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PARAGLIDING BOOKS
	Touching Cloudbase by Ian Currer The standard UK paragliding textbook. Fully illustrated, informative and entertaining throughout. Advice for all levels of pilot, includes a short paramotoring section. Best seller - every pilot should have one! £16.95  p&p £4.99
	Understanding Flying Weather by Derek Piggott Flying weather in the U.K. An introduction to pilot's meteorology, and an ideal study book for CP exams. In simple and accessible terms it explains how a good knowledge of meteorology can be used to improve flying performance and to make flying efficient, safe and enjoyable. £11.99  p&p £3.99
	BHPA Pilot Handbook by Mark Dale The BHPA pilot handbook includes both basic and advanced techniques, flight theory, specialist know-how and background studies that a pilot will require from Club Pilot training onwards - in one well researched volume. Author Mark Dale, the BHPA's full-time Technical Manager, is a trainer and examiner of instructors and coaches, an experienced competition pilot and an acknowledged authority on hang glider and paraglider stability and airworthiness. He flies hang gliders, paragliders and sailplanes and holds an FAI World Hang Gliding speed record. £14.99  p&p £4.99
	Pilot's Weather by Brian Cosgrove A commonsense approach to meteorology. Excellent new book includes a wealth of colour photos and lively illustrations. A book that makes the weather make sense! £20.00  p&p £4.99
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PARAGLIDING DVDs
	Starting Paragliding - the perfect primer for all beginners If you've been looking for a video that will inspire you or your friends to take up paragliding - this is it! Learn what paragliding is all about - See how easy it is to learn to paraglide. This excellent Paul Hamilton video includes: First lessons on the beginner hill - Simulator instruction - Tandem instruction high in the skies - Expert pilots show advanced techniques - Spectacular in-air footage - Great soundtrack. £29.99 p&p £2.59
	Paragliding - Learn To Fly This DVD is for beginner or intermediate pilots wishing to keep up with their newly acquired skills or prepare for training. Lots of animated segments illustrate the theory - chapters include: Equipment / Flying / Launching / Aerodynamics / Meteorology / Flight Rules plus a bonus interview with the 2003 and 2005 British Paragliding Champion and test pilot. £24.95 p&p £2.59
	The Art of Kiting For beginners and improvers - Ground handling is one of the most important skills you need to learn. Good ground handling skills make the difference between getting off the ground or watching everyone else fly.  This is true for paraglider, as well as powered paraglider pilots. Powered paraglider pilots - If you can't control your paraglider on the ground while practicing, there's no way you're going to be able to launch once you put a 50-80 pound, running motor on your back. Learn techniques and tips for easy ground handling with this instructional program. Get in tune with your glider. Improve your flying skills while on the ground. Light, moderate, and high wind conditions covered with the succesful and proven industry-standard techniques of Dixon White, Master pilot, USHGA Examiner, and Paragliding Instructor of the Year. This is for the beginner, Intermediate, and advanced pilot wanting to brush up. £29.99 p&p £2.59
	Jocky Sanderson's Performance Flying DVD When it comes to making paragliding films, Jocky Sanderson doesn't pull any punches. His slick production skills were first evidenced in his earlier films, Security in Flight and Speed to Fly. Jocky's latest film, produced with Ozone's test team, hones in on the finer piloting skills of flying XC, Acro and SIV. Performance Flying is set to redefine what's possible in free flight cinematography. A high speed laboratory camera has been employed to capture the clearest slow motion sequences of paragliding manoeuvres in existence. On-board and air-to-air point of view cameras get you right in close during loops, SATs, Helicopters and all the popular Acro manoeuvres, plus the SIV essentials like Spin Recovery, symmetric tucks, twists and stalls. Jocky is one of the world's most celebrated advanced instructors. In the DVD's Cross Country section, the experienced competition pilot/ team leader will help you improve your thermalling, scratching, transitions and use of speed bar and help you understand more about inversions, the second climb, what to do at base, flatland techniques and lots more. £23.99 p&p £2.59
	Lifting Air Master the principle of flying in lifting air with Dixon White, Master Pilot, USGA Examiner and Instructor of the Year. Learn where to look for thermal and ridge lift, how to stay in the air to climb efficiently, and deal appropriately with the dynamics of soaring conditions. £29.99 p&p £2.59
	Instability II Bruce Goldsmith's new DVD is set to become the new benchmark in SIV instruction. In 1992, the Airwave designer's first film 'Instability' helped thousands of pilots gain insight into tips and tricks learnt by the professional test pilots. As paragliders have developed, so have the techniques required to fly them safely through turbulence and during radical manoeuvres. Instability 2 is an essential update for all pilots wanting to fly at their safest. This DVD and its accompanying booklet will guide you step-by-step through some of the most critical lessons you'll ever need as a paraglider pilot. Instability 2 is not a do-it-yourself instructional guide. To learn any of the manoeuvres outlined on this DVD, you should be under instruction from an experienced SIV instructor in appropriate conditions. Running time: 38 minutes. DVD all regions. Shot on location in the maritime Alps, south of France. £22.99  p&p £2.59
no image	Safety Acro Team (SAT) collection The following sensational Acrobatic films all on one DVD: 2000 - "The Manoeuvre" 9 mins. The original introduction to the acrobatic radicalism that is SAT. 2001 - "Attack" 9 mins. Training and preparation for the season's competitions. 2002 - "Republic" 5 mins. Aerobatics - a dance in the air 2003 - "Elements" - 9 mins. A new aerobatic style is born PLUS 10 films with 35 minutes of extra images £24.99  p&p £1.99
	Security in Flight & Speed To Fly - now together on one superbly mastered DVD! Security in Flight is an "Instability" documentary - how to anticipate, cope with and confront problems... St. Hilaire festival prize winner, presented by The SIV-Master, Jocky Sanderson. Essential viewing for paraglider pilots. PG. Speed To Fly: Using air-to-air camera work, Jocky Sanderson, bronze medal 1995 World Championships, takes you on a cross-country flight, stopping off at the world's premier flying sites to illustrate important flying points and get valuable gems of advice from some of the world's best pilots, from thermalling tips to comp. strategy. For pilots who want to make the most of their XC flying, this video is a must. Taking off in Australia, we stop in Brazil, Mexico, France, Turkey and Korea - covering all aspects of XC flying. Thermalling - coring - speed to fly - decision-making - comps - psychology - SIV and emergencies - retrieve. The business! 80 mins - £26.99  p&p £2.50
	Never Ending Thermal DVD An 'Endless Summer' for the free flying generation. An action-packed documentary featuring the adventures of Venezuelan pilots Herminio Cordido and Jorge Atramiz as they embark on a round-the-world flying odyssey, guiding us through their choice of the flying world's hot spots, ending up with the ultimate flight from the Angel Falls. Created by award-winning filmmaker Sean White, this highly produced film showcases the many disciplines of paragliding with top pilots from around the world and celebrates the spirit of the free-flight community. The English language DVD features the 47-minute movie with subtitles in Spanish and French, plus many bonus features including an extensive 20-minutes making-of documentary (in three languages), trailers, outtakes, extra footage from St. Hilaire and Angel Falls, the entire original soundtrack and much more. Never Ending Thermal was the Grand Prize winner at the 22nd International Film Festival - The film's victory at the free flight's most prestigious film festival was seen by many as just reward for its incredibly high level of production and beautifully simple ethos. £22.95 p&p £2.50
	Red Bull X-Alps 2005 Launch into a world of pain! One of the toughest adventure races in the world The rules of the Red Bull X-Alps are simple : fly as far as possible in the turbulent air high over the Alps, land safely, walk most of the night with a 20kg pack containing your flying gear, sleep as little as possible, hike 1500m up a peak (always with the glider!) before breakfast, tak off ... and then repeat until you reach the beaches of Monaco, 800 km to the west! DVD includes the documentary, airtime and special features on the athletes, the route, a slideshow and outtakes. £15.99 p&p £1.99
no image	Red Bull Coupe du Monde (World Cup) DVD The 2003, 2004 and 2005 Acrobatic championships on one exciting DVD - a festival of breathtaking views, an aerial ballet executed by the world's best aerobatic pilots - hang gliding and paragliding synchronised acrobatics as well as solo... £15.99 p&p £1.99
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