Timo's Paragliding Blog

Paragliding adventures of a pilot flying XC in competitions and scoring in the "top of the middle third."
Flight descriptions, Competition tips, recap of results, and US competition schedule.

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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Killarney - Day 6 - Task 5

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The weather improved today and a 76k task was called. The start would be a race start. Dave & I lanched as soon as we could by "pu...
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Killarney - Day 5

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Click on image for larger view No fly today, due to rain showers. We had a great lunch up on the Great Dividing Range at a great little bi...

Killarney - Task 4

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The weather in Killarney has been great. When it hasn't looked optimal at launch, it soon improves and good flying ensues. Today was t...
Monday, January 28, 2008

Killarney - Task 3

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Today was a dry day compared to the previous two. The son was bright at dawn. We headed to coffee with James Ryrie, his daughter (and our...
Saturday, January 26, 2008

Killarney - Task 2

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Click image for Larger photo Today looked like a great day at launch. The forecast was for over development to the South. As the photo shows...

Killarney - Task 1

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The morning dawned very dewy and overcast with little appearant prospect of good flying. We had the pilot meeting at 8:30 & decided to ...
Thursday, January 24, 2008

News from Down Under - Day 1

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Dave & I made it to Brisbane without a hitch - I did have to roust him out to the airport 2 hours early to catch a delayed 4 pm flight t...
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Friday, January 18, 2008

Getting ready for Killarney

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I'm headed for Killarney Australia with David S. on Tuesday night the 22nd of Jan. We will arrive in Sydney the morning of the 24th, th...
Friday, January 4, 2008

Paul MacCready talks about innovation

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Here is a video I discovered while doing some surfing online. http://www.ted.com/speakers/view/id/159 Tim
Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Happy New Year!

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It's 2008, and I'm sitting in Narita on a 6-day trip to Japan & Thailand. I find myself more inclined to ponder how things are g...
Wednesday, December 26, 2007

More on the Avax XC2

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I guess you can say I'm getting excited about my new Avax XC2 which is scheduled for delivery in February. I found some info on it'...
Sunday, December 23, 2007

My Birthday Present

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Well, I made the jump. I've gone out on a limb a bit & I'm sure I'll have some stories to tell about my experiences. . . Th...
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Monday, December 10, 2007

New Toy -

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One of our local instructors, Tom M. has taken delivery of a used winch. He has plans to install it in his ski boat so we can fly at Lake S...
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Thursday, November 29, 2007

Fun Flying

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Today was only my second flight since I flew at the SIV clinic in mid October. A couple of weeks ago I had a magical flight at Shell Beach,...
Friday, November 16, 2007

Now THIS is cool!

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Give it time to load - It's worth it. This is definitely on my "Before I Die" list. It's Aiguille du Midi - on Mont Blanc...
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Sunday, November 11, 2007

Competition Flying to Win? OR To Fly?

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Recently, on a forum I frequent, http://www.paraglidingforum.com I managed to derail a discussion about the relative safety of competition ...
Friday, November 9, 2007

Upcoming Competitions

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Dave S. and I are heading South to OZ in Jan. '08 to fly the Killarney Classic and then travel around looking for good XC for a week. ...
Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Simulation d'Incident en Vol - SIV

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I was able to attend an SIV course at Lake San Antonio this weekend. The 3-day class was run by Eagle Paragliding (Rob Sporrer ) and feat...
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Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Owens Valley weekend

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My Sun. Flight is HERE My Mon. Flight is HERE Jack G., Dave S. & I headed to Bishop to fly in the Owens Valley with the BAPA XC league. ...
Sunday, September 30, 2007

Cuesta with Dave, Patrick, and Mike

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Today was a great day at Cuesta. I rode up with Mike & Dave. Patrick was already in the air when we got there. Mike went first & ...
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Cambria, CA, USA
In my spare time I fly paragliders for fun and compete in XC competitions. I also throw pots to vent my creative juices in my ceramics studio.

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