September comes to a close, bringing with it the start of autumn. In accompaniment is the foremost trade show of the paragliding world, the Coupe d'Icare in St. Hilaire de Touvet, France. A wide swath of vendors and manufactures attend the CdI to hawk wares and provide glimpses of pending product releases - the latter …
Continue reading Gin Explorer: A lightweight successor to the Carrera Plus paraglider?
Another Canadian National Paragliding Competition draws to a close with eerily familiar results - few tasks and those that were flown were of poor validity. A visiting pilot queried a few weeks back if it was worthwhile to attend this years event in Yamaska, PQ. Answering the pilot was a litany of 'hmm', 'well', and …
Continue reading Using ‘flyability’ in selecting paragliding competitions.
Can you hear me now? On the ground, everything on the radio comes through clear and concise. But once in the air, we can't make out a thing. The 30+ kph relative wind has a tendency of messing with the best laid plans. If after experimenting with location and orientation we find that things …
Continue reading Paragliding Equipment Considerations: Comms Part 4 – Headsets
A pair of lines, six abreast, sit kneeling and facing the shrine. Uniform in dress, yet varying in age, race, and gender. Each is clad in blue uwagi and black hakama with the only allowances for personal expression are the subtle variations in adornment to the katana that sits to right of each on the …
After a relatively uneventful journey from YVR to GVA (and entertaining shuttle ride driver with curious opinions pertaining to the Swiss) I finally arrive in Doussard. Sleep cannot come soon enough. After quick intro/meeting with my new flatmates, we head off to join the guides/organizers for dinner at the fine dining establishment of 'Sushi Wok'. …
After watching folk begin to unpack kit on launch only to start off in a diatribe of muttered curses, one can certainly appreciate the use of a checklist prior to leaving for the hill (in addition to the preflight taught during student progression prior to launching). The one I developed prior to attending the Canadian …
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