Jack called me early and it was a beautiful day.  Maybe the nicest day for awhile since some weather is headed this way on Friday/Saturday. ...

Mantra R10 The landscape of paragliding could change drastically in the near future. It appears that Ozone has taken 'point' with r...

Today was the day we all decided to fly Cuesta for the first time in months.  It didn't look like it would be stellar, by any measure; b...

The  Morning Glory cloud  is a rare meteorological phenomenon observed in Northern Australia Gulf of Carpentaria. A Morning Glory cloud is a...

I just received a dispatch from Rob Sporrer, who has just returned from the USHPA BOD mtg. Dates Competition Location ...

The weather has been a bit "Easty" lately, so I haven't been flying much.  I find that I think  about flying a lot when I go t...

I got to fly a new site today. I've heard about some of the flights at Pirates Cove, so today when Patrick called me, I gladly hiked up...

CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR LARGER VERSION Monday we finally got some post frontal fun. The system, that passed through yesterday, left behind quit...

CTRL/Click on photos for large version Today the crowd gathered and we decided to head over to Flynn's to have a look. The weather repo...

To view photos larger cntrl/click on photo All photos were taken well after today's flight! I’ve been in Bishop for three days. Flying...

Point a video camera at the sky, the horizon, hilltops, a bay; allow the world to go by in real time, but record it in 'lapse' time....

Those of us relegated to spectator status have something to watch this week. The PWC (Paragliding World Cup) Superfinal is on in Poggio Bus...

The '09 XC competition season is essentially over. I have one long weekend in October scheduled for the last BAPA event in the Owens Va...

It's been a great week with 7 straight days of flying. The organization was good with retrieves coordinated by L.E. and executed with p...

WHEW! What a week. Seven straight days of flying. The task committee did an amazing job of working with the weather, winds, and FAA Tempora...

CNTRL-CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR LARGER VERSION Today started a little sooner and conditions before start were perfect - light winds aloft and good...

CNTRL-CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR LARGER VERSION Winds were forecast to be light and variable today. The task committee took this info to heart and...

The weather forecast for today was not much different than yesterday's, but it felt very different at launch. It was noticeably warmer ...

CNTRL-CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR LARGER VERSION Today was the kind of day that I really enjoy flying paragliders. The task was challenging, the te...

The weather has been cooperating here in Utah and we had a stellar day today. Climbs were 'exuberant' at times with fierce jolts of...