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DecisionMaking_Ch1-3.pdf
DecisionMaking_Ch4-App.pdf
read article ....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...
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,...
Attitude and Sensibility :: Dixon White
Attitude and Sensibility
by Dixon White ( http://eagleparagliding.com )
There's a big difference between a circus and a carnival. In the circus very little is left to chance. The athletes prepare both their equipment and their skills to perform difficult tasks - they would rather have skill than...
by Dixon White ( http://eagleparagliding.com )
There's a big difference between a circus and a carnival. In the circus very little is left to chance. The athletes prepare both their equipment and their skills to perform difficult tasks - they would rather have skill than...
Paragliding Protocol :: Dixon White
Paragliding Protocol
by Dixon White ( http://eagleparagliding.com )
As with most activities in life, there are loads of little details that can smooth the way to greater success. There's a real plus to feeling like your "jazz" is just right. Running into trouble with your flying mates and getting...
by Dixon White ( http://eagleparagliding.com )
As with most activities in life, there are loads of little details that can smooth the way to greater success. There's a real plus to feeling like your "jazz" is just right. Running into trouble with your flying mates and getting...
Glider Hookin :: Dixon White
Glider Hookin
by Dixon White ( http://eagleparagliding.com )
Facing forward while attached to a paraglider is very risky in anything other than completely "soft" conditions. Hooking-in to a paraglider while facing forward in "sporty" conditions can lead to a loss of control very quickly, thus...
by Dixon White ( http://eagleparagliding.com )
Facing forward while attached to a paraglider is very risky in anything other than completely "soft" conditions. Hooking-in to a paraglider while facing forward in "sporty" conditions can lead to a loss of control very quickly, thus...
Preflight Checklist :: Dixon White
Preflight Checklist
by Dixon White ( http://eagleparagliding.com )
When hooking into your glider practice a determined routine every time. Always wear your helmet before attaching to the glider. There have been fatalities from people being picked up and smacked into obstacles, each other or the...
by Dixon White ( http://eagleparagliding.com )
When hooking into your glider practice a determined routine every time. Always wear your helmet before attaching to the glider. There have been fatalities from people being picked up and smacked into obstacles, each other or the...
Luck, Longevity and the Limits of Skill :: John Halle
Luck, Longevity and the Limits of Skill
By John Halle
First printed in Aloft Magazine, January 1995 ( http://www.ushpa.aero )
Some twenty five years ago, I was fresh out of school, flying F-9s in Texas at the end of the Navy's pilot training program and, like every other junior birdman in residence,...
By John Halle
First printed in Aloft Magazine, January 1995 ( http://www.ushpa.aero )
Some twenty five years ago, I was fresh out of school, flying F-9s in Texas at the end of the Navy's pilot training program and, like every other junior birdman in residence,...
Aphro Dizzy Acts! :: Greg Hamerton
Aphro Dizzy Acts!
How to rejuvenate your flying spirit with passion for the sky
by Greg Hamerton ( http://eternitypress.co.za/freshair )
You used to love paragliding, but now it just seems too much effort to find the right hill, not worth the risk to lay out the fragile...
How to rejuvenate your flying spirit with passion for the sky
by Greg Hamerton ( http://eternitypress.co.za/freshair )
You used to love paragliding, but now it just seems too much effort to find the right hill, not worth the risk to lay out the fragile...
Reducing your Risk :: Greg Hamerton
Reducing your Risk
by Greg Hamerton ( http://eternitypress.co.za/freshair )
"Keep a good margin of safety," the instructor advised. Great. But what does it mean? How can you reduce your risk when leaping off a mountain with a piece of fabric (and maybe some metal too)?
by Greg Hamerton ( http://eternitypress.co.za/freshair )
"Keep a good margin of safety," the instructor advised. Great. But what does it mean? How can you reduce your risk when leaping off a mountain with a piece of fabric (and maybe some metal too)?
