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How to thermal a paraglider

Flying your first thermal on your paraglider

The aim of the game is now to find a thermal and to turn in it, staying in it so it carries you up well above take-off height.
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Turning next to the ridge on a paraglider

Flying 360s while ridge soaring

The first time I attempted a 360 on a paraglider at ridge-top height I ended up piling downwind into a spikey thorn bush on top of the hillside
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Ridge soaring on a paraglider. Photo: Ed Ewing

Soaring and staying up on your paraglider

If you're on launch and facing out and there is a nice breeze on your face then it is probably soarable on a paraglider. Get up there!
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Nailing your launches

There are two main ways to launch a paraglider: forward or reverse. First we’ll discuss the simplest and original method, the forward launch.
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Paragliding ground handling

Why ground handling your paraglider should become a core skill

Ground-handling is the skill of managing your paraglider on the ground. You're not flying it, and you don't plan to fly it. You're simply playing with your paraglider and the wind
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Honorin Hamard

Pilot Quiz, January 2016: The Answers

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Cross Country quiz

How well do you know your sport?

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