The practice task at the Paragliding World Championships in Colombia has already thrown up an interesting point of contention: flying in fire thermals. As we report on the Airtribune blog: […]
Read moreIs there anything the iPhone can’t do? The Wind Meter is the latest gadget aimed at pilots and wind gurus. It takes “instant and accurate” wind measurements using your […]
Read moreThis tip is about Wind Layers, and comes from Dennis Pagen’s Understanding the Sky Wind Layers Air behaves differently at different levels. This chart helps define the behaviour of the air […]
Read moreThis tip is from Dennis Pagen’s classic Understanding The Sky It is useful to be able to assess how strong the wind is by looking at what is happening in the […]
Read more‘Wind does not establish itself in complex terrain in a nice even manner. Here it is helpful to apply metaphors such as tongues and ramps’
Read moreGreg Hamerton, an instructor with a paragliding school in England, posted this great video explaining how to reach cloudbase on a paraglider.
Read moreThis short video from the Met Office in the UK is a good guide to how clouds form
Read moreOne minute you’re climbing in a sunny thermal, singing your favourite Madonna song out loud – who can hear after all? – and then the next: Bam! You’re in the wispies and in danger of being sucked in to the white room. Our masterclass can help
Read moreVideo: Hang glider pilot sucked into a cu-nim and then throws reserve
Read moreBarely an equation in sight! Just straight-forward explanations and diagrams of that most treasured of subjects for all pilots, the weather
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