Flying Rags For Glory - Competition Book

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$52.00

Flying Rags for Glory covers everything you need to know to be not only a competitor but a top drawer one at that.

Starting with the very basic subjects like gear choice and understanding your instruments, this book moves on through task types, turnpoints, scoring systems to the techniques needed to do well in competitive paragliding.

Subjects like fear and flying style are tactfully handled with bluntly honest advice such as “Let’s face it – flying floppy aircraft like paragliders around very active skies can be pretty frightening!” and “Pimping: this tactic is not going to make you any friends.” Mads even bravely tackles subjects like cheating; not advising you how to do it, but highlighting some of the ridiculous things people have done to gain unfair advantage in competitions.

If you have any interest in competitions then this is a unique gem of a book, whether you are in your first season or your fifth. Mads’ wealth of experience shines through on every page leaving you informed, inspired and ready to get out there and fly some tasks.

Even if you’re not that interested in competitions, there’s still plenty of great information on flying fast, choosing the right lines, climbing well and generally going a long way.

The book finishes with an extensive, informative and often amusing historical section on competition paragliding. If you were there you’ll love it, if you weren’t, then there’s still enough in this section to make you chuckle at just how far we’ve come since the late 80’s and the joys of pink Lycra flying suits and the Firebird Ninja!

Nearly 200 pages long, Flying Rags for Glory is a worthy addition to every serious paraglider pilot’s bookshelf.

Take a look inside Flying rags For Glory

Excerpt#1 from Flying Rags For Glory - Your First Task Briefing

Excerpt#2 from Flying Rags For Glory - Flattening the Sinus Wave

Excerpt#3 from Flying Rags For Glory - Non-conscious learning – the basis for intuition

TWO DAY PARAGLIDERING LESSONS

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Students work on the art of kiting

 

Lets discuss the flight plan

 

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Two Day Paragliding Lesson

Two Day Lesson - $375 for 8 hours

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The Two Day Lesson will give you enough time handling the wing to see improvement in your technique and performance. We spend a great deal of time working on our KITING You will have a better handle on your kiting by the end of the first day, and you will spend more time flying on day two. Your experience flying combined with the correlation of concepts will allow you to develop judgment as a pilot. As you follow the learning curve your knowledge and experience help you become an integrated part of the wing. Your planning and control allow you more freedom, bringing you to a higher level of flight.

After two days of flying you may decide you wish to continue with training in order to earn yourRETING NOVICE . We apply your two day fees toward the novice package should you wish to sign up for our complete program.

The Fine Print...

If we are unable to complete a program due to an operational shutdown, we will pro-rate a refund or merchandise exchange. There are no refunds or exchanges for students who terminate programs. Programs are not transferable to another individual. A surcharge may be applied if a student has missed training for more than 8 weeks. Students on certification programs may join any class where space permits. Classes are limited to a maximum of two new students and four Novice (Para 2) program students per instructor per day unless otherwise arranged. Reservations are required and are not confirmed until a deposit has been held with a credit card. The deposit for the Intro Class is the entirety of the fee and the deposit for the Novice Course is $1500. Deposits are refundable only if a qualified replacement student can be found for your reservation. Eagle Paragliding reserves the right to modify, change, or delete any aspect of the training programs or fees at any time.

We strongly recommend that students have their own medical insurance.

Please note: The minimum age for a student is 12 years old.

NO INSURANCE IS PROVIDED! TRAIN AND FLY AT YOUR OWN RISK!

One Day Lesson - $200 for 8 hours

One Day Lesson - $200 for 8 hours

This lesson gives you a full day to discover paragliding. You will fly solo from our training hill your very first day. Your day lesson begins with an equipment introduction and demonstration. Then we let you begin Ground Handling with the aid of your instructor. We practice inflating and controlling the wing on the ground, learning the launch sequence, discussing the landing, and steering skills before introducing the element of flight. The students confidence is usually growing at this point, and can surprise themselves with how quickly they are progressing.

Once our Simulated launches look good we are ready to put a radio on you and let you enjoy your first flight. All flights are solo, radio-supervised and entirely self paced. Before launching instructor and student recap the flight plan and landing procedure, and then you take your first flight. After your landing the van will be down to pick you up for another try. Your instructor supervises you on the radio during your flights to the landing zone. As you progress we will introduce new concepts to help you improve on your technique.

We will continue your training as long as the weather conditions are manageable, and we both feel you are physically and mentally fit to continue. We get some of the best flying at the end of the day when you have really started to get a feel for things, and the conditions get very mellow and smooth. This is one of the many reasons why you should Choose Eagle Paragliding .

After a day of flying you may decide you wish to continue with Novice Paragliding Training. We apply your one day fees toward the novice package should you wish to sign up for our complete program.

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Two Day Lesson - $375 for 8 hours/day

The Two Day Lesson will give you enough time handling the wing to see improvement in your technique and performance. We spend a great deal of time working on our Kiting. You will have a better handle on your kiting by the end of the first day, and you will spend more time flying on day two. Your experience flying combined with the correlation of concepts will allow you to develop judgment as a pilot. As you follow the learning curve your knowledge and experience help you become an integrated part of the wing. Your planning and control allow you more freedom, bringing you to a higher level of flight.

After two days of flying you may decide you wish to continue with training in order to earn your Novice Paragliding Rating. We apply your two day fees toward the novice package should you wish to sign up for our complete program.

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The Fine Print...

If we are unable to complete a program due to an operational shutdown, we will pro-rate a refund or merchandise exchange. There are no refunds or exchanges for students who terminate programs. Programs are not transferable to another individual. A surcharge may be applied if a student has missed training for more than 8 weeks. Students on certification programs may join any class where space permits. Classes are limited to a maximum of two new students and four Novice (Para 2) program students per instructor per day unless otherwise arranged. Reservations are required and are not confirmed until a deposit has been held with a credit card. The deposit for the Intro Class is the entirety of the fee and the deposit for the Novice Course is $1500. Deposits are refundable only if a qualified replacement student can be found for your reservation. Eagle Paragliding reserves the right to modify, change, or delete any aspect of the training programs or fees at any time.

We strongly recommend that students have their own medical insurance.
Please note: The minimum age for a student is 12 years old.
NO INSURANCE IS PROVIDED! TRAIN AND FLY AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Are you interested in taking a 1 or 2 day lesson to see if paragliding is for you? You should get started with the right school. the school that is going to support you throughout your paragliding. Check out some of the things we got going for students that have trained with Eagle Paragliding: