Monday, December 19, 2011
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Paragliders – Paragliding in Strong Wind – How to Escape to Safety and Avoid The Rotor
This is a very good article on dealing with strong winds encountered in flight from paraglidersforsale.org link here
Saturday, June 5, 2010
choose your tandem paragliding pilot wisely
There are many types of people in the world. Just as you may feel comfortable with one driver and constantly pushing your imaginary brake in the car with some one else driving it is very important that you choose your tandem pilot wisely.
A good tandem pilot will be confident, experienced but not a maverick dare devil. He/She will very carefully assess the conditions before flight and share these observations with you.
AND REMEMBER YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR OWN LIFE, IF YOU DON'T FEEL RIGHT OR THE TANDEM PILOT DOESN'T SEEM SOBER, THERE OR WHATEVER, YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL OFF THE FLIGHT. You can always choose another pilot, launch or day. Once you are airborn that choice is gone.
That said tandem paragliding has a very safe record and the majority of tandem pilots are very skilled and always considering your safety.
If you live in California, we recommend Patrick at WingEnvy.com , he is very professional and you will feel safe with him right away.
Here is an article from Turkey (link) where a tandem pilot risked his life and that of his client by flying in very low visibility fog. Luckily there was only broken bones. And this is a situation where the tandem pilot perhaps choose making more money over safety. If visibility is very low, you as the client can say "no, I want to wait for better conditions".
Paragliding is heavenly, enjoy it, be smart too!
A good tandem pilot will be confident, experienced but not a maverick dare devil. He/She will very carefully assess the conditions before flight and share these observations with you.
AND REMEMBER YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR OWN LIFE, IF YOU DON'T FEEL RIGHT OR THE TANDEM PILOT DOESN'T SEEM SOBER, THERE OR WHATEVER, YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL OFF THE FLIGHT. You can always choose another pilot, launch or day. Once you are airborn that choice is gone.
That said tandem paragliding has a very safe record and the majority of tandem pilots are very skilled and always considering your safety.
If you live in California, we recommend Patrick at WingEnvy.com , he is very professional and you will feel safe with him right away.
Here is an article from Turkey (link) where a tandem pilot risked his life and that of his client by flying in very low visibility fog. Luckily there was only broken bones. And this is a situation where the tandem pilot perhaps choose making more money over safety. If visibility is very low, you as the client can say "no, I want to wait for better conditions".
Paragliding is heavenly, enjoy it, be smart too!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Himachal villagers takes up paragliding as an occupation
Villagers of a small village in Himachal Pradesh are taking up paragliding a profession as it is proving to be a lucrative source of income.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Tim O'neal talks about Paragliding competitions and what's needed
http://biggovtsucks.blogspot.com/2010/03/getting-started-addressing.html
Getting Started
Addressing the Prerequisites
You want to give it a try – but are you ready? You don’t have to be a sky-god to fly your first few comps – Just not a danger to yourself or others. You can build your list of skills gradually. Let’s go down the list and discuss how to develop some of the tools you should have in your aviation toolbox. ... (read full article on the link above)
Getting Started
Addressing the Prerequisites
You want to give it a try – but are you ready? You don’t have to be a sky-god to fly your first few comps – Just not a danger to yourself or others. You can build your list of skills gradually. Let’s go down the list and discuss how to develop some of the tools you should have in your aviation toolbox. ... (read full article on the link above)
Sunday, March 14, 2010
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