Techniques and Skills

Helping you fly better with expert advice

Flow paraglider in the air. Photo: Marcus King

How to: Pee in the air (yep!)

It is critical we keep hydration levels up to maintain good focus when we fly, but how do we manage the need to pee while airborne?
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Théo de Blic in Brienz, 2024

Théo de Blic: Learning from my ‘failures’ 

Théo de Blic had his best acro season ever in 2024. They say you learn more from failures, but Théo learnt a lot from the year's successes
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How to: fly like a shark

Do you shark here often? Hugh Miller has some easy-to-use tips on how we can learn from sailplane pilots on gliding efficiently.
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Julien Garcia in the goal field at the end of the FAI European Paragliding Championships this year. His overwhelming feeling with the individual and team success? “Relief!” Photo: Marcus King

Thinking differently: ‘Forget flow: stay focused and confident.’

‘Forget flow: stay focused and confident.’ The final part in our series exploring the coaching philosophy and approach of Julien Garcia, the French team paragliding coach.
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Aletsch Glacier

How to fly 100km in the Alps

If you can fly 30km you can climb in thermals and you can connect those thermals together, so what is stopping you doing that time after time?
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Flying with big clouds and storms

When storms are forecast and clouds growing, how do you know whether it is safe to fly, or time to get out of the air? Bruce Goldsmith offers some pointers
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How to: Get a Flying Start

Do you nail your launches every time? Felix Wölk has some top tips to help make every take-off a perfect one
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Photo: Jacques-Paul Stefani

Top Tips for Buying a Glider

When it comes time to buy a new glider, be honest with yourself, listen to those feelings –that's the only thing that matters.
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launching from dirt road

How to: Fly by wire

Bastienne Wentzel explains how to get in the air from a standing start on the ground by being towed by a winch
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Thinking Differently: ‘You do you’

The third in a five-part series exploring the philosophy and approach of Julien Garcia, the French team paragliding coach
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