Techniques and Skills

Helping you fly better with expert advice

Are you feeling it? The science of motivation

Motivation is the reason people do what they do – and in flying understanding and optimising your motivation can lead to big gains
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Thermalling at the Swiss Paragliding Open 2020. Photo: Andy Busslinger

How to thermal better

To learn to fly faster, paraglider pilots need to learn to maximise their climbing speed. Mads Syndegaard shares some tips
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How to react when your glider collapses

Bruce Goldsmith on how you can train yourself to react the right way – and not over-react – when you get hit by a collapse
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How to nail your top-landings with Théo de Blic

Acro World Cup champion Théo de Blic has the perfect approach to getting those top-landings right – every time.
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Thinking of getting a pod harness for the season ahead? Photo: Ozone

Are you a pod god? How to make the most of your harness

The wrong paragliding harness choice can erode confidence and damage your flying just as much as choosing the wrong wing, writes SIV instructor Malin Lobb
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Techniques: The art of coastal soaring

There’s more going on at the coast than you might think. Honza Rejmanek kites into the lift at his local cliff to explain
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Podcast: When should you step up a wing class?

Greg Hamerton answers that big question: When should you step up? When is the right time to fly a higher class of paraglider?
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Always listen to the feeling

Six-time Red Bull X-Alps winner Chrigel Maurer gave two talks in the UK in January 2020. Here are six takeaways from the maestro’s presentation
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The Four SIV Fundamentals

Flyeo instructor Malin Lobb talks about the four fundamental SIV skills that allow paraglider pilots to deal with any situation
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Down Season: How to keep learning in winter

Greg Hamerton has some advice for paraglider pilots on how to keep learning during the winter season
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