Benedikt (Bene) Bös
germany
Bene discovered paragliding while hiking in Austria. He knew that he needed to learn when he saw how the pilots took off into the air with 2-3 steps. After getting his paragliding licence before his driving licence in 2008 he started to fly paramotors in 2010. He met some Swedish pilots at the international paramotor meeting in France in 2012, who told him about flying the midnight sun. He knew then that it was time to start travelling and exploring the world from the air. Through paramotoring he has made friends all over the world, flying in many European countries including some exotic places like the Skyline of Dubai. In 2016 Bene started flying classic and endurance competitions. He also enjoys long XCs in the morning and precise, low-level flying. When he’s not flying or travelling you’ll find Bene working as an orthopaedic technician, building prosthetics and orthotics.
#Adventure, #Competition
- Age : 35
- Flying since : 2007
- Current kit : BGD Luna 2 20
- Top sites : Sweden, Germany, Italy
- Gig : Orthopaedic Technician
- Bad weather fillers : Paramotoring, Paragliding
Achievements
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2023, Great Britain, 1st place » German National Paramotor Championship
2023, Great Britain, 3rd place » British Open Paramotor Championship (FAI Cat. 2)
2022, Germany, 403km FAI Triangle RPF (foot-launch paramotor)
2021, Paramotor World XContest, foot-launch category (RPF) winner
2020, Great Britain, 1st place » British Open Paramotor Championship (FAI Cat. 2)
2019, Great Britain, 1st place » British Open Paramotor Championship
2018, Estonia, 1st place » 2nd World Paramotor Endurance Cup (FAI Cat. 2)
2018, Estonia, 1st place » Nordic Open Paramotor Endurance Race
2017, Czech Republic, 26th place » 6th FAI European Paramotor Championship
2016, Czech Republic, 1st place » Paramotor Playground
2016, Germany, 3rd place » German Paramotor Championships
2015, Italy, 2nd place » Trofeo Montegrappa Paramotor Cup
2015, Germany, 1st place » the FunCup Deutscher Motorschirmpokal
2019, Germany, footlaunch bivouac flying with homemade paramotor tent
2018, Germany, my first 100km FAI with average speed over 60km/h
2015, UAE – Dubai, flying directly in front of the skycrapers of Dubai Marina Skyline and the Palm
2013, Sweden, my first flight in the midnight sun
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Bene Bös – German Paramotor Champion 2023!
07-07-2023
Congratulations to Benedikt Bös who won the German Paramotor Championships and came third in the British Open championship! The competitions were held together at Manston airfield in the UK at the end of June. Bene commented "The weather was predicted to be very bad, but then allowed us to get three...
British Paramotor Championships 2022
12-07-2022
BGD were well represented at the British Open Paramotor Championships in Lincolnshire last week (7-9 July), with two podium wins. Bene Bös placed third in the Open (overall) and Blaise Brogan was third in the British Championship. Lars Mielke was eighth overall, all flying LUNA 2s. Bene won five tasks...
Bene Bös wins Paramotor World XContest 2021!
24-01-2022
Bene Bös has won the 2021 Paramotor World XContest, foot-launch category (RPF), flying Luna 2s. His longest flight was a 353km FAI triangle flight in February. Each pilot's six best flights count towards the classifications, and Bene's were all FAI triangles, all big – the smallest was 138km! Check...
Bene's birthday 200km FAI triangle
18-01-2022
BGD Team Pilot Bene Bös celebrated his birthday this year in his favourite way – by flying a 200km FAI triangle on his trusted Luna 2 20. Bene is no stranger to big triangle flights, and always sets his sights big. This is his report from the 15 January 2022 flight: "What a day! The weather forecast...
Bene flies 353km triangle in dust-filled sky!
26-02-2021
On Tuesday 23 February 2021, team pilot Bene Bös flew a 353km FAI triangle in 6h 8min on his Luna2 23. The southern winds have brought Saharan sand into the atmosphere across swathes of Europe, and his flight was in the eerie, orange light this causes. He flew with the powerful FlyProducts Rider...
137km triangle mid-winter in Germany
22-01-2021
Benedikt Bös pulled off a 137.8km FAI triangle in -8C the other morning before work, flying his Luna 2 23 and Fly Products Eclipse / Atom 80. "I had to wait a long time until the sky opened so I lost lot of time. I had to be at work 14:00. On the second leg I had to shortcut my planned course a bit...
Bene Bös: British PPG Champion 2020
21-08-2020
Congratulations to Benedikt Bös, who has won the British Open Paramotor Championships 2020 for the second consecutive year. This year's competition took place in Worleston, England from 12-16 August 2020. Bene flew his Luna 2 with a FlyProducts Rider140 and Vittorazi Moster 185 MY20 motor. He trained...