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Techniques and Skills

Helping you fly better with expert advice

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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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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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Understanding Chile's Coastal XC

Understanding Chile’s Coastal XC

Honza Rejmanek explains how it'sactually possible to free-fly 200km without ever getting higher than 1,200m ASL, while in the marine layer
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Brake Dynamics

Knowing the subtleties of when and how to use the brakes on a paraglider is an important factor in what separates a good pilot from the crowd. Bruce Goldsmith walks us through some of the finer details
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How to find the core of a thermal

Thermalling well is all about mental mapping, staying alert to new information and exploration within the thermal. And lots of flying is the only way to collect the pieces of this jigsaw puzzle.
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How to thermal a paraglider, part 2

Bob Drury picks up some tips from some of the best paraglider and hang glider pilots in the world about how they thermal, in the final part of Cross Country magazine's definitive guide to thermalling
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How to thermal a paraglider, part 1

How to Thermal better: Cross Country Magazine's definitive guide to flying hang gliders and paragliders in thermals.
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Cumulus building into a big cell on an unstable day

Understanding air stability

We explain what effect inversions, airmasses and high and low pressure systems can have on your day's paragliding or hang gliding.
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How to fly low on a paramotor

Many paramotor pilots enjoy risky flying close to the ground. Racing between trees feels much faster than it is because the ground is going past so quickly
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