Richard Bungay

Recently released at the Coupe Icare free flying festival at St Hilaire in France and already proving to be a hit with pilots. The all new Flymaster M Series instruments…

The Bolero 7 marks a step-change in the Bolero series. Easy, comfortable, forgiving and (of course) secure. A completely new planform, arc, profile and 3rd generation EPT (Equalised Pressure Technology)…

We wish you all the very best for the holiday season and thank you all for your support over the last, turbulent year. Fingers crossed for a healthy, fulfilling 2022…

It’s possible that a small number of these units have issues with the zipper which may make it difficult to extract the reserve parachute. If you own one of these…

Published: Richard Bungay 26/05/2020 Flymaster Instruments – Declared Tasks and Competition Routes – Part B This article will help you define “Declared Tasks” and then show you how to enter…

Published: Richard Bungay 26/05/2020 Flymaster Instruments – Declared Tasks and Competition Routes – Part A This article will help you define “Declared Tasks” and then show you how to enter…

Published: RB 12/12/2019 Altimeter USE for PARAGLIDING and HANG GLIDING Many pilots, both old hands and new, find it hard to remember what settings to use on their Altimeter, what…

Free Flight Physiology Project The Free Flight Physiology Project have just released the results of their study into reserve deployments conducted at the BFR- Big Fat Repack run by Thames…

(Article posted by Richard Bungay. Last updated 6/11/19) Flymaster Firmware update v2.00 onwards With Flymaster firmware newer than v2.00 the instrument now generates and signs the IGC file within the…

Two big FAI triangle flights have taken GIN factory pilot Michael Sigel to the top of the worldwide XContest ranking. Michael was flying the GIN Leopard (details of the glider…

Gin Leopard Review – Andrew Williams The last couple of years I have competed on CCC wings. Whether it be age, seeing my children grow, some bad air, recent experiences…

Finsterwalder have released a safety notice concerning Charly Quick-Out carabiners manufactured in 2015. http://finsterwalder-charly.de/images/stories/startseite/downloads/safety_notice_quick-out2019-04.pdf When setting up the production of the Quick-Out release buttons in January 2015, about 20 release…

The latest version of the Flymaster Live Tracking now offers the option of viewing the action in 3D. Currently the PWCA (Paragliding World Cup) Superfinal is running in Brazil and…

This safety notice applies to the NEO Body speedriding harness only. It does not apply to the Body Picture 1.0 or 2.0. A series of occurrences or incorrect handling can…

New Flymaster Airspace File for SD-Series Instruments We have been working with Flymaster to get an updated Airspace file for the UK released for 2019. The Flymaster World airspace file…

Reserve Parachute Re-packing Time It’s that time of year when the weather has turned for the worse and we should be thinking about re-packing our rescues/reserve parachutes. Many clubs will…

Part 2 of a series on Flymaster Instruments – Setting up yout Flymaster account. Getting started with a new Flymaster Instrument and configuring your online account is straight forward but…

Part 1 of a series on Flymaster Instruments – Registering your instrument. Getting started with a new Flymaster Instrument is straight forward but here are a few tips to help you…

Important notice for GIN Combi container owners Pilots with GIN Combi containers purchased between June 2014 and Jone 2015 are advised to contact their GIN distributor for a replacement rescue…

In the past three months, there have been two incidents involving older paraglider harnesses equipped with CLICK-LOCK buckles (HSi10) in the chest strap. The buckles had opened unintentionally during flight…

Early production batches of the Genie Lite 2 have been noted to have potential issues with the rescue handle. The rescue handle loop is too short for some models of…

A pilot reported that the main rescue bridle failed at the shoulder connection points following a rescue parachute deployment. An investigation by Gin Gliders has revealed that the connection on…