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•Paraglidingisapotentiallydangeroussportthatcancauseseriousinjuryincludingbodilyharm,paralysis
anddeath.FlyinganOzoneparagliderisundertakenwiththefullknowledgethatparaglidinginvolves
suchrisks.
•AstheownerofanOzoneparaglideryoutakeexclusiveresponsibilityforallrisksassociatedwithitsuse.
Inappropriateuseandorabuseofyourequipmentwillincreasetheserisks.
•Anyliabilityclaimsresultingfromuseofthisproducttowardsthemanufacturer,distributorordealers
areexcluded.
•Bepreparedtopracticeasmuchasyoucan-especiallygroundhandling,asthisisacriticalaspectof
paragliding.Poorcontrolwhileonthegroundisoneofthemostcommoncausesofaccidents.
•Bereadytocontinueyourlearningbyattendingadvancedcoursestofollowtheevolutionofoursport,
astechniquesandmaterialskeepimproving.
•Use only certied paragliders, harnesses with protector and reserve parachutes that are free from
modication,andusethemonlywithintheircertiedweightranges.Pleaserememberthatyingaglider
outsideitscertiedcongurationmayjeopardiseanyinsurance(e.g.liability,lifeetc)youhave.Itisyour
responsibilityasthepilottoverifyyourinsurancecover.
•Make sure you complete a thorough daily and pre-ight inspection of all of your equipment. Never
attemptyingwithunsuitableordamagedequipment.
•Alwayswearahelmet,glovesandboots.
•All pilots should have the appropriate level of license for their respective country and third party
insurance.
•Makesurethatyouarephysicallyandmentallyhealthybeforeying.
•Choosethecorrectwing,harnessandconditionsforyourlevelofexperience.
•Payspecialattentiontotheterrainyouwillbeyingandtheweatherconditionsbeforeyoulaunch.Ifyou
areunsuredonoty,andalwaysaddalargesafetymargintoallyourdecisions.
•NEVERyyourgliderinrain,snow,strongwind,turbulentweatherconditionsorclouds.
•Ifyouusegood,safejudgmentyouwillenjoymanyyearsofparagliding.
Remember, PLEASURE is the reason for our sport
EveryoneatOzonecontinuestobedrivenbyourpassionforying,ourloveofadventureandourquestto
seeOzone’sparagliderdevelopmentcreatebetter,saferandmoreversatileparagliders.
ThedesignteamconsistsofDavidDagault,LucArmant,FredPieri,RussellOgden,HonorinHamardand
SamJobard.Davstartedyingwhenhewas12yearsoldandhasaccumulatedawealthofexperience
in competition ying, XC and paraglider design. Luc, a dedicated XC and competition addict has
a background in naval architecture. Fred, our resident geek is a mathematician, mechanical engineer
andvolBivspecialist.Russisacompetitionpilotandtestpilotwith1000sofhourstestingexperience.
WorldandEuropeanchampionHonorinisanaturallytalentedpilotwhohasbeenyingsincehewas13
yearsold.Sam designs and developsourrangeofharnesses, he has agreatdealofexperience both
yingparaglidersanddesigningharnesses.Betweenthem,theybringawealthofknowledge,ideasand
experienceandworkcloselytogetherinthedesign,developmentandtestingprocess.
MikeCavanaghisthe bossandmultiplewinneroftheUKXCleague,whennotoutying hegenerally
keepscontrolofthemayhem.HeishelpedbyJeanChristopheSkiera(JC)whomanagesourdistribution
networkandtheproductrange.Promotionandmarketingareco-ordinatedbyBASEjumpinglegendMatt
Gerdes.
BackintheofceKarineMarconi,ChloeVilaandIsabelleMartinezruntheshow.Thesewonderfulladies
lookaftertheorderingsystem,thedealers,thedesignteamandthegeneraldaytodayrunningofthe
company-withoutthemitwouldbechaos.
Our own manufacturingfacility inVietnam is headedup byDr Dave Pilkington who worksrelentlessly
manufacturing gliders and producing prototypes as well as researching materials and manufacturing
processesforourfutureproducts.HeisbackedupbyasuperbteammanagedbyKhanhandPhongwith
over1000productionstaff.