Macro Weather, Glider Hookin
This is the 2nd article in a series of columns that will review step by step concepts concerning weather and flying pointers. Get together with your local instructor and club to discuss these topics in greater detail. Be sure and expand your library of books and videos. This column will recommend certain books and videos, …
Basic Weather, Preflight Checklist
This is the first in a series of columns that will review step by step concepts concerning weather and flying pointers. Get together with your local instructor and club to discuss these topics in greater detail. Be sure and expand your library of books and videos. This column will recommend certain books and videos, realize …
Paragliding in the Coloma, Auburn, El Dorado Hills Area
There are a couple of paragliding sites located in the CA foothills south of Auburn. One is located on BLM Land and the other is private property. Please contact one of the local pilots before flying either of these sites. Here are site guides for both flying sites: Coloma Paragliding site 1: Cronan Ranch Coloma …
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Full Stall
This article was originally posted on justACRO. I’ve made a few minor corrections to the translation for readability. Description: The Full Stall (stalling the whole glider) is one of the most important maneuvers, you have to practice it a lot if you want to learn other acro tricks. Many times when you make a mistake, …
Wing-Overs by Gabriel Jeb
Les, Could be… but it could also be a few other things. I have spent a lot of time on a Bagheera and haven’t noticed it as a problem. I like to do really big wing-overs and frequently watch my wing from tip to tip just to see where the loading is on the wing. …
Thermal Flying Tips
Here are a few tips to help improve your thermal flying. 1. Listen to your variometer. As you hear its pitch increase, indicating stronger lift, straighten up your flight path a bit so that you fly deeper into the strongest part of the thermal. When your vairos pitch decreases, indicating weaker lift, tighten up your …
Motorized Paragliders
Powered paragliding is an increasingly popular form of sports aviation. A Powered Paraglider, also sometimes called a Paramotor, Motorized Paraglider or PPG is a truly amazing device. It’s one of the most simple and compact aircrafts ever invented. Most are so small that then can be broken down and put in the trunk of your car. …
Thermaling tips Learned in Mexico…
1. When thermalling, fly deeper in the brakes.. almost carabiner level. Better pressurizaton, less pitching, occillations. I was flying right through a bunch of the juicy stuff and getting tossed over the waterfall on the backside. 2. When on speedbar, fly with your fingertips on the stabillos. “Checking” the glider with the stabillo lines in …
Rescue Parachutes for Paragliding and PPG
As a paraglider pilot one of the most important pieces of equipment you may ever own is your reserve / rescue parachute. It is a piece of equipment that all of us hope we will never have to use and with a little luck and a commitment to flying conservatively chances are you never will …