Facebook Airborne jacket givaway

The Airborne jacket was won by Rodrigo Brigida of Sao Paulo Brazil. All the people that have visited the Airborne facebook pages and liked us went into the draw. The names were printed off and made into a dart board, which let us throw a dart to pick the winner.

We plan to do the same again in June, so if you want to be in the draw you need to like us on facebook and your name will be added to the dart board. The jacket shown in the above has a large embroidered logo on the back and …

Magni Gyrocopter First Shipment

 The first shipment of Magni Gyrocopters will arrive at Airborne sometime in January. The shipment includes 2 x M24 Orions and 1 x M16. There is one extra space in the container and we believe that slot will be taken shortly.  Our website has been updated to include the Magni range, which includes their open air tandem gyro’s through to the sporty looking fully enclosed M24 Orion pictured. Magni is a world leader in gyroplane design and manufactures it’s range to an extremely high standard. The Orion was the first enclosed Gyro to acheive UK certification as we were the …

GULGONG HG COMP

The Airborne Gulgong Classic Hang Gliding Competition 25th November to 1st December. This is the 11th annual event held at the Gulgong Gliding strip. Click the link for more comp details. We will have our V-lite nanolight, an F2, a Sting 154 and 168 and an XT912 with the new Arrow wing out at the field for demo’s by suitably qualified pilots.

F2 In New Zealand

Bill Degen Airborne dealer and “Airborn” Hang Gliding & Paragliding Editor in New Zealand, just replaced the sail on his Fun 190 with a new F2 sail retro fit kit. This virtually turns an old Fun 190 into a new glider. Bill seems to like the result. Read the article on his web site.

Arrows in Hawaii

Just in from Gerry Charlibois in Hawaii, and we didn’t ask him to write any of this. It is slightly edited as other manufacturers were mentioned and prefer not to go down that path of comparing.
>>>>Kuddos to the AirBorne Team
We have logged 20 hrs each on our 2 new Arrow wings on our XT-912’s. I want to thank the AirBorne team for coming up with the best trike wing I have ever flown. I feel like I am flying a hang glider again. Starting with the take off in our constant 25 degree crosswind of 15mph, this wing …

Demo a V-Lite in Victoria

Demo the V-Lite at Dynamic Flight Park in Victoria. The V-lite single seater soaring trike is perfect for hang glider pilots as it fits into the sub 70kg category. Hang glider pilots can fly it with a simple powered endorsement which can be booked  with Dynamic flight. The V-Lite wing the F2T is based off the F2 hang glider wing and can also be used for foot lauch free flying.  To book a demo call Rohan Holkamp at Dynamic Flight Park on 03 5349 2845 or  0409 678 734 or email dynamic@vic.chariot.net.au

Website

Our website has undergone some changes to make it easier to navigate and also to make it portable device friendly. Check it out at www.airborne.com.au

The Ultimate microlight trailer

Mark Andrews is selling his ultimate caravan for trikers. It has all of the luxuries of a live in caravan van with a ramp and garage at the rear to carry a complete X-Series or XT-Series trike. Anyone interested can email Mark and49mark@gmail.com. or call 0499 639 711

SST to Arrow conversion

We have now completed a number of factory SST to Arrow conversions. This involves replacing the sail and some frame modifications. The time on the existing airframe must be taken into account as this will still count as hours already logged on the wing for maintenance purposes. This is a great update for SST owners and saves on buying a new wing.  We are taking orders for February conversions. email spares@airborne.com.au for a quote.

For Sale

We have for sale a traded 2005 X Series 582 classic with a Streak 2B wing. The engine has a fairly low 172 hours. The  price is $23,500 and includes Microair radio, Lynx headsets and Icaro Helmets. We also have some ex demo low hour XT-912’s available with a choice of wings and accessories. Call or email the factory for pricing.