I have been flying the Arrow harness from the Spanish manufacturer Niviuk for a year now. Time for a review of the harness. I have flown around 55 hours in various conditions. The longest flight lasted just over 5 hours, but there were also a few short glides.
I use AI in my blog to translate German texts into English. This works quite well for the most part, but sometimes the meaning of the text is not recognised and translated incorrectly. Could AI answer my questions about paragliding in the various disciplines? Would it be conceivable to dispense with the knowledge in forums, YouTube, blogs, fellow pilots, books etc. and rely solely on text-based AI à la ChatGPT? I have asked one question from various category and checked ChatGPT's answer for accuracy.
XC Track is now used by many pilots on their smartphones. A major drawback here is the lack of hardware buttons. This makes operation in the air difficult; solutions such as operation with a stylus pen or gloves with a special coating are impractical in the air. A keyboard such as XC Remote promises a remedy.
We've all been there: you want to go on a flying holiday on your own and are faced with the problem of finding information about the flying area of your choice. Nowadays there are many sources on the Internet, but you have to search for them laboriously. Wouldn't it make sense to be able to fall back on a single source? Clemens Lehner offers such a source in playing card format.
Chrigel Maurer's autobiography Der Überflieger is an exciting and very personal journey through the life of one of the best paragliders in the world. In this book, the exceptional athlete provides a deep insight into his experiences, thoughts and the development of his impressive success. The book is written in simple language, which makes it accessible to a broad readership, and is of great interest to fans of flying and adventure-seekers in particular. The book is only in German available
RECCO - Be searchable, the saying that actually explains everything. The system is designed to speed up the search for missing persons considerably. You might think that we paragliders are easy to find anyway thanks to our large, colorful paraglider, but it is quite conceivable that the paraglider could fall through the trees in the event of an accident, making it difficult to find the victim.
