After last year's dismal number of flyable tasks, the organisers of the annual Porterville paragliding competition have been questioning if we need a change of dates. A survey has been sent out to all previous participants requesting their preferred dates. I was recently contacted by a friend, Francois Miog (paragliding pilot and instructor), for my thoughts on when we should host it. As a data-loving
What a time to be alive! Paragliding has passed its pioneering days of the '80s and '90s. This post gives you ten great reasons why you should start paragliding lessons today. 1. Global growth Paragliding is growing all over the world. Germany has some 40000 paragliding pilots. China passed 10000 pilots years ago. Iran has over 6000 paragliding pilots. In the Turkish town of Oludeniz,
1. All year flying. It's amusing when visiting pilots ask when's "our season?". Our season does not end. It's on all year round. The types of flying and site choice may vary. You can have epic flying any time of the year. Summer is great for big distance flying and coastal dune soaring. Winter is great for city flying and light thermal flying. The northwest
In 2005 Steve Jobs' University of Stanford Commencement Speech made a real mark on my mind. Back then I was working in my first permanent job as an Agricultural Engineer with the KZN Department of Agriculture (DoA). Today, in my quest to understand the paths that lead one to air sports (attribution as it's known in the marketing world) I decided to look at
