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Greg Hamerton

Learning about apps and technology for flying XC

How to: Use tech to plan your XC

There are so many apps and websites that can help your flying – Greg Hamerton explains where to start
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How to: Avoid accidents

Being safe is all about risk management. We can manage one risk at a time, but when they combine, things get intense!
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When to move up a glider class

How do you know when it’s the right time for you to fly a higher class of paraglider? Greg Hamerton offers some ideas
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Podcast: When should you step up a wing class?

Greg Hamerton answers that big question: When should you step up? When is the right time to fly a higher class of paraglider?
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Down Season: How to keep learning in winter

Greg Hamerton has some advice for paraglider pilots on how to keep learning during the winter season
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Ten tips for competition flying

A paragliding competition can be a wonderful game, an exhilarating challenge of skill pitted against the sky.
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How to Topland Safely

Landing on top of a ridge or even on the launch site is a useful skill for paraglider pilots, but the top of the ridge is usually the windiest place to land
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Video: Across the Pyrenees by paraglider

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Video review: Skywalk Tequila 4

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Paragliding techniques: How to fly actively

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