The Powered Paragliding Bible² - Second Edition

by Jeff Goin

The most complete reference manual on Powered Paragliding just got dramatically better with Edition 2!

The color has been improved dramatically, new diagrams, improved diagrams, new photo techniques allow clearly showing progressive tasks like launch and landing. It's like video on paper. Content has been improved and expanded. New paramotor techniques and the accumulated wisdom of the past two years have been incorporated. Thanks to the many who have contributed suggestions and editing. More info...

Paragliding: A Pilot's Training Manual

by Mike Meier, Mark Stucky and Tim Meehan

The newly released edition of the manual includes a Bonus DVD with 80 minutes of narrated video footage covering topics ranging from canopy layout, inflation and launch techniques to soaring, advanced canopy control maneuvers and landing approach theory and practice.

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. Master pilot and 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."

While the Training Manual has been updated over the years to reflect changes in the sport, this new edition represents a major expansion in the scope and content of the manual. Wills Wing has brought onboard paraglider pilots Mark Stucky and Tim Meehan to create a complete revision with an entirely new look, additional subject matter and new illustrations.

The Cloudspotter's Guide

The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds

In this humourous and instructive tour of the skies, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of The Cloud Appreciation Society, argues that we don’t appreciate the clouds enough.

Clouds are Nature’s poetry, it contends, and their contemplation is good for the soul – we should applaud their ephemeral beauty and proudly live with our heads in them.

The book also settles such pressing questions as, were a punch-up to develop between the stormy Cumulonumbus thundercloud and the drizzly Nimbostratus, who would win?

320 pages, hardback.

Understanding The Sky

by Dennis Pagen

"A pilot needs to understand the ways of the sky to fly successfully and safely...". This guide is designed to present a clear picture of how the atmosphere works. Learn the cause and behavior of the wind. Gain knowledge of lift patterns and types. Find out how to predict flying conditions.

This book is a store of knowledge from 20 years of flying sport aircraft. If you've ever wondered why the air behaves as it does, this book is for you. The greatest emphasis is on small-scale effects--excatly where we fly. Details are provided on everything from turbulence to thunderstorms. The chapters on lift sources and flying efficiency alone are worth the price of this book. Understanding The Sky is your key to complete comfort in the air.

The book is intended for sport aviators -- ultralight, sailplane and hang glider pilots, as well as balloonists, RC modelers and parachutists -- who want to learn the esoteric things they may have missed during general weather courses. Matters such as reverse gradients, low-level shears, thermals, daily variations, upslope breezes, down-bursts and gust fronts are described. Understanding the Sky covers large-scale weather, explaining the message of the sky and the structure of the atmosphere in several chapters; the rest of the book is devoted to more local effects.

The author, Dennis Pagen, is a pilot with 19 years of experience in various fast and slow aircraft. He has previously written 10 "how-to" books on sport aviation. This latest book is a culmination of years of research that Pagen says he hopes will benefit all pilots who wish to know more about the air in which they travel.

Running Into the Sky

What's it like to fly a powered paraglider? What's it like to fly like a bird? What's it like to strap an engine and wing to your back and run into the sky? Now you can find out! RUNNING INTO THE SKY follows the adventures of ultralight pilot Chris Wolf as he learns to fly a powered paraglider - the world's smallest powered aircraft! Even if you're not a pilot, you'll enjoy reading this book!

Wolf shares with his readers the incredible exhilarations--and pitfalls--experienced with powered paragliding. Especially valuable for novices, "Running Into The Sky!" provides an honest appraisal of what one can expect to experience in this emerging sport. Told by one who's been there, this book contains many useful tips and provides a wealth of information not found elsewhere.

Powered Paragliding Pilot Training Manual

This is the only complete book with regards to foot launched powered paragliding. This book is a groundschool handbook as well as a general knowledge handbook for everybody in the industry. It covers theory of flight, normal procedures, emergency procedures and many more subjects.

Understanding Flying Weather

Understanding Flying Weather is Derek Piggott's introduction to meteorology for glider and light aeroplane pilots. In simple and accessible terms it explains how atmospheric phenomena can be used to improve flying performance and to make flying both economical and enjoyable.

Taking into account advances in satellite and computer technology, the book describes pressure patterns, cloud formation and how soaring conditions can be used to advantage, as well as detailing the effects of depressions, anti-cyclones and local topography. Its uncomplicated text and diagrams cover the syllabus for the British Gliding Association Bronze 'C' Certificate and so will be particularly relevant to those studying for this important examination.