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Fly safely, do a great landing, and find the right wing Get a taste for paragliding and training online with Greg. In this free short course you’ll get a...
How to Thermal a Paraglider
Thermaling on a paraglider isn’t just about circling in the sky; it’s about reading the terrain, feeling your wing, and trusting your instincts. It can take many years to...
How to fly with CONFIDENCE
Do you get nervous around flying? Do you think your mind gets in the way of your enjoyment? The mental approach to flying is critical to your development and...
More paragliding accidents … avoided!
A few weeks ago I published an article about the common paragliding accidents. But there are more, you say! Indeed there are, it’s a dangerous sport. But the mistakes...
How to conquer the FEAR of flying
Fear can leech the enjoyment out of the sport. It’s usually why people give up paragliding. You might think of other reasons. You’ll rationalize it. But deep down it’s...
Paraglider launching in a CROSSWIND
When you learn to fly, you are told it is dangerous to launch with the wind beyond 45 degrees off ‘straight up the slope’. Crosswinds cause turbulence. So why...
How to KILL your paraglider
The paraglider is a big wing that generates a lot of power. It’s easy to get hurt when the wind is strong, but if you know the right methods...
How to SLOPE LAND your paraglider
A slope landing is when you land across any steeply sloping terrain, usually on the face of a soaring site. It’s a good technique in an emergency, or if...
Get really good at GROUND HANDLING
There are things that you can do on the ground that really improve your paragliding. During my 30 years of instructing, I have developed a set of exercises to...
How to find your STALL POINT
What is your stall point? In your aerodynamics lessons your instructor would have explained that when the angle of attack is too high, the airflow breaks away from the...
How to SWOOP FLARE your paraglider
A swoop flare is performed by inducing a small pitch to increase your wing speed as you approach your landing spot. You do it to produce a better ‘round...