Welcome to my blog about paragliding, here you will find relevant information and reports. I would be delighted to receive comments from you. Write me an e-mail at email@adnubes.info if you have any questions or suggestions.
Originally, the idea was to only publish flight reports on my blog. It soon turned out that, because I read a lot about paragliding, like to get to the bottom of things and because I have enjoyed very good gliding training, I have more to write about than just flight reports.
Inspired by the cinema film Ad Astra (Latin: To the stars), I have named my blog Ad Nubes (Latin: To the clouds).
As is customary among paraglider pilots, I use the first name in the blog. If this bothers you, you have no choice but to accept it or leave the blog.
As a rule, I only use the male form on my blog for the sake of simplicity, but of course women and other people in between are also welcome and should feel addressed.
I can’t claim to be particularly well versed in any aspect of paragliding. My strengths lie more in the fact that I have a good general technical understanding. I therefore believe that I can familiarise myself relatively well with new technical topics. On the other hand, I find it difficult to talk about emotions. That’s why I often use ChatGPT for this subject area. Posts created with the help of ChatGPT are labelled accordingly.
I usually write the posts in German and use DeepL to translate them into English. In the beginning I had to correct a few things in the translation, but now DeepL works very well.
The blog reflects my personal opinion, which is also the original purpose of a blog. Opinions are often very subjective, so you shouldn’t just accept everything I write on the blog, but take a very critical view and scrutinise it.
I think the biggest enemy of every blogger is the inner bastard, it’s not that easy to get up after a long day at work to write something for the blog. But one thing that motivates me to write is that you have to deal with the topics much more intensively than if I were to simply read an article in a trade magazine. I have also realised that certain topics are not or hardly ever covered in magazines.
I work completely independently and am only financed by donations or by publishing individual articles in the DHV magazine. So you can be sure that this blog really reflects my opinion, without economic constraints. For the sake of transparency, it is mentioned in the article if I do receive a product free of charge. My main source of income is my job at an energy supplier.
The following menu items are available:
Categories
The articles in the blog are divided into the following categories:
Interview: In the interview category you will find interesting topics with experts who have special knowledge in their field. I prefer to find interview partners around Munich so that I can talk to them in person. But interviews via a messenger service (Whatsapp and Co.) or via video conference are also possible.
Flightreport: Reports about my micro-adventures that I experience in the air with the paraglider. The reports are organised as systematically as possible, as this makes it easier for me to write a report. I cut photos out of the video recordings from the action cam. The reports are also published on the DHV-XC and XContest platforms, as I hope that they will remain there for a long time.
How to: As I like to test things in practice, it makes sense to describe the “how to”. The topics are wide-ranging, from how to call up NOTAMs to how to check the trim of a paraglider.
Know how: Background knowledge that I have built up over time or have to research. I benefit from my 30-year career (with interruptions) in motorless flying. But of course I also have to familiarise myself with new topics.
Review: As I like to test products, it makes sense to share my opinions in this blog. By review, I don’t just mean book reviews, but all kinds of products are scrutinised here.
Miscellaneous: All contributions that did not fit into any other category.
Video: Although I often carry an actioncam with me in the air, I rarely make a video of my flights. If I do, the video can be found in this category.
Info
In the Info menu you will find my flying vita starting with my gliding training until today, my equipment with which I normally fly and of course the legal requirements must be observed, so details of the imprint, the cookie policy and data protection are stored here.
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Support
If you find my blog useful, I would be grateful for a small donation in recognition of my work. You can find information on how to donate under the Support menu.