyed a glimpse of what we had on our minds for you this time around, till the next time please fly safely and HAVE FUN, whatever your game is!
