December in Valle de Bravo
It's been almost a month since I arrived in Valle de Bravo this year. The opportunity to take stock. And write in the first person. Doubts and scruples ...
Big flights in November already !
December 1, 2021: It's been 15 days since I arrived. State of play. Getting to know the Supair Savage. Last year I did some guidance for a...
Mexican Slang : No manches güey !
Mexican Spanish is relatively easy to understand, perhaps even easier than Spanish, but it has its own particularities (Mexicanisms). Here is a selection of typical mexican slang that you will come across during your paragliding trip.
Why and how should you keep a paragliding logbook ?
A paragliding logbook : What's the point ? During your paragliding career, you must fill out your first flights in your paragliding logbook. Only 4 pages are dedicated to ...
Paragliding buying guide
That's it you are hooked, you have done two paragliding courses (minimum recommended), we can finally think of getting equipped to fly. Which paraglider to choose? How to decide ...
Wing load
To fully understand the wing loading, I often ask this question when I discuss the mechanics of paragliding flight: Obelix and Asterix fly under the same paraglider wing ...
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Paragliding or hang-gliding?
Choose paragliding or hang-gliding? They are both similar and different. Paragliding and hang-gliding are two “PUL” (ultra light gliders). That is to say that they are ...
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Landing precision: the stationary point
How do I determine the correct height for the final approach? How do you know if you will succeed in passing a ridge or an obstacle? These are the recurring questions of ...
Valle de bravo in hang-gliding
Here is a nice tour of the jar, carried out in March 2021 in hang-gliding since take-off from Valle de Bravo in Mexico. A beautiful ceiling above takeoff, then I ...