paragliding, surfing and other outdoor adventures:

2011-12-19T09:20:00.001-08:00

Our new web site is http://flyingdrifter.blogspot.com/ and we are located at Point of the Mountain in Utah, one of the top flying parks in the country!

Paragliders – Paragliding in Strong Wind – How to Escape to Safety and Avoid The Rotor

2010-07-06T13:40:00.000-07:00

This is a very good article on dealing with strong winds encountered in flight from paraglidersforsale.org link here

choose your tandem paragliding pilot wisely

2010-06-05T08:20:00.000-07:00

There are many types of people in the world. Just as you may feel comfortable with one driver and constantly pushing your imaginary brake in the car with some one else driving it is very important that you choose your tandem pilot wisely.

A good tandem pilot will be confident, experienced but not a maverick dare devil. He/She will very carefully assess the conditions before flight and share these observations with you.

AND REMEMBER YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR OWN LIFE, IF YOU DON'T FEEL RIGHT OR THE TANDEM PILOT DOESN'T SEEM SOBER, THERE OR WHATEVER, YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL OFF THE FLIGHT. You can always choose another pilot, launch or day. Once you are airborn that choice is gone.

That said tandem paragliding has a very safe record and the majority of tandem pilots are very skilled and always considering your safety.

If you live in California, we recommend Patrick at WingEnvy.com , he is very professional and you will feel safe with him right away.

Here is an article from Turkey (link) where a tandem pilot risked his life and that of his client by flying in very low visibility fog. Luckily there was only broken bones. And this is a situation where the tandem pilot perhaps choose making more money over safety. If visibility is very low, you as the client can say "no, I want to wait for better conditions".

Paragliding is heavenly, enjoy it, be smart too!

Wheelchair users can Paraglide too!

2010-05-31T15:37:00.000-07:00

Click here for article and video

Himachal villagers takes up paragliding as an occupation

2010-03-19T11:09:00.000-07:00

Villagers of a small village in Himachal Pradesh are taking up paragliding a profession as it is proving to be a lucrative source of income.
more...

Tim O'neal talks about Paragliding competitions and what's needed

2010-03-15T11:32:00.000-07:00

http://biggovtsucks.blogspot.com/2010/03/getting-started-addressing.html

Getting Started
Addressing the Prerequisites
You want to give it a try – but are you ready? You don’t have to be a sky-god to fly your first few comps – Just not a danger to yourself or others. You can build your list of skills gradually. Let’s go down the list and discuss how to develop some of the tools you should have in your aviation toolbox. ... (read full article on the link above)

jackson hole baby

2010-03-14T17:29:00.001-07:00

these guys have too much fun on paragliders, a bit close to the trees you think?

What a first day of paragliding lesson looks like

2010-03-14T11:08:00.001-07:00

he asks the question, should i be doing this?

2010-02-23T23:40:00.000-08:00

http://quickiewheelchair.aospb.org/im-about-to-take-up-paragliding.htm

i'm about to take up paragliding, we have all at one time asked ourselves is this crazy? is it worth it? well i think i'm hooked, hopeless at any escape from the dream of flying.

dust devil grabs two launching paraglider pilots!!!

2010-02-20T17:42:00.001-08:00

a great paragliding lesson about low wing overs

2010-02-20T17:31:00.001-08:00

no stunts low to the ground, keep you wing evenly loaded at all times.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDpAXYR2ol0
http://www.paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=10641

Mavericks 2009 Thanksgiving swell

2010-02-14T17:59:00.001-08:00

balls

Video of IcePeak 3 High Performance Paraglider

2010-02-14T14:08:00.000-08:00

Make sure you watch to the end when the paraglider balls up in an unrecoverable frontal tuck. These high performance gliders are only for the bravest and best pilots. For me a tested and relatively safe glider is the only way to go in my early stages of learning. This is a very experienced pilot and his parachute deployment at the end is perfect and should be watched by all paragliding pilots!

valley de bravo 2010

2010-02-09T13:35:00.001-08:00

paragliding south mountain

2010-02-06T23:49:00.000-08:00

http://vimeo.com/9140560

South Mountain Winter Paragliding

About this video: "It just doesn't get any better than this, Phoenix paraglider pilots and 3 from out of town spent the day flying what South Mountain gave us. Gaggles of 8 and more in light thermals to 4300
' and flights of about an hour were had by many. What an amazing day of desert paragliding in the winter."

ground handling lessons by

2010-02-06T22:59:00.000-08:00

Exercises for practicing paragliding on the ground.
A tutorial in how to improve your flying skills
flyincanarias.com

http://vimeo.com/1301794

UK seems to leading the way in paragliding

2010-01-29T10:57:00.000-08:00

Parajet International plans to make the most of the British Airways UK Opportunity Grant

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/business/opportunitygrant/7095114/Parajet-International-plans-to-make-the-most-of-the-British-Airways-UK-Opportunity-Grant.html

Dealing with fear in paragliding

2010-01-25T09:53:00.000-08:00

This is not the best written article but humorous and some good points non-the-less http://airsoftsnipers.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/paragliding-and-fear-dealing-with-it-and-still-enjoy-your-flight/

Must have bookmarked paragliding resource

2009-12-29T14:25:00.000-08:00

http://www.paragliding-tales-and-reviews.com/index.html

Paragliding Across America - Short Film

2009-12-22T02:29:00.001-08:00

http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/paragliding_across_america/

utah seems to be leading the way in training new paragliding pilots

2009-11-20T10:46:00.000-08:00

This particular day was very windy and it was difficult to take off without being blown away. I learned to stick with it; work for it and with a little help from my friend Chris Santacroce of Super Fly was able to get launched successfully. Check it out 2 videos one of a girl learning to take off in strong winds followed by a landing sequence link here

super portable paragliding harness!

2009-11-14T14:24:00.001-08:00

the Gin Switch Light Weight, this looks pretty cool!

Poo Poo Point Paragliding Washington

2009-11-11T09:46:00.000-08:00

Looks like a sweet spot!

musician t.A.T.u sings about paragliding

2009-11-06T09:35:00.000-08:00

hot russian girls singing about paragliding two of my favorite things! link here

paragliding panoramic - don't forget to look up and down!

2009-10-20T09:40:00.000-07:00

http://www.panoramas.dk/2009/lake-annecy-paragliding.html