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Secret Startup Commands for Garmin handhelds
There are several undocumented commands available, primarily at startup, on Garmin handheld receivers. This article will attempt to...
read article ....Spiral Dive :: Jocky Sanderson / XC mag
Spiral Dive
by Jocky Sanderson / XC mag ( http://www.xcmag.com )
Short of getting out of your harness and jumping, the spiral dive is the best (and safest) way to loose height quickly. Unlike big ears and B-lining you don’t put the paraglider into a configuration where it, or part of it, is no longer flying...
by Jocky Sanderson / XC mag ( http://www.xcmag.com )
Short of getting out of your harness and jumping, the spiral dive is the best (and safest) way to loose height quickly. Unlike big ears and B-lining you don’t put the paraglider into a configuration where it, or part of it, is no longer flying...
Managing Safety In Your Paragliding Activities :: Jeff Greenbaum
Managing Safety In Your Paragliding Activities
by Jeff Greenbaum - ( http://www.paragliding-lessons.com )
Once you decide that you are going to paraglide and become a pilot, you need to prioritize your flying activities with safety as number one. This sounds easy and obvious, but...
by Jeff Greenbaum - ( http://www.paragliding-lessons.com )
Once you decide that you are going to paraglide and become a pilot, you need to prioritize your flying activities with safety as number one. This sounds easy and obvious, but...
Over the Water Courses - What You Can Get Out of Them :: Kay Tauscher
Over the Water Courses - What You Can Get Out of Them
by Kay Tauscher ( http://www.peaktopeakparagliding.com )
Part1 - otw_nov2003.pdf
by Kay Tauscher ( http://www.peaktopeakparagliding.com )
Part1 - otw_nov2003.pdf
Basics of Thermal Flying :: Jeff Greenbaum
Basics of Thermal Flying
by Jeff Greenbaum ( http://www.paragliding-lessons.com )
This article is intended to provide some basic techniques for ascending in thermals. It will also add some discussion of where to look for thermal triggers. The article Flight Plans and Primary Flight...
by Jeff Greenbaum ( http://www.paragliding-lessons.com )
This article is intended to provide some basic techniques for ascending in thermals. It will also add some discussion of where to look for thermal triggers. The article Flight Plans and Primary Flight...
The Value of a Test Flight :: Jérôme Daoust
The Value of a Test Flight
by Jérôme Daoust ( http://www.expandingknowledge.com/ )
Revised 2007/4/23
Some familiar sayings after a paraglider test flight…
- A pilot flew a wing with a higher certification level than his normal wing, lands with big smile...
by Jérôme Daoust ( http://www.expandingknowledge.com/ )
Revised 2007/4/23
Some familiar sayings after a paraglider test flight…
- A pilot flew a wing with a higher certification level than his normal wing, lands with big smile...
Warning - Unsafe Flying Conditions Ahead :: Mike Meier
Warning - Unsafe Flying Conditions Ahead
by Mike Meier ( http://www.willswing.com )
This article appeared in the August 1999 issue of Paragliding magazine as a sidebar to the Arcus Review.
We at Wills Wing are very excited about the latest paragliding technology, and we are very...
by Mike Meier ( http://www.willswing.com )
This article appeared in the August 1999 issue of Paragliding magazine as a sidebar to the Arcus Review.
We at Wills Wing are very excited about the latest paragliding technology, and we are very...
Paragliders and Rowing Boats :: Richard Grant
Paragliders and Rowing Boats
by Richard Grant ( http://www.alpenglow.org )
Every time I hear of paragliding accidents that involve strong winds or rough air, I think of paragliders and rowing boats.
It seems to me that paragliders and rowing boats have a great deal in common. Like a...
by Richard Grant ( http://www.alpenglow.org )
Every time I hear of paragliding accidents that involve strong winds or rough air, I think of paragliders and rowing boats.
It seems to me that paragliders and rowing boats have a great deal in common. Like a...
Why Can't We Get a Handle on This Safety Thing :: Mike Meier
Why Can't We Get a Handle on This Safety Thing
by Mike Meier ( http://www.willswing.com )
If I were to ask you to characterize the view that the "uninformed public" has of hang gliding, what might you say? You might say that they think of hang gliding as a "death sport," or, at the very least, an...
by Mike Meier ( http://www.willswing.com )
If I were to ask you to characterize the view that the "uninformed public" has of hang gliding, what might you say? You might say that they think of hang gliding as a "death sport," or, at the very least, an...
Doing It With Style :: Paul Gazis
Doing It With Style
by Paul Gazis ( http://www.alpenglow.org )
Why do you fly cross country?
Have you ever asked yourself that question? I'm sure you must have. And if you're like most XC pilots, you could probably give many answers -- the freedom, the challenge, the beauty, the sense of...
by Paul Gazis ( http://www.alpenglow.org )
Why do you fly cross country?
Have you ever asked yourself that question? I'm sure you must have. And if you're like most XC pilots, you could probably give many answers -- the freedom, the challenge, the beauty, the sense of...
Grief :: Lowell Skoog
Grief
by Lowell Skoog ( http://www.alpenglow.org )
According to psychologists, people who experience loss pass through a grief process that has several stages:
Denial
Anger
Depression
Acceptance
This process is different for every...
by Lowell Skoog ( http://www.alpenglow.org )
According to psychologists, people who experience loss pass through a grief process that has several stages:
Denial
Anger
Depression
Acceptance
This process is different for every...
What If :: Lowell Skoo
What If
by Lowell Skoog ( http://www.alpenglow.org )
When I hear about a paragliding accident, I try to understand what went wrong in order to avoid a similar fate. Every accident has a human factor. It's tempting to think that by studying accidents we can protect ourselves from others' mistakes.
...
by Lowell Skoog ( http://www.alpenglow.org )
When I hear about a paragliding accident, I try to understand what went wrong in order to avoid a similar fate. Every accident has a human factor. It's tempting to think that by studying accidents we can protect ourselves from others' mistakes.
...
Listening to that Little Voice of Warning by Paul Gazis
Listening to that Little Voice of Warning
by Paul Gazis ( http://www.alpenglow.org )
Pilots have asked when and how one should listen to that 'little voice of warning' that pipes up inside ones head telling one not to fly. As someone half-descended from one of the world's most superstitious cultures,...
by Paul Gazis ( http://www.alpenglow.org )
Pilots have asked when and how one should listen to that 'little voice of warning' that pipes up inside ones head telling one not to fly. As someone half-descended from one of the world's most superstitious cultures,...
Tree Self-Rescue for Paraglider Pilots :: Lowell Skoog
Tree Self-Rescue for Paraglider Pilots
by Lowell Skoog ( http://www.alpenglow.org )
This article describes equipment and techniques for self-rescue after a tree landing. Two scenarios are described, the first in which the tree is within reach and offers branches to grab or stand on, and the second in...
by Lowell Skoog ( http://www.alpenglow.org )
This article describes equipment and techniques for self-rescue after a tree landing. Two scenarios are described, the first in which the tree is within reach and offers branches to grab or stand on, and the second in...
