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{{Short description|British aircraft manufacturer}}
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''' Offpiste Aviation Limited''' ({{lang-en|''Off The Beaten Track''}}) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[aircraft manufacturer]] based in [[Dursley]], [[Gloucestershire]] and founded by hang glider competition pilot Colin Lark. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of [[hang glider]]s in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.<ref name="WDLA04">Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 47. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}</ref><ref name="arch">{{cite web|url=http://www.skyfloating.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206210759/http://www.skyfloating.com/|title=Skyfloating, Colin Lark and the Discovery|archivedate=6 February 2005|work=skyfloating.com|accessdate=20 February 2016}}</ref>
''' Offpiste Aviation Limited''' (Off The Beaten Track) was a British [[aircraft manufacturer]] based in [[Dursley]], [[Gloucestershire]] and founded by hang glider competition pilot Colin Lark. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of [[hang glider]]s in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.<ref name="WDLA04">Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 47. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}</ref><ref name="arch">{{cite web|url=http://www.skyfloating.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206210759/http://www.skyfloating.com/|title=Skyfloating, Colin Lark and the Discovery|archivedate=6 February 2005|work=skyfloating.com|accessdate=20 February 2016}}</ref>


The company was founded in 1995 and went out of business when Lark died of cancer on 8 September 2003.<ref name="arch"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.skyfloating.com|title=Internet Archive Wayback Machine|work=archive.org|accessdate=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://www.skyfloating.com/about.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020212051917/http://www.skyfloating.com/about.htm|title=About Offpiste Aviation Ltd.|archivedate=12 February 2002|work=skyfloating.com|accessdate=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bydanjohnson.com/index.cfm?b=4&m=1&i=175|title=April 2004|work=bydanjohnson.com|last=Johnson|first=Dan |accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref>
The company was founded in 1995 and went out of business when Lark died of cancer on 8 September 2003.<ref name="arch"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skyfloating.com/|title=Skyfloating|work=archive.org|accessdate=20 February 2016|archive-date=6 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906005134/http://skyfloating.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://www.skyfloating.com/about.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020212051917/http://www.skyfloating.com/about.htm|title=About Offpiste Aviation Ltd.|archivedate=12 February 2002|work=skyfloating.com|accessdate=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bydanjohnson.com/index.cfm?b=4&m=1&i=175|title=April 2004|work=bydanjohnson.com|last=Johnson|first=Dan |accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref>


The company was founded to produce the [[Offpiste Discovery|Discovery]] series of hang gliders, designed by Bill Pain. The Discovery series are termed ''Sky Floaters'', hang gliders designed for slow, local flying, lightness of weight and ease of handling, over high performance and cross-country capability. The series quickly became the best selling hang glider design in the UK by the mid-2000s.<ref name="WDLA04"/><ref name="about"/>
The company was founded to produce the [[Offpiste Discovery|Discovery]] series of hang gliders, designed by Bill Pain. The Discovery series are termed ''Sky Floaters'', hang gliders designed for slow, local flying, lightness of weight and ease of handling, over high performance and cross-country capability. The series quickly became the best selling hang glider design in the UK by the mid-2000s.<ref name="WDLA04"/><ref name="about"/>
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.skyfloating.com Company website archives] on [[Archive.org]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.skyfloating.com Company website archives] on [[Archive.org]]

[[Category:Defunct aircraft manufacturers of England]]
[[Category:Defunct aircraft manufacturers of England]]
[[Category:Hang gliders]]
[[Category:Hang gliders]]
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[[Category:2003 disestablishments in England]]
[[Category:2003 disestablishments in England]]
[[Category:Companies based in Gloucestershire]]
[[Category:Companies based in Gloucestershire]]



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Latest revision as of 16:14, 17 January 2022

Offpiste Aviation Limited
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Founded1995
Defunct2003
FateOut of business following founder's death
Headquarters
Dursley, Gloucestershire
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Colin Lark
ProductsHang gliders

Offpiste Aviation Limited (Off The Beaten Track) was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Dursley, Gloucestershire and founded by hang glider competition pilot Colin Lark. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of hang gliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.[1][2]

The company was founded in 1995 and went out of business when Lark died of cancer on 8 September 2003.[2][3][4][5]

The company was founded to produce the Discovery series of hang gliders, designed by Bill Pain. The Discovery series are termed Sky Floaters, hang gliders designed for slow, local flying, lightness of weight and ease of handling, over high performance and cross-country capability. The series quickly became the best selling hang glider design in the UK by the mid-2000s.[1][4]

Aircraft

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Summary of aircraft built by Offpiste Aviation Limited
Model name First flight Number built Type
Offpiste Discovery hang glider

References

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  1. ^ a b Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 47. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ^ a b "Skyfloating, Colin Lark and the Discovery". skyfloating.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Skyfloating". archive.org. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b "About Offpiste Aviation Ltd". skyfloating.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2002. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. ^ Johnson, Dan. "April 2004". bydanjohnson.com. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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