July 10th-15th 2010 We are only two weeks away from the heart of the U.S. Paragliding competition circuit.  2010 is a special year since th...

In prior posts I went through a few scenarios and recommended some possible solutions and procedures to consider when faced with these abno...

That's me.  I'm waiting for my new Gradient Avax XC-3 to arrive.  The early reports are very positive and the performance is being t...

The 2010 Rat Race begins this week in Ruch, Oregon. This paragliding competition is a great event that is geared to the newer XC pilot who...

“Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the hap...

What to do when things go bad This is Part ONE of THREE in this series - Links to the next part are at the end of this page. I’ve spe...

Today was one of the best looking days in San Luis Obispo Co. for XC in a long time.  Patrick pinged me early and we decided it would be an ...

Dave S. and I headed to Dunlap on Wed. afternoon with the intent to fly 3 days and then participate in the SFBAPA league events over the wee...

Every one of us has done it.  Had something happen that makes us look around and think. "WOW, that could have been really bad!"  F...

60 minutes of driving, 35 minutes of hiking, and 90 minutes of parawaiting - For 6 minutes of flying?  It's that good ;-) Tim Cuesta Ap...

This is the sixth installment in the series, "Flying Paragliding Competitions - A Primer" Please send me any comments and/or requ...

Patrick edited some video of our Dunlap trip - I'm on the green Boomerang 5 Youtube link

Click on photos to view the images at full size. L to R, Dave, Bruce, Tim, Patrick, Mike with a hazy launch in the background This week 4...

4.    Flying the Task This is the fifth installment in the series, "Flying Paragliding Competitions - A Primer" Please send me ...

This is the fourth installment in the series, "Flying Paragliding Competitions - A Primer" Please send me any comments and/or req...