Many Standards Head protection - a critical element for any activity where the head may impact another object. This protection helps to deflect and absorb the force of the impact, reducing the damage suffered by both skull and brain. In an attempt to establish a baseline level of protection, a variety of activity specific standards …
Continue reading Get your head in the game: Paragliding and Helmets – EN 966, EN 1077, ASTM 2040
Fishing upstream for quality In the quest to generate better quality video, one must look as far upstream as possible to get the best bang for the buck. A well edited video is only as good as the source footage. Lens quality, sensor capability, resolution, frame rate, and compression algorithm of the camera all play …
Still riding the high from the paragliding flight shared with Rob while on the Gin Explorer, I get word that today will more or less be a repeat => an out and return to/through Engenheiro Caldas. Expecting that Rob will likely be focusing attention on one of my counterparts today, I mentally walk the route in anticipation …
The Brazilian Cross Country (XC) league is holding the latest in their year long XC contest here in Governor Valadares (GV). We were told to expect 93 pilots to attend this event so things might get cozy in the air. Thankfully the comp organizers are not going to close the launch meaning we don't have …
First day in Governador Valadares. The main reason why most pilots come to Brazil is to fly here and to fly far (the second location is Quixada to the distant northeast, though only select few can and do fly there). The launch is on the lone mountain in the region, Ibituruna. At 1100 meters and …
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Conditions today are expected to be more unstable with a risk of overdevelopment, maybe even rain. The main group is to depart in the van @ 10AM and meetup with the flatbed at the Church located at the far end of the valley. The remainder of us (4 in total) are to join Steve in …
North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Oceania. I've travelled far and wide in search of the gurus of our sport. Some of which are 'household names' such as Jocky and Kelly, others more akin to the sage hidden in the mountains. Regardless the individual I chance upon, my overarching plan has been little more than locate and sponge …
Day 3. Another task has been set, the intention to synergize upon that which has been taught thus far. But before any flying can occur, laundry awaits. With everything washed and hung to dry, I grab my flying kit and head out. Just shy of 0900 hrs I spot Marko's truck and hop in. The …
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The maiden flight of the Gin Explorer complete, day two brings with it further training in the building blocks needed to successfully paraglide cross country (XC) here in Valle de Bravo. Sunrise. Recovered from a gruelling first day of flying and classroom, I finally get a chance to grab a few snaps of where I am …
Continue reading Building Blocks of Cross Country Paragliding in Valle de Bravo.
Finally the opportunity to do what I came here for - to fly my new Gin Explorer paraglider. Marko, having given our respective kits a once over, provides a run down of the day: Wait for a respectable mass of pilots to launch and watch to see if many are able to climb out. If not, …
Continue reading Maiden Paragliding Voyage with the Gin Explorer.
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