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    • Free Articles
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      • Free – Avoiding Blowback
      • Free – How to Preflight a Paraglider
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      • Free – Reverse Launch Primer
      • Free – Safety Activism
    • In Flight and General Info articles
      • Planning a Wing and Harness Package.
      • Tasks During Training
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      • After P2 – What to practice – A PDF to download
      • Rosette to Sausage folding video
      • 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
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      • 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
      • Airspeed vs Groundspeed in Wind
      • Aerodynamics – Ground School Video
      • Direct Link to Zoom Ground School about Airfoil and Aerodynamics (In above article)
      • Paraglider Weight Ranges and Sizing Discussion
      • Paragliding Rating Requirements
  • Sites and Tours
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    • Crissy Field Kiting
    • Dunlap
    • Ed Levin
    • Gateway Park, Benicia
    • Hat Creek
    • Mexico Tours – 2022
    • Mission Ridge
    • Mussel Rock
    • Mt. Diablo
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    • Oludeniz, Turkey Tour 2021
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    • LIVE Stations and Webcams
      • Channing Circle Webcam
      • Cheetah Cam
      • Coyote Station at MR
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      • Funston Cam (timestamp bottom, left)
      • Mussel Cam
      • Tide Chart Pacifica (Linda Mar)
      • Top of Ed, Windslammer
      • Upper MR wind (rotor area for S, SW, WSW) good for W, NW
    • FORECASTS
      • Tide Chart Pacifica
      • Spot for Ed Levin
      • Spot for Mussel Rock
      • Spot Forecast for Mt. Tam
      • Windy Forecast for Ed Levin (@ 600 hill)
      • Windy Forecast for Mussel Rock
      • Windy Forecast Mt. Tam (@ 1000 feet)
    • OTHER
      • Rainfall (Composite Radar)
      • Pacifica Tide Chart
      • Surface Pressure
  • Airtime
    • About Us
    • Why Airtime
    • Testimonials
  • Lessons & Tandem
    • Lessons
      • Lesson Programs Description and Pricing
      • Preparations
      • Ground School
      • Paragliding Safety
    • Tandem
      • Flights
      • Purchase
      • Preparations
    • Calendar
  • Articles
    • Categorized Index
    • Free Articles
      • 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
      • Planning a Wing and Harness Package.
      • Tasks During Training
      • Active Flying
      • After P2 – What to practice – A PDF to download
      • Rosette to Sausage folding video
      • 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
      • Airspeed vs Groundspeed in Wind
      • Aerodynamics – Ground School Video
      • Direct Link to Zoom Ground School about Airfoil and Aerodynamics (In above article)
      • Paraglider Weight Ranges and Sizing Discussion
      • Paragliding Rating Requirements
  • Sites and Tours
    • Big Sur
    • Crissy Field Kiting
    • Dunlap
    • Ed Levin
    • Gateway Park, Benicia
    • Hat Creek
    • Mexico Tours – 2022
    • Mission Ridge
    • Mussel Rock
    • Mt. Diablo
    • Mt. Tamalpais
    • Oludeniz, Turkey Tour 2021
    • Potato Hill Flying Site
    • Sand City Flying Site
    • Shoreline Kiting
    • Tollhouse Flying Site
  • Galleries
    • Photo Gallery
    • Video Gallery
  • Weather
    • LIVE Stations and Webcams
      • Channing Circle Webcam
      • Cheetah Cam
      • Coyote Station at MR
      • Funston Forecasts and Wind
      • Funston Cam (timestamp bottom, left)
      • Mussel Cam
      • Tide Chart Pacifica (Linda Mar)
      • Top of Ed, Windslammer
      • Upper MR wind (rotor area for S, SW, WSW) good for W, NW
    • FORECASTS
      • Tide Chart Pacifica
      • Spot for Ed Levin
      • Spot for Mussel Rock
      • Spot Forecast for Mt. Tam
      • Windy Forecast for Ed Levin (@ 600 hill)
      • Windy Forecast for Mussel Rock
      • Windy Forecast Mt. Tam (@ 1000 feet)
    • OTHER
      • Rainfall (Composite Radar)
      • Pacifica Tide Chart
      • Surface Pressure

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