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‘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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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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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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When tucking-in really matters
If you spend long enough teaching SIV, instructors from different countries will boil down the pilot skills needed to the same things
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How to use your paragliding radio – properly
There is a right way – and lots of wrong ways – to communicate in the air. Here are some top tips on how to manage your radio
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The Long Game: Forbidden Fruit
One pilot's journey from 'Mr Average' to competition winner, because let's face it being average just sucks
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Masterclass: How to fly fast with Baptiste Lambert
How can we learn to fly efficiently and fast and therefore further? France’s Baptiste Lambert has some brilliant advice
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Go with the flow
With the new generation of gliders and harnesses SIV and safety training needs to evolve, says veteran SIV instructor Heli Schrempf. Melanie Weber, Adi Geisegger and Michi Maurer went along for the ride.
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Cross Country 251:
August 2024
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