STORAGE | the main enemy
I will shock… It is absolutely useless… if it is to finally store your wet equipment! The overhaul workshops have never declared a paraglider that is regularly misfolded…
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I will shock… It is absolutely useless… if it is to finally store your wet equipment! The overhaul workshops have never declared a paraglider that is regularly misfolded…
Aging occurs gradually and we get used to it. It’s like when your eyesight is decreasing. One day, you realise that your eyesight is very poor. You put…
Moisture + freezing can cause Kevlar fibres to stick together. The load is then concentrated on a few fibres which break. If this relatively exceptional situation occurs several…
There are so many different types of lines, often a nice mix on the same sail, that I wouldn’t blame a particular type like Nicolas Brenneur does. For…
If you look at your lines, you may notice a few bits of thread sticking out of the seams. It is tempting to want to “give a lighter…
The paragliding wings are beautiful!The paragliders today are magnificent, technical and taut and that with few lines (except the monsurfaces !). Illustration photo by Eran Menashri on Unsplas…
The lift is located at the front of the profile: this causes the A and B lines to be heavily loaded, while the C and D lines carry…
To correct the trimming, we intervene in the links, in the connections of the lines between them and in the connections of the upper lines to the canopy.…
By Eric Laforge on 25 August 2022 I started flying in 1984 with a hang glider and then in 1985 I switched to paragliding. I have been checking…
To check the fabric of your paraglider, we hang it from the trailing edge. This allows us to take advantage of the opportunity to remove the impurities that…
Definition Trimming is the measurement of the total line lengths (from the base of the risers to the bottom surface fabric). The pitch defines the front view of…
Everything you need to know about paraglider check. Thanks to the director and cameraman Julien Christe from 5 Elements Production for his immense talent and tenacity. Julien, who…
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