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Understanding the weather for paraglider pilots and free flight pilots

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Paragliding: The Beginner’s Guide released

Paragliding: The Beginner's Guide has been officially released. It is aimed at new paraglider pilots and those learning to fly
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Flat-topped convergence

When cumulus clouds look odd

A cumulus cloud can give us insight into how the upper portion of a thermal behaves, as the cloud represents a thermal that has reached condensation level
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Mont Blanc

Forecasting Valley Winds

Can you forecast the height of a valley wind? Meteorologist Honja Rejmanek explains valley winds, first published in issue 195
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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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The windy website

Making the most of weather site Windy.com

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Thermometer and iced water

Meteorology: How to predict cloudbase

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Clouds dropping out rain

When good glass-off goes bad…

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Weather: Understanding Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds

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Paragliding in the rain

Why you (really) shouldn’t fly in the rain

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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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