Blog

Hi all, The new Swiss XC Contest year has just started (Oct. 1st) — who is up for being on the ZFC XC team this year?! http://www.xcontest.org/switzerland/de/ It would be great to get some of you interested & involved in what is a super exciting and interesting sport (think 3d chess). Anyone who is a …

Hi all! Time to wrap up the first year of Zermatt Flight Club and plan for a new one. Everyone is welcome! Do get involved. ZERMATT FLIGHT CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2013 (AGM) MEETING INFORMATION Date: [20/09/2013] Time: 19:15 Location: [Potter’s Bar, Zermatt] ~Minttu – President ZFC

We’ve managed to scratch our way to 54th place in the Swiss XContest! Not bad considering we were dead last not long ago (80th). Phil’s leading the individual score board with a 140 km flight, while Chris has logged some long ones (6 & 7 hours) but without getting as far (107 km is his …

August 24th-26th 2012 It’s on again and we are looking forward to another sensational competition of paragliding acro, among other mind blowing fetes of aerial display. Base jumpers, wing suits, sky divers, delta wings, paragliding acro sync demos and much more. Situated in Villeneuve on the edge of Lake Geneva this is a show not …

The new Zermatt Flight Club Logo has arrived! Big thanks to Stu for his hard work not only on the graphics, but on getting everyone excited about a design (i.e. getting them to agree on one!). T-shirts and patches to be organized shortly so stay in touch and place your orders.  

The Zermatt Flight Club’s first point of action was to remove the pesky boulder (probably weighing in at a good 2-3 tons!) from just below the Riffelberg starting spot. Last Saturday the 21st of July 2012, one day after the official start of the club, a group of about 8-10 of us  took our gliders …

Meeting adjourned! It’s official, Zermatt Flight Club is a go. Zermatt’s own Paragliding Club for locals and visiting pilots. Big thanks to Christina at Potter’s for taking such great care of this motley crew!