Author: akjobSubject: Our experiencePosted: Fri May 22, 2026 6:08 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 4 I got my kids a two day lesson in Santa Barbara a couple years ago. They were 14 and 12 at the time (girl/boy). They loved the experience, which is what we were really after, and each got about 10 solo flights off a ~200' training hill. The instruction was great, and I felt comfortable that they'd be okay in a controlled setting. They did really[…]
Author: bmike-chLocation: SwitzerlandSubject: Re: what age would you let your kids start paragliding?Posted: Fri May 22, 2026 5:40 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 4 What is a ‘children’s paragliding wing’? How does a 4 year old have the mental maturity to know ‘if they are really into the sport’? What exactly in my last post did you agree with? [ goto post ]
Author: springyu :: *Topic StarterSubject: Re: what age would you let your kids start paragliding?Posted: Fri May 22, 2026 5:35 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 4 I agree. But my daughter is only 4. She’s loved playing on my paragliding harness since she was under 2. Later I got her a kids’ harness, and she loves it just as much. So I’m thinking about getting her a children’s paragliding wing to see if she’s really into this sport. bmike-ch wrote: My[…]
Author: Lars M FalkenströmLocation: Stockholm, SwedenSubject: Re: Which flying gloves for the winterPosted: Thu May 21, 2026 20:49 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 48 Upper left!
Thin gloves that fits into your favourite gloves.
Cheers
Lars
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Author: Josh CohnLocation: El Cerrito, CA USASubject: Re: Gaggle reduction?Posted: Thu May 21, 2026 20:15 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 14 Another solution is to have a comp with a wider distribution of pilot skill. That way smaller gaggles spread out over the task and it's not so much the 100 pilot gaggle all the way around the course. It becomes more possible to make decisions and make moves. The gaggle is still powerful, but not as all-powerful.
That describes fairly[…]