Books & DVDs

Understanding the Sky will help you unlock the potential of every flying day. As cross country pilots, observation and analysis of the ever-changing conditions is crucial if we are to stay in the air and maximize our distances. Dennis Pagen's Understanding the Sky covers the macro-scale meteorological phenomena, from pressure systems to the Jet Stream, and also focuses in on the micro-met of everything from thermal formation to wave lift.

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Women’s world champion in both paragliding and hang gliding, Judy Leden has been an inspiration to many. Her autobiography details her long love affair with free flight, starting out in the early days of battling for acceptance as a female competitor in the mid-eighties, through to her competition victories and adventures as diverse as vol-bivi flying through Kenya, dropping from a balloon 40,000 ft over Jordan, and fulfilling her dream of flying wing-tip to wing-tip with Andean condors.

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Originally written by Mike Meier, and first published in 1991, the Training Manual has sold more than ten thousand copies and has been a standard reference text for new paraglider pilots. Paragliding instructor Rob McKenzie of High Adventure Hang Gliding and Paragliding has characterized it as, “Probably about the simplest layout of the concepts of gliding flight ever written. A terrific reference book and training supplement for the beginner through intermediate pilot.”

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Nestled in the heart of Nepal's foothills, and set against the backdrop of the majestic Himalayas, the city of Pokhara has played host to a remarkable story.
In the spring of 2001, Adam Hill and Rajesh Bomjam, owners of Sunrise Paragliding, had an unexpected meeting with Scott Mason, a falconer from England.

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When it comes to making paragliding films, Jocky Sanderson doesn't pull any punches. The suave Englishman's slick production skills were first evidenced in his debut films, Security in Flight and Speed to Fly. Jocky's latest film, produced with Ozone's test team, hones in on the finer piloting skills of flying XC, Acro and SIV.

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Learn to Fly is a comprehensive tutorial for all beginner and intermediate paraglider pilots.

This DVD brings to life many of the hard-to-visualize concepts which are so important for us to understand, like airflow around hills and mountains, turbulence and convergence, dynamic and thermic lift, plus aerodynamics like lift and drag, speed to fly, and so on. The production team have spent months on the 3D animation and video sequencing.

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From the team that brought Paragliding: Learning to Fly, arguably the best educational flying DVD for new pilots currently available, comes an in-depth and up-to-date study of the challenging art of ground handling.

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DVD - Redbull X-Alps 2007Watch 30 competitors take on the might of the European Alps in the world's toughest endurance race: The Red Bull X-Alps 2007. This film captures all the action and adventure as Alex Hofer defends his title, hiking and flying from Austria, through the Italian Dolomites, past the fearsome Eiger in Switzerland, France's Mt Blanc and on to Monaco. The race goes on day and night, sun or snow.

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Bruce Goldsmith’s latest film is set to become the new benchmark in SIV instruction. In 1992, the Airwave designer co-presented 'Instability', a film which helped thousands of pilots gain insight into tips and tricks learned by the professional test pilots.

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The 2007 PG Worlds held in Manilla, Australia, was one of the closest fought contests in the history of the event. Despite less than ideal weather conditions, 150 pilots did battle over six tasks culminating in a nail biting finish that saw British multiple champion and designer of Airwave paragliders, Bruce Goldsmith, crowned World Champion.

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