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photo David Dagault
At the end of the year 2005, the OZONE team leaves in the southern hemisphere. South Africa is the destination, and the finishing is to make distance in parapente, and especially let us discover a country, whose landscapes are varied and so beauti ful. I am invited as unique paramotorist, here there is a short story of this beautiful adventure, with few photographs added. Here the team

Mike CAVANAGH photo Ozone
	Sandie COCHEPAIN, in full meeting of pear tree, Photo Jeff AYLIFFE.

Jerome CANAUD, self-portrait. Photograph Jerome CANAUD.	Matt Gerdes, in full communion with the nature. Photo of Sandie COCHEPAIN.

Rémo KUTZ - Photograph Jeff AYLIFFE.	Eric KNORR, an excellent photographer! (http://www.schlechtflieger.de) Photo Sandie COCHEPAIN

David DAGAULT, paragliding designer . Photograph Jeff AYLIFFE	Jeff, which will be our video reporter on this trip (video to see soon). Photograph Jeff AYLIFFE

	Arnold, our principal winch man, big fox of the desert. Photograph Jeff AYLIFFE On the left: Our logistic TEAM: Wengaï, Alan and anians in full action. Photograph Sandie COCHEPAIN Below : The truck of troops, and both winch vehicules. Photograph Mike CAVANAGH

The dream camp : We wake-up and fly ! Photo Sandie COCHEPAIN.
We left for 3 weeks trip in a superb truck, fitted out in "the bus of bush". We are surprised to see here with this heat those animals left "walk by the empereur"... (but after a quick dive in the sea, one can understand ...) Photo Mike CAVANAGH
photo Mike CAVANAGH

	Those monkeys made us an attack by surprise stealing us our springles and our drinks... Photograph Mathieu ROUANET On the left: Photo David DAGAULT The tent is tested for the desert! Photograph Jeff AYLIFFE

	The tent is tested for the desert! Photograph Jeff AYLIFFE
	After a superb day of flight Photo Jerome CANAUD

The evening food , always welcome Photo Jeff AYLIFFE

Site of Lion' S head - Photo David Dagault

The peak of lion' S head with the African southern capital; Cap town in background Photo Mike CAVANNAGH Rémo and his mantra, site of lion' S head. Photograph mike CAVANAGH

Rémo and his mantra, site of lion' S head. Photograph mike CAVANAGH	For this fly, the viper hight speed capacity was necessary, very windy at this moment. Photo David Dagault

Jerome and his element, lion' S head Photo David DAGAULT

Games in sand. Photo David DAGAULT

To lay down sun after the flight, in front of a good beer. Photo David DAGAULT

In top: First assembly of my new P.A.P. ROS 125, after its travel by plane. To travel, nothing better as a PAP 3 parts frame like this one - Photograph Jérome Canaud On the right: The first tandem in paramotor of the trip, with Eric who took superb s photo s , ceiling at 3000 meters, thermal has approximately +3. - Photograph Mike CAVANAGH Playing in the wind - Photograph Mike CAVANAGH

Playing with wind - photo Mike CAVANAGH
After one day of truck on beautiful tracks, here we are : first stage of the desert of Karoo: Springbok. We meet our team of winch experts : Thays and Arnold whom are going to give us explainations immediately : desert briefing... enormous dusts, cycles on the ground very powerful (from 0 to 40 km/h in a few seconds), violents thermics, finally conditions are not for everyone... First flights and first cross-country races of the tour.

The first paramotor flight in Karoo, great luxury to start: the airport of springbok. - Photograph Sandie COCHEPAIN	Airport of Springbok, first winch for the first cross-country race of Sandie in Karoo. Photo Sandie COCHEPAIN
Short distance on this first flight.... The engine help me to escape to the enormous descents between two thermics (sometimes - 6 m/s on ten kilometers) and I am suddenly at 100 kilometers further , at the meeting point, waiting for the truck at the edge of the track.

I wait for them to come and collect me , under a blazing sun; here strongly advised hat and water! Photo Mathieu ROUANET.	The truck arrives finally, and take on board all the pilots on the edge of the track... Photo Mathieu ROUANET
	The long hours of track invite us to the relaxation, and reading. Photo Ozone
We prepare the camp

Days are very hot, but the nights are cold in the desert of Karoo at 1200 meters of altitude. Photo David DAGAULT


In top: Good, the meat and the broccolis we know them, but those vegetables .... I cannot tell you how they are called but they are excellent! - Below : Our super cooker Anians. Photograph Jeff Ayliffe	Camping in the desert. Photograph Sandie COCHEPAIN

This PAP ROS 125 is brilliant, it never released me in 3 weeks, under rather sporting conditions... (altitude, sand, dust, tandem ....) - Photo Jeff Ayliffe

In top: Small morning flight, perfect way to awake the team. Photograph Sandie COCHEPAIN On the right: Along the track, in the middle of nowhere... Photo David DAGAULT

	Takeoff on the track, the paramotor makes it possible "to touch" the mass of air before sending the Logistic heavier winch. Photograph Sandie COCHEPAIN


Tandem with Sandie, for 1200 meters of altitude, it is necessary to run much more... Photo David Dagault

Briefing with Anians, before his first flight on top of its grounds. Photo David Dagault	On the dry lake. Photograph Mike CAVANAGH

Winch on the dry lake, dropping around 800 meters ground, and 1800 meters sea. Photograph Rémo KUTZ	Flight in formation. Photograph Mike CAVANAGH

The tandem magnum, as a paramotor with PAP ROS 125 at approximately 2500 meters. Photograph Sandie COCHEPAIN

Sandie on transition, observe the long tracks of winched on the ground. Photograph Rémo KUTZ

With my viper, I roll up stopping the engine in quite generous thermics. Photograph Rémo Kutz

Bare foot on dry lake. Photograph Sandie COCHEPAIN

Observation post to thermics - Photograph David Dagault

	In top: Inflating paragliding before the flight on the old dry lake. Photo ozone Photo David Dagault photo David Dagault

I take Jeff in tandem , and we take off at the same time as Jérome under his element, to have beautiful catches of views for the video... Jeff is southern African and realizer, film to be supervised, soon. Photo David Dagault	Jerome and his element. Photograph Sandie COCHEPAIN

photo Jeff Ayliffe

photo Jérôme CANAUD

Jerome tests his element with the ros 125, good feeling - Photo Jeff Ayliffe

Sandie looks happy with her flight! - Photograph Jeff Ayliffe
	David Dagault - photo Jeff Ayliffe

On the evening, we look at the photos taken during the day, and we will remaind the strong moments of the day. Photo Jerome CANAUD
The following days had been a succession of splendid flights, sometimes difficults regarding the aerological conditions. In paramotor, I am glad to have a sail of this generation, which tends less to close; the ROS125 is very helpful too for those altitudes...

Here at 4000 meters, it means 3000 meters from the ground, one can see the track to be followed. Photograph Mike CAVANAGH

Mike, in the middle of nowhere. Photo Ozone	Recoveries can be long, to cater for much water... Photograph Jeff Ayliffe

	In top: Here one of the many salted lakes of the area, the flower of salt is excellent. Photograph Mike CAVANAGH On the left: Sometimes Wengaï must find heights to collect the pilots. Photograph Sandie COCHEPAIN
A veces, podemos intercambiar impresiones con los locales

Sometimes, we can exchange with local people , by considence young people helping us - Photograph Jeff Ayliffe	Our sympathetic assistants offer us a break between two winches. Photo Sandie COCHEPAIN

It makes a heat choking on the ground, but in preparation for plafonts with 4000, 5000 even 6000 meters, or more, it is really necessary to be covered... Sandie as Marie Poppins for David. Photograph Jeff Ayliffe On the right: Matt inflates his rush, excellent sail for the paramotor as leisure - Photograph David Dagault

Each day we can discover more beautiful landscapes . Photo Ozone

Even in the desert one finds bars! - Photograph Jeff Ayliffe	Tasting of the African southern wine. Photo Ozone.

Mike and Matt taste the local wine. - Photograph Mathieu ROUANET	" I have a little red nose, but the African southern wine is really excellent!!" - Photograph Jeff Ayliffe
	Jerome and Sandie in the bar, such a evening!!! - Photograph Jeff Ayliffe
the road is sometimes long, the greats meetings, and the vehicles suffer... Photograph Sandie COCHEPAIN

photo Sandie COCHEPAIN	On the edge of the road, strange meetings. Photograph Mike CAVANAGH

Beautiful animal... 15KG! Photo David Dagault	Oh!... Now the truck is broken; then we will take another one - Photograph Jeff Ayliffe
We finished "the desert" part and we got up ourselves to the Indian Ocean to "Wilderness", and during 4 days; A true moment of distension, and game; extraordinary! - photo Jeff Ayliffe

Here, we take off directly after the night spent on takeoff. Photograph Jeff AYLIFFE

photo David DAGAULT

Kilometers of radada without a turbulence. Photograph Mike CAVANAGH	Eric and Sandie, which will arise for the fallen night. Photo David DAGAULT

photo Mike CAVANAGH

We laught so much ! Photograph Mike CAVANAGH

Legs in the air. Photo Sandie Cochepain
We finish the "desert" part and join the Indian Ocean with "Wilderness", and we fly during 4 days ; tens kilometers of soaring are offered to us. A true moment of relaxation, and games ; extraordinary! End of this trip, after 20 days of adventure, souvenirs for the all life... You can see other photographs on the sites http://www.flyozone.com , http://www.schlechtflieger.de , et http://lesailesdumontblanc.free.fr/ *Mathieu Rouanet*