Icaristics

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Icaristics: Measuring aspect ratio – ‘It’s hard!’

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Icaristics: Brakes and Efficiency

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Bruce Goldsmith’s Icaristics: There’s an app for that

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Bruce Goldsmith’s Icaristics: Gliding Better

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What happened next? Collapse analysis

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Flying in the southern French Alps. Photo: Bruce Goldsmith

Flying without instruments: Bruce Goldsmith’s Icaristics

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Bruce Goldsmith in flight

Bruce Goldsmith’s Icaristics: That sinking feeling

What do you do when you’re stuck in really strong sink?
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The difference between spins and spirals on a paraglider

Former Paragliding World Champion Bruce Goldsmith explains the difference between a spin and a spiral on a paraglider.
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Icaristics: A storm rider’s guide to survival

Bruce Goldsmith relates a recent close encounter with a Cu Nim and looks at how best to avoid the dangers of thunderclouds
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Bruce Goldsmith’s Icaristics: Flying in the Lee

Every pilot learns at paragliding school not to fly in the lee side. But we do. Bruce Goldsmith takes us on a cautious glide...
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