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Category: Spain Paragliding

Spain Paragliding

Spain Paragliding – Day 6

28/06/201907/01/2020 Ian SmithSpain Paragliding4 Comments on Spain Paragliding – Day 6

Well, I thought yesterday was my last paragliding post. Alas more “developments” The guys headed out at 07:00 to a different higher site. I waved them off and wished them good luck They had a good morning flight, flying for…

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Spain Paragliding – Day 5

27/06/201907/01/2020 Ian SmithSpain Paragliding4 Comments on Spain Paragliding – Day 5

I didn’t go paragliding today. The leg isn’t too painful and felt fine first thing in the morning. It got a bit achy when standing but nothing ibuprofen couldn’t relieve! If I had a burning desire to be a paraglider…

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Spain Paragliding – Day 4 update. Don’t look if squeamish!

26/06/201907/01/2020 Ian SmithSpain Paragliding12 Comments on Spain Paragliding – Day 4 update. Don’t look if squeamish!

The good news is nothing broken, just painkillers and antibiotics and stitches out on 10 days. That will be a pretty sight… not!. Might have to wear “longs” in Italy! The medical centre in the tiny town/village La Paca was…

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Spain Paragliding – Day 4

26/06/201907/01/2020 Ian SmithSpain Paragliding12 Comments on Spain Paragliding – Day 4

The day I came unstuck! We made an even earlier start meeting at 06:45 rather than 08:00 as the afternoons have been too gusty (the heat causing thermal bursts). Unbelievably it was a bit misty with a slight bit of…

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Spain Paragliding – Day 3

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It started to feel a bit more “real” today. After two days of limited practice controlling the canopy on the ground due to the conditions, and really not getting the feel for it at all (i.e the canopy was controlling…

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Elementary Pilot training – day 2

24/06/201907/01/2020 Ian SmithSpain ParaglidingLeave a Comment on Elementary Pilot training – day 2

Day 2 started with little or no wind… nothing is ever perfect as we are talking nature here! We went back to the same practice site Venta Seca. The winds were very light or non-existent. The perfect conditions to try…

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Paraglider training in Spain – Day 1. This is hard!

23/06/201907/01/2020 Ian SmithSpain Paragliding1 Comment on Paraglider training in Spain – Day 1. This is hard!

Yes it is so soon after Turkey. 4 days in fact!. When I first did a tandem paraglide many years ago I remember my first thought was “wow this is amazing”. Almost immediately my second thought was…. “it must be…

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