Daybreak finds the city muted in a blanket of fog. Only the periodic roar of a departing jet betrays the proximity of urbania and in betwixt I could easily forget I am in one of the planet's most heavily populated centers. Today heralds the only question mark portion of my journey, transitioning to Valle. Using …
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The beautiful oddity of the cherry blossom friendship.
Humans are a curious species. When living out their day to day repetitive existence,they become rather attached to their place in relation to others. The desire to maintain the Jung-esque persona that they have built to show those in familiar circles can be rather inhibiting and prevent them from, for lack of a better phrase, …
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Paragliding in Valle de Bravo: Make This One Count.
"You have a lot of scars on your head" quips the hairdresser amongst the continuous stream of snips cast by her scissors. "Scars would imply stories and while I have many a tale, scars those are not." Nary a tale of the past do those small bald spots tell, but a warning of what may …
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New Comp in Valle de Bravo!
The gent I was under the guidance of during this past Christmas, Marko Hrgetic, is organizing a comp of a slightly different flare for January of 2018. Titled XCSkyRace - the format is different from the traditional RtG (Race to Goal). A start/end cylinder is defined each day and using that start/end cylinder, competitors are …
Twilight Paragliding in Castelo with Steve Barton and XCBrazil.
Day 1 with Steve Barton's XCBrazil, Castelo bound. The room at the Hotel Ibis is spartan but functional. As it is a transfer accommodation, I am not expecting much aside from it being comfortable and secure. The room includes the buffet breakfast that starts at 0630 hrs. 0900 hrs the group gathers in the parking …
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Hola Mexico!
Another holiday season, another studio shutdown. One of the many perks of working in the Vancouver games industry is the accepted norm of a week off with pay during the week between Christmas and New Years. In the past I would simply kill the week with some side project and time spent with the extended …
Paragliding Equipment Considerations: Comms Part 3 – Radio Pouches
Hooking it all up With Primary and Secondary Comms in order, now its time to mount everything up. Holders Clips/Velcro The most basic of solutions involve simply mounting the radio/satellite tracker directly onto the harness using any provided clips or the flight deck using velcro tape. A secondary attachment via a leash of some form …
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Paragliding Equipment Considerations: Comms Part 2 – Satellite Tracking
Plan B: Look to the Sky Radios work wonderfully when they have line of sight to someone else listening on the other end. Place a large mass of rock in the way - they don't work so well. Flying alone with no one on the other end, might as well carry on a conversation with …
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Paragliding Equipment Considerations: Comms Part 1 – Radios
"Aggress or regress, never sit still." Never settle, experiment even if the end result is a regression. In other words, strive for continuous improvement. Those that follow this blog with any degree of regularity know that continuous improvement is a corner stone mantra of mine when it comes to paragliding. Improvement of skills, improvement of …
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