Psychology

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

Flow is a state of mind where you become completely immersed in whatever you are doing. Time evaporates, confidence soars

Paragliding instructor Malin Lobb looks at how a pilot's mental bandwidth affects their performance in flight, and how we can work on increasing it

“What are your goals for the next 100 days?” Thomas Theurillat explain goal types and how all paraglider pilots can apply them

What sort of pilot are your? Cross Country's psychology department looks at different paragliding and hang gliding personalities and questions why we fly the way we fly

Paragliding and hang gliding world champion Rob Whittall on what should influence you when choosing a new paraglider

Paragliding and hang gliding is a head game. And nothing proves it like competition. Peter Brinkeby (SWE) was first placed pilot in the 2001 Paragliding World Cup series until the final round. And then it all started to go wrong...