Techniques and Skills

Helping you fly better with expert advice

Joanna Di Grigoli at the 2017 Paragliding World Championships in Italy

Ten tips for competition flying

A paragliding competition can be a wonderful game, an exhilarating challenge of skill pitted against the sky.
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Paragliding near rain. Photo: Martin Scheel

Why you shouldn’t fly a paraglider in the rain

‘Don’t fly in the rain’ is something we learn from day one. And with big leaps in design in paragliders and paramotor wings, that advice is more relevant than ever
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Matt Warren in Oman. Photo: Seth Royce

‘Let’s Dance’: Learning to paramotor in Oman

Matt Warren heads to Oman for a winter sun holiday with a difference – a conversion course from paragliding to paramotoring
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Paragliding in Iran. Photo: Nick Greece

Lifting the veil: An American pilot in Iran

Nick Greece was obsessed with the idea of flying paragliders in Iran, but as a US citizen it was almost impossible to visit. Then he got his chance
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Top-Landing-With-Fly-Bubble

How to Topland Safely

Landing on top of a ridge or even on the launch site is a useful skill for paraglider pilots, but the top of the ridge is usually the windiest place to land
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Paul Guschlbauer

G-Force: Training with Paul Guschlbauer

What’s it really like to take part in the Red Bull X-Alps? Matt Warren spent four gruelling days chasing Paul Guschlbauer – and his dog, Vitali – around Austria’s mountains to find out
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The Miso Soup Connection to Thermalling Better

Honza Rejmanek explains why gazing into your next bowl of miso soup could make you a better pilot...
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competition paragliders

How fast is it? How we test paraglider speeds

Measuring the performance characteristics of a paraglider, including paraglider speed, has always been notoriously difficult. But it can be done...
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Landing a paramotor in a tight spot

Tips for landing paramotors in tight spots

We asked five PPG experts for their top tips for landing paramotors in tight spots 
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Nova Aonic paraglider

How to fly XC on an EN A paraglider

EN As climb as well – if not better – than other classes of wing, and I believe offer better ‘real’ performance for early pilots than any other.
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