From: http://irwyn.wordpress.com/category/paragliding-from-mont-blanc/kit-list/
September 25, 2009
As far as kit is concerned little has changed in the 38 years since I first climbed Mont Blanc. You need...
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...
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...
Paragliding - Articles - Basic Parachute Use :: Betty Pfeiffer
Paragliding - Articles - Basic Parachute Use
by Betty Pfeiffer ( http://www.highenergysports.com )
The sport of paragliding enjoys the unique opportunity to draw from both hang gliding and skydiving perspectives and thus avoid many of the fatal mistakes made in the evolution of both...
by Betty Pfeiffer ( http://www.highenergysports.com )
The sport of paragliding enjoys the unique opportunity to draw from both hang gliding and skydiving perspectives and thus avoid many of the fatal mistakes made in the evolution of both...
The Mitsos Reverse Launch :: Bruce Goldsmith
The Mitsos Reverse Launch
By Bruce Goldsmith http://www.airwave-gliders.com
This spring I went to Australia for the first PWC of 1998, and in Sydney I was met by my old friend Mark Mitsos, who like me is a hang glider turned paraglider pilot. We went flying together at Stanwell Park, and I...
By Bruce Goldsmith http://www.airwave-gliders.com
This spring I went to Australia for the first PWC of 1998, and in Sydney I was met by my old friend Mark Mitsos, who like me is a hang glider turned paraglider pilot. We went flying together at Stanwell Park, and I...
Big Ears, Speed System :: Dixon White
Big Ears, Speed System
by Dixon White ( http://eagleparagliding.com )
You may want to read through the previous "Dixon's Notes" to follow the terminology and concepts. You can order back issues of the magazine by contacting the USHGA, or me. The website www.paraglide.com also has a reprint of the...
by Dixon White ( http://eagleparagliding.com )
You may want to read through the previous "Dixon's Notes" to follow the terminology and concepts. You can order back issues of the magazine by contacting the USHGA, or me. The website www.paraglide.com also has a reprint of the...
Forward Launches :: Dixon White
Forward Launches
by Dixon White ( http://eagleparagliding.com )
Forward launches may be useful in situations where the air is very still, you are launching from difficult terrain, you have an ankle or knee problem, and if you're at a high altitude site. The advantage to the forward launch is that...
by Dixon White ( http://eagleparagliding.com )
Forward launches may be useful in situations where the air is very still, you are launching from difficult terrain, you have an ankle or knee problem, and if you're at a high altitude site. The advantage to the forward launch is that...
Reverse Launch :: Dixon White
Reverse Launch
by Dixon White ( http://eagleparagliding.com )
The reverse launch gives a pilot far more control over the glider. When a glider is inflated in a reverse position it can be carefully examined for snags, knots, sticks and be adjusted to a symmetrical inflation very easily. When a...
by Dixon White ( http://eagleparagliding.com )
The reverse launch gives a pilot far more control over the glider. When a glider is inflated in a reverse position it can be carefully examined for snags, knots, sticks and be adjusted to a symmetrical inflation very easily. When a...
Thermal Lore :: Dennis Pagen
Thermal Lore
by Dennis Pagen (copyright © 2002), published in USHPA’s publication “Paragliding” November 2002 ( http://www.ushpa.aero/ )
/uploads/thermal_lore_pt1.pdf
by Dennis Pagen (copyright © 2002), published in USHPA’s publication “Paragliding” November 2002 ( http://www.ushpa.aero/ )
/uploads/thermal_lore_pt1.pdf
BHPA SIV Info sheet
SIV Course Information Sheet
( http://www.bhpa.co.uk )
A possible way of learning to deal with unstable situations would be to attend an SIV course ran by
experienced SIV instructors. SIV stands for ‘Simulation d’Incident en Vol’ and roughly translated
means simulating unstable situations...
( http://www.bhpa.co.uk )
A possible way of learning to deal with unstable situations would be to attend an SIV course ran by
experienced SIV instructors. SIV stands for ‘Simulation d’Incident en Vol’ and roughly translated
means simulating unstable situations...
XC Retrieval Tips :: Andre Odinius
XC - Retrieval Tips - 2004
by Andre Odinius
I sat at my PC feeling a little sad that I had 18missed a great day at Talybont Wales late in April 2004. But I then thought of how I would be able to get back to the car after an epic day, being stranded in the middle of Wales, especially as the last couple of XC’s in 2003 were rather arduous when it came to making my way back...
by Andre Odinius
I sat at my PC feeling a little sad that I had 18missed a great day at Talybont Wales late in April 2004. But I then thought of how I would be able to get back to the car after an epic day, being stranded in the middle of Wales, especially as the last couple of XC’s in 2003 were rather arduous when it came to making my way back...
Flying the Crowded Skies :: Paul Klemond
Flying the Crowded Skies
by Paul Klemond ( http://www.ushpa.aero )
Having a whole mountain to soar over by yourself can be a glorious solitary experience. Most of us prefer having at least a couple of flying mates up there with us. At the other extreme, some competition pilots actually love flying in a dense...
by Paul Klemond ( http://www.ushpa.aero )
Having a whole mountain to soar over by yourself can be a glorious solitary experience. Most of us prefer having at least a couple of flying mates up there with us. At the other extreme, some competition pilots actually love flying in a dense...
Spiral dives and stable spiral :: Rob Whittall
Spiral dives and stable spiral
by Rob Whittall ( http://www.flyozone.com )
Recently there has been talk on this subject and all the talk is useless if nobody is offering a solution.
The problem seems to be that some gliders, not all, have a stable spiral problem. What appears to be...
by Rob Whittall ( http://www.flyozone.com )
Recently there has been talk on this subject and all the talk is useless if nobody is offering a solution.
The problem seems to be that some gliders, not all, have a stable spiral problem. What appears to be...
Hone the feeling :: Rob Whittall
Hone the feeling
by Rob Whittall ( http://www.flyozone.com )
Last year I lost my vario and just never got round to getting another. In the beginning I missed it and realised just how much I depended on it to help me but now I love flying without one and I have no intension of getting another.
by Rob Whittall ( http://www.flyozone.com )
Last year I lost my vario and just never got round to getting another. In the beginning I missed it and realised just how much I depended on it to help me but now I love flying without one and I have no intension of getting another.
