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Dean Stratton and Josh Cohn XC and competition clinics

2007 US Paragliding National Champion Dean Stratton and 2008 Pre-world gold medalist Josh Cohn will be holding a well rounded clinic in Santa Barbara, California
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Hang gliding and paragliding techniques: Thermal Flying part 2: Thermal generators and triggers

A series of choice cuts from Burkhard Martens’ new technique book on everything you need to know about cross country flying
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Hang gliding and paragliding techniques: Thermal Flying part 1: Thermals

An extract from Thermal Flying by Burkhard Martens, the bible for paragliding and hang gliding pilots
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Fly better: Flying like birds

Skywalk's technical guru, Manfred Kistler, looks at applying artificial feathers to paragliding design.
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Paragliding and hang gliding simulator: Flight Club

Perfect your thermalling technique with Dan Burton's legendary paragliding and hang gliding simulator
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Hang gliding techniques: Speed to fly and other myths

Hang glider pilot Jay Rebbeck explains how to pick the best climbs for the day to maximise your distance or fly as fast a task time as possible
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The golden rules of cross country paragliding and hang gliding

An essential guide to the golden rules of XC paragliding and hang gliding flying, by Patrick Laverty. First published in Cross Country magazine in 2001
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My instructor the vulture

Itamar Neuner learns to thermal his paraglider from a natural...Essential reading for any hang glider or paraglider pilot
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