Twenty Five Ways to Fly Better is packed with the latest techniques and thinking from some of the world’s best pilots and instructors. With former Paragliding World Champion Bruce Goldsmith at the helm, the book draws on advice and knowledge from across the world of free flight.It includes:Hundreds of tips to help you fly betterPractical advice on how to thermal quickly and efficientlySkills and tactics from experts to help you fly cross country

Twenty Five Ways to Fly Better is packed with the latest techniques and thinking from some of the world’s best pilots and instructors. With former Paragliding World Champion Bruce Goldsmith at the helm, the book draws on advice and knowledge from across the world of free flight. Volume 2, this one covers advanced XC techniques, from flying convergence, using speed-to-fly theory and becoming an advanced pilot. Volume 1 covers the basics of flying XC in both mountains and flatlands. From how...

Described as the new "bible" for pilots Classic Routes is the ultimate guidebook to the world's ultimate free flight destinations. Whether you fly a lightweight paraglider or a topless hang glider, there is something in this book for you.Published by the makers of Cross Country Magazine, the international paragliding and hang gliding magazine, and edited by Bob Drury, Classic Routes is a unique tour through 20 of the world's premier free flight destinations.From the classic...

Ever since Icarus and Daedalus flew across the sea with wings made of feathers and wax people have imagined flying like the birds. Some people do – glider pilots, hang glider pilots, paraglider pilots, wingsuit pilots… all these and many others pursue the dream of human flight. But what does it take to really fly far? To fly further than any human has before, powered only by the sun, wind, thermals and your own skill? In this collection of four true real-life short ...

Mastering Paragliding is a new approach to learning to fly cross country by paragliding guide Kelly Farina. Kelly approaches pilot progression in a systematic, logical way. From understanding the basics of paraglider handling to thermalling techniques and high-level cross-country advice, he breaks the sport down into manageable stages with achievable goals.From finessing your launch technique to becoming a master of the air, the book is designed to help you progress safely through ...

Mastering Paragliding is a new approach to learning to fly cross country by paragliding guide Kelly Farina. Kelly approaches pilot progression in a systematic, logical way. From understanding the basics of paraglider handling to thermalling techniques and high-level cross-country advice, he breaks the sport down into manageable stages with achievable goals.From finessing your launch technique to becoming a master of the air, the book is designed to help you progress safely through ...

Advanced Paragliding by Cloudbase Mayhem podcast host Gavin McClurg is packed with insight from some of the very best paraglider pilots in the sport. Aimed at all intermediate pilots up, it will help all pilots build solid foundations and progress in the sport. The book draws on over eight years’ of in-depth interviewing with over 100 of the world’s best pilots and covers aerology, meteorology, psychology, safety and risk-management. If you have 100 hours or more and want to go places in p...

Advanced Paragliding by Cloudbase Mayhem podcast host Gavin McClurg is packed with insight from some of the very best paraglider pilots in the sport. Aimed at all intermediate pilots up, it will help all pilots build solid foundations and progress in the sport. The book draws on over eight years’ of in-depth interviewing with over 100 of the world’s best pilots and covers aerology, meteorology, psychology, safety and risk-management. If you have 100 hours or more and want to go places in p...

Since its first flight on 27 April 2005, the Airbus A380 has been the largest passenger airliner in the world. Instantly recognizable with its full-length upper deck, it represents the pinnacle of modern airliner design.

With Search Inside Yourself, Chade-Meng Tan, one of Google’s earliest engineers and personal growth pioneer, offers a proven, science-backed method for enhancing mindfulness and emotional intelligence in life and work.Meng’s job is to teach Google’s best and brightest how to apply mindfulness techniques in the office and beyond; now, readers everywhere can get insider access to one of the most sought after classes in the country, a practical course in health, happiness and...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORBlinding sunshine… A bend in the road… What became of the little girl with the sun in her eyes?Amber was three when a car crash stole her mother's life. She doesn't remember the accident, but a stranger at the scene has been unable to forget. Now, almost thirty years later, she's trying to track Amber down.Amber, meanwhile, is married to Ned and living on the other side of the world in London. Whe...

To make the journey into the Now we will need to leave our analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. From the very first page of Eckhart Tolle's extraordinary book, we move rapidly into a significantly higher altitude where we breathe a lighter air. We become connected to the indestructible essence of our Being, “The eternal, ever present One Life beyond the myriad forms of life that are subject to birth and death.” Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart Tolle uses...