Written by Kelly Farina, the French version of this paragliding bestseller has been updated and adapted for French-speaking pilots (translated by pilot Mathilde Chivet - Damien Lacaze's Red Bull team - see bottom of page). It includes exclusive chapters dedicated to cross-country flying in the French Alps (case studies on St Hilaire, Lac de Serre-Ponçon and Honorin Hamard's 300 km triangle...) with, as a bonus, a chapter on "how to fly around Annecy" written by Charles Cazaux, an XC maestro and former FAI paragliding world champion.
Language : French
Maîtriser en Parapente" is not just a book about "how to fly". It's a new concept in distance learning that will resonate with all pilots, whether just graduated or expert.
The book picks up on the concepts he regularly teaches pilots from all over the world in his cross-country paragliding courses in the Alps. Kelly takes a systematic and logical approach to pilot progression. From understanding the basics of glider handling to thermalling techniques and high-level cross-country tips, he breaks down paragliding into manageable stages with achievable goals.
Learning to fly is a journey, and it will help pilots see which path they're on.
"Mastering Paragliding" will open the eyes of pilots who have so far stuck to "learning by doing", and it will help many new and intermediate pilots find and stay on the right track.
Topics covered in Kelly Farina's book
- Mastering the basics: learning to fly smoothly, consistently and confidently.
- How to roll: the 4/90 rule, thermalling and group flying.
- How to plan a cross-country itinerary and fly it successfully.
- Valley breezes explained, including when and where not to fly.
- Flying in the mountains - understanding and applying the "bridge principle" developed by the author.
- Learn to fly efficiently and quickly.
- Weather for pilots, free flight and clouds, the Föehn.
- Thermal formation, restitution and inversions.
- How to structure your learning and progress rapidly using the Pyramid of Progression.
Kelly Farina is an alpine pilot who has been flying full time since 1996 (over 3,000 flying hours). Most of his paragliding career has been spent in the Zillertal, Austria. From 1999 to 2009, Kelly took part in national and international competitions (PWC, championships...). In 2005, he was technical director and organizer of the British Open in Mayrhofen.
"The fewer mistakes a rider makes, the less performance he needs."
That's Kelly's motto, and he's been coaching riders since 2002. Using simple-to-understand rules and concepts, he quantifies and explains the art of paragliding.
With his "Austrian Arena" structure, he operates in many different locations in Europe. Paragliders from all over the world now come to train with him at his base in Bassano, Italy.
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