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Articles
Our members generously share information about our sport and how to fly more safely and always having fun. Read all about it!
Many of these articles have been published in USHPA's magazine over the years.
Magazine Excerpts
The USHPA NTSS Ranking System
by Len Szafaryn
Risk Management in Paragliding
by Irene Revenko
Hang Gliding Articles
Rigid Wings - Part I: Spins, Speeds and Safety
by Dennis Pagen
Rigid Wings - Part II: Spins, Speeds and Safety
by Dennis Pagen
Rigid Wing Guidelines
by Dennis Pagen
Buying a Used Hang Glider
by G. W. Meadows
Paragliding Articles
Risk Management
by Tim Pfeiffer
Handling Really Big Collapses
by Paul Klemond
Flying the Crowded Skies
by Paul Klemond
Luck, Longevity and the Limits of Skill
by John Halle
How To Avoid Cloud Suck
by Steve Roti
From Parachutes to Paragliders
by Kurt Kleiner
General Articles
Being Prepared
by Gary Trudeau
Thermals Part One: Collectors, Wicks and Triggers
by Will Gadd
Thermals Part Two: Thermals and Clouds
by Will Gadd
Thermals Part Three: Thermalling Technique
by Will Gadd
How to choose an instructor
by G. W. Meadows
All articles (uncategorized)
Flying the Crowded Skies
Having a whole mountain to soar over by yourself can be a glorious solitary experience. Most of us prefer having at least a couple of flying mates up there with us. At the other extreme, some competition pilots actually love flying in a dense gaggle
Luck, Longevity and the Limits of Skill
Some twenty five years ago, I was fresh out of school, flying F-9s in Texas at the end of the Navy's pilot training program and, like every other junior birdman in residence, had convinced myself that I was the Ace of the Base.
Rigid Wing Guidelines
These guidelines are offered to pilots intending to fly rigid wings (Class 2) hang gliders either with no previous hang gliding experience or with previous flex-wing (Class 1) experience. We refer to the case with previous flex-wing experience as ...
Awakenings
To me, the sport of foot launch flying is a sport of continual awakening. The first time my feet left the ground I was awakened. The first time I flew with a wake of buzzards, the first time I shared the thermal with an eagle, the first time a haw...
Being Prepared
You're flying your favorite site with your friends and everybody is slowly sinking out, flying close to the trees and trying to scratch for every little bit of lift available. Suddenly you fly into some strong lift and start turning tighter and ti...
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