Articles For Those Who Are New To Paragliding

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Why I Fly

The Paragliding Community

Attending Club Meetings

Paragliding Gear - Free Flight?

Recommended Books

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The Art of Paragliding
by Dennis Pagen 
(for beginner and intermediate pilots)

Paragliding Flight: Walking on Air
by Dennis Pagen 
(for beginner and intermediate pilots)

Paragliding - The Complete Guide
by Noel Whittall 

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Paragliding - A Pilot's Training Manual
by Mike Meier 
(for beginner pilots)

Thermal Flying
by Burkhard Martens

Mastering Paragliding 
by Kelly Farina
(for learning to fly cross country)

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Understanding the Sky 
by Dennis Pagen 
(everything you need to know about how weather relates to free flight)

Classic Routes
Cross Country International
(a  collection of 20 of the finest paragliding and hang gliding cross country routes in the world)

Fifty Ways to Fly Better
by Bruce Goldsmith

Reading on the Web

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Why spring thermals are stronger

The 5 methods of thermalling

The three most common thermalling mistakes

Understanding Air Stability

The Helmet Question

Free.aero

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