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Free – Learning Winglish
Free – Mussel Rock Park Site Guide
Free – Etiquette and Paragliding
Free – Avoiding Blowback
Free – How to Preflight a Paraglider
Free – Paragliding Safety
Free – Reverse Launch Primer
Free – Safety Activism
In Flight and General Info
articles
Tasks During Training
Active Flying
Basics of Thermal Flying
Speed to Fly for Paragliding Pilots
Critical Flying Situations
Fixing Tangled Lines
Spins vs Asymmetric Collapses
Flight Plans and Primary Paths
Getting Comfortable
Ridge Soaring a Paraglider in Light Conditions
Big Ears
Basics of Thermal Flying
Paragliding and Right of Way Rules
Beyond the Standard “Right – of – Way Rules”
Avoiding Blowbacks at Mussel Rock
Landing, Approaches and After
articles
Flare Timing
Figure 8 Landing Approaches
Downwind, Base, and Final Landing Approaches
Downwind Base Final and Fig 8 approaches video
Launch and Kiting
articles
Lofting the Wing – Reverse Basic
Kiting a Paraglider with Preset Hands
5 Kiting Keys
Reverse Connection to a Paraglider
Forward Launches
The A/C Launch for Paragliders
Focus points for paragliding launches
Pitch Control and Aborts during Reverse Launches
Torpedo Launches for Paragliding
Etiquette and Paragliding
Theory and Technical + Study Guides
articles
P2 Test – Study Guide
P3 Test – Study Guide
P4 Test – Study Guide
Airspace
Using Windsocks
Airfoil Theory for Paragliding Wings
Paraglider Weight Ranges and Sizing Discussion
Paragliding Rating Requirements
Sites
Big Sur
Crissy Field Kiting
Dunlap
Ed Levin
Hat Creek
Mission Ridge
Mussel Rock
Mt. Diablo
Mt. Tamalpais
Potato Hill Flying Site
Sand City Flying Site
Shoreline Kiting
Mexico Tours – 2020
Tollhouse Flying Site
Galleries
Photo Gallery
Video Gallery
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Pacifica & Daly City Wind
Wind Patterns
Surface Pressure
NWS Spot for Ed Levin
Milpitas Wind
Milpitas Wunderground
NWS Spot for Mussel Rock
Pacifica Weather
Pacifica Wunderground
5 Day Forcast
Bay Area Wind Stations
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