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Photos: Samir ELARI (ULM DECOUVERTE) & Daniel Crespo (Ojovolador.com) Texts: Mathieu Rouanet & Dani Martínez |
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This weekind (january 21 & 22 ) we were in Extremadura Dani Martínez, Paco Díaz, El Pana, Claudia (Ojovolador.com), Tito and his girlfriend Ijaiki, and some friends more, and our guess star Mathieu Rouanet (2005 world ppg champion) and Samir Elari (who was ULM world champion many times). |
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Mathieu Mathieu leaves from France and its immediate goal: Granada, to go to see his friend Dani Martinez, passing of course through the tribe Salinas in Béziers, as well as Jose Ortéga in Gers  |
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On arrival to Granada, we make a flight surrounded by seas of olive trees, in which we can feel the scent of olives macerating itself in the Oil mills and cooperatives
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We go to a town 5kms away, and after a local flight we take some tapas from olives accompanied by beers  . |
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We landed in the futbol fieldl surrounded by houses, and suddenly we were invaded by tons of lads some of them on motorbikes |
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Back to the olive groves, ... |
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| and with views to Arana Mountain range, ... (Near Sierra Nevada Mountain range with 3800m of altitude) | |
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| We continued by the coast and we got to Marbella to visit Pierre Aubert and all the P.A P. TEAM, in order to see how these magnificent machines are made, and put faces on the well-known people that we only speak solely on the telephone |
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Magnificent flights in the coast, with laminar breeze that allows to play and to see the magnificent residences where they could offer us a beer.
We bordered next the coast towards the East some kilometers, unforgettable flight! |
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Towards Arcos, under the good advice of José Ortega, we landed in a field, and we are going to see this town constructed on a "edge of rocky blade". The tangle of houses is impressive. We will become totally aware from it after a small excess of beer... How hard to find the car...!  |
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To the compass of the flight, we overcame the course of the water, and make a small ten kilometers in "BOARDER CROSS" by postcard landscapes.  |
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After a good day of flight, Dani has prepared a surprise...  |
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A small BALLOON jump!!... What a good idea. But we are not going to tell the face that Samir puts  when he finds out that the pilot of the balloon is in fact the one that has the parachute on his back. The plan is to jump in Roll-over (canopy hanging and ' mortal' jump frontwards) . |
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| The first in Jumping is Dani | |
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| Good sensation over 900m |
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A try to tow a paragliding from Paco Díaz ParaBi, to see the possibilities. It never happens in the world... Only Eric Dufour tried it in New Mexique, few years ago, but the short lenght of the rope and the conventional paragliding towing made them stop after 300 mts. After that another jump by Paco from the ULM with 2000 m of altitude. Very good! Dani & Mathieu they change their gliders and Dani was very surprised with the speed of round of the 24m Ozone Viper. After that lunch and drink and sleep... . |
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Dani try, as well, his new Z trike, french made (by Passion'Ailes) and P.A P. distribution in Spanish territory. The hight made quality and several details gave a very positive impression to the presents pilots. |
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On Sunday Paco tries the Action GT with its new proto trike (very nice), flying alone and in tandem ... the average speed flying alone was 65 km/h and flying in tandem not lower than 65 km/h with ends of +78 km/h, all this approx, without loosing trimmers and using accelerator, since it is only a contact taking. The take off in Bi, from the inflation until the back wheels raise, only using 70 mts of asphalt track, being a little in reverse-slope, reason why they calculate about 40 mts off takeoff distance, once the glider is put to 12! The manageability is very high, and Paco remains surprised and is preparing himself for the European championships of Leon with the best options to win |
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Mathieu and Samir are going away to see the flying zone... And they discover small precipes ideal for cross, a narrow pass, with the river in the center. |
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Of course it is necessary to become aware that a motor shutdown is not welcome on this type of flight.... We could also see wild boars, and fly over them to a meter... Pleasure in pure state... Later to return to the fold... Pretty adventure We hope that this 2006 are of fullness for all. Thanks to Samir for its images! Mathieu ROUANET, Dani Martínez y Samir ELARI (ULM DECOUVERTE) |
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We already thought "Don't let the engine stop".
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