Paragliding Experience Blog

ICOM - 41pro super annoying beep solved!!!! - it turns out that it is the Tone Squelch pocket beep.  It is turned off by simply pushing the PTT button and the radio returns back to normal TSQL (tone squelch) - ie non pocket beep. To be on, it has to be turned on by long pressing (2 seconds) the 'side 1' button. - this is depicted by a Bell symbol on the screen.  Apparently this is meant to be a notification that someone has broadcast on 'your' frequency.  When received while in this mode the radio beeps every 10 seconds and...

The way the heat pack in the paragliding glove works is that the heat pack sits at the top bottom of your wrist heating both Ulnar and Radial arteries that feed blood into both Palmar Arches (Dep and Superficial). Both palmer arches feed the blood into the digital arteries that supply blood into the fingers. Heat pack heats the fingers indirectly through the blood flow.  Blood flow has a considerable influence on cold/warm hands, there is a difference between having cold hands above your head or have them down your when walking. Waring up blood that flows through the palm and fingers...

Following steps will guide you through pairing a Bluetooth headset to the Icom IC-A16E VHF Radio:1. Press FUNC then press ENT/SET for 1 second, to enter a set mode2. Press the MR/MW button to scroll through the menu items until you see BT SET on screen.3. Press ENT/SET to enter the BT sub menu, use the up and down arrows to toggle BT to ON.4. When BT ON is displayed on screen press the MR/MW button to toggle through the BT sub menu options.5. Keep pressing MR/MW until you get PAIRING on the screen.5. With PAIRING now showing on screen press...

Flying Fast in Paragliding Competitions by Tom Payne https://youtu.be/LlEH4B8xElc In this paragliding presentation Tom Payne explains in plain English how to fly faster and safer in paragliding competitions when doing your XC flights.Topics Covered Maximize your average speed Why you need to fly fast Select climb rate Enter and exit thermals Glide well Monitor climb rate during first thermal Search thermals on speedbar Search for the largest and strongest thermal core Control paraglider pitch with speedbar Keep wing movements smooth Plan next move while thermalling Reduce drag, glide straight and fast Find of lift Plan paraglider flights and manage them...