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9781585741038

Paragliding; Revised and Updated; The Complete Guide

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  • ISBN13:

    9781585741038

  • ISBN10:

    1585741035

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2000-04-01
  • Publisher: The Lyons Press
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Summary

Paragliding is the essential guide to this fast-growing, thrilling sport, taking the reader from an introduction to the basic techniques, through the rules of the sport and the equipment necessary for the ultimate experience of 'flying.'

Table of Contents

Introduction 7(2)
Where we Came From
9(8)
Why it Flies
17(18)
Practical Piloting
35(28)
Training Schemes and Pilot Ratings
63(6)
Buying a Glider and Looking After it
69(10)
Weather
79(18)
Wind and Lift
97(24)
Advanced Equipment
121(16)
Doing it All Safely
137(16)
Coping with Collapses
153(10)
Cross-Country Flying
163(6)
Competition Flying
169(12)
Rules, Laws and Airspace
181(13)
Glossary 194(2)
Further Reading 196(1)
Useful Addresses 197(1)
Index 198

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