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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
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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