I just received my Fathers Day present. After a few months of listening to reviews and weighing my options in the personal locater beacon m...

I made the long drive to Potato Hill this weekend to tune up my head and my gear for the upcoming summer comp season. The weather was call...

CLICK FOR LARGER PHOTO The weekend of May 3-4 I headed to Santa Barbara to attend a Paragliding Competition Clinic put on by Rob Sporrer at ...

Cuesta today didn't live up to my hype. In fact, it looked pretty bad when Patrick, Eric & Sharon, Jim Wells & I got to launc...

My XC Skies forecast indicated that today might be good at the Cuesta Ridge. . . It was. The winds were light from the SSW and lift was 40...

This weekend was the second installment of the '08 BAPA Series. I missed last month at Potato Hill so this was my first. It was also m...

The weather hasn't allowed for much flying for the last 2 weeks. My AVAX XC2 is patiently waiting in its bag for me to give it a chance...

Today I joined Kevin, from Eagle Paragliding, and Brad Gunnuscio at Lake San Antonio to feel out the "Dark Side" of the Avax XC2. ...

Today I flew my maiden voyage on the Avax XC2. I flew in thermic conditions for 1:45 and enjoyed the wing very much. The following notes ...

I'm heading to Denver today for a 3-day session of simulator flying, lovingly referred to as "You Bet Your Job" by those of us...

I've been reinvigorated by the Australia trip. Even though I had a dismal result, (39th out of 65) I did get to goal & set a PR of ...

'Been back from Australia for a couple days now and I thought a recap was in order. The trip started off with my complete PG rig & s...

Click for larger Image After three days in Manilla, with only a couple of very short flights, Dave and I had a treat today. The skies were ...

Yesterday Dave & I were able to get a short flight in at Mt. Borah. The weather continues to be quite unsettled & a trough promise...

Click for larger image This morning the Killarney skies were overcast & drizzly. David & I decided to head South to Manilla, the s...

We got to the hill at 11:30 & things were looking up. The wind was brisk & cloud base low. A 49k task was called but before ordere...

Today was the best day of the comp. Not only was the weather looking perfect for a good task, with moderate winds from the East-SE, but the...

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...

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...

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...