The snowfall all over most of the UK has put a slowdown on paragliding flights. Not just the snowfall but also how cold it has got has kept a lot of paragliding pilots are staying indoors, who blames them.
Mind you a lot of us have had a few to many mince pies,so the weight has to come off lol!
The Killing Zone: How & Why Pilots Die (Hardcover) Buy it now from the paraglider-shop in the Amazon section now!
by Paul A. Craig (Author) "DESPITE THE BOOK TITLE, flying is safe ...
A great book for all pilots including Paraglider pilots, the flying zone, you can fly through it, or you can die in it. Harsh statement I know but true. Most pilots earn their private certificate with 40 to 70 flight hours. Then they leave their instructors behind and enter the killing zone. Grimly embracing the period from 50 to 350 flight hours - a vital time for new pilots to build practical and decision-making skills - this deadly zone lays in wait for those who err, killing more pilots than all other periods put together. You don't have to be one of them. Aviation safety specialist Paul Craig - discoverer of the killing zone - shows you the fatal errors that inexperienced pilots make time after time and gives you tactics to avoid them. Based on the first in-depth, scientific study of pilot behaviour and general aviation flying accidents in more than 20 years, "The Killing Zone": identifies the time frame in which you are most likely to die; alerts you to the 12 mistakes most likely to kill you; outlines preventive strategies for flying through the zone alive; provides guidelines for avoiding, evading, diverting, correcting, and managing dangers; and, includes a "Pilot Personality Self-Assessment Exercise" for an individualized survival strategy and survive the dangers that lurk in the killing zone.
Safe Paragliding for all pilots!
Paragliders, should this be the next sport for the Olympics?
I think so... All paragliding pilots all over the world should be lobbying the their own Olympic committee to have paragliding
added to the Olympics.
We need more air time on TV for paragliders,when you see some amazing flying on Youtube...
Keep on flying
Paraglide tandem flying is a fantastic way to get the feel for paragliding, you will need parental consent if you are under 17 years old there is a weight cap of 16 stone which has to be adhered to, the flying school will insist on all rigorous checks to be taken for safety reasons before you will be allowed to fly.
For takeoff you will normally run a couple of steps so ware comfortable clothing, you will be warring a flying suit this will help to keep you warm. Once you have taken off the paragliding pilot will look to the wind and thermals to lift you both up to the clouds. Once you are safely flying, you just sit back in the harness with the pilot behind you. When the pilot thinks you feel confident he-she will let you take control of the paraglider, with speeds of up to 20 mph will you will need to savor this amazing experience. The Weather does play an important part in how good your paragliding experience is, but if the weather is bad the pilot will not allow you to fly.
There are flying schools all over the UK so pick the one that is closest to you ore you would like to take your maiden flight from. If you would like to look to the right of this article you will find some paragliding schools.
Looking for paragliding equipment eBay is a good place to start, for paraglide books DVDs Amazon is a great place to rummage through.
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Why not discuss thermals, the mysterious rising air currents that would keep us paragliders aloft - mysterious to me anyway actually quite an in-depth body of scientific knowledge on how thermals work reading a book about paragliding and thermals what an exciting experience, learn how to become a pilot.
