"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 …
Continue reading Paragliding in Valle de Bravo: Make This One Count.
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 …
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 …
Continue reading Twilight Paragliding in Castelo with Steve Barton and XCBrazil.
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 …
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 …
Continue reading Paragliding Equipment Considerations: Comms Part 3 – Radio Pouches
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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"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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Entanglement - the ever present nightmare for anyone involved in canopy sports and runs with a helmet cam. Early efforts in skydiving tried to address the issue by encasing the camera in a snag resistant (or in the case of 2K Composites with the FF* series - snag free) helmet solution. But as camera form …
Continue reading MOHOC: A snag free camera option for extreme s(p)orts.
Friday, final day. As fate would have it, the sky is clearing and the winds dropping off. Just in time for us to pack up and head for home. Word has it next week will bring some great XC opportunities. Go figure. But next week might as well be a lifetime away as we will …
Continue reading Final Day, Trip Home, and a Parting Gift of Zika.
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