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In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• The history and logic behind the GAP scoring formula.

• How distance, speed, and leading points determine the winner.

• What a “task” really is and how different formats (race vs. time trial) change your strategy.

• Practical advice for your first competition from a scoring yoda's perspective.

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There is much more to reserve parachutes than just getting them repacked periodically and in a correct way! This talk is a snippet from one of our most replayed moments from an episode where we ended up revealing The Real Truth about Reserve Parachutes.
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A harness to a paraglider pilot is the same as a cockpit to a jet fighter pilot, and making a choice can be tough for when it comes to picking your best throne in the skies! That's why in this episode we dive behind the scenes and decode the dynamics behind responsible decision making for when it comes to choosing a harness every time you practice the art of flight in all it's glory.

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Racing is a word usually said for the practice of celebrating human excellence when it comes to comparing ourselves to others of our own kind, but in Paragliding world under the Sports Racing Series banner, we see a man become architect of a race type that promises to be more fun and games than anything we've seen before. Brett is no stranger to the paragliding ecosystem and in this episode we chat about everything that concerns the EN-C Class gliders (as we know them) of today.

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A lot has been said and done the past few weeks across various platforms of communication when it comes to the topic of improving overall flight safety in the sport of Paragliding. Also during this time we've seen some hard hitting questions being asked, which have usually been from the areas that need improvement to end this carnage, That's why this is an attempt to uncover the Truth as and how it is, completely unfiltered and straight from the people who matter the most. 

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It's common saying that every coin has two sides, and the ongoing safety debate has had us looking for answers in every direction. That's why I decided to sit with one of the most experienced and rational pilots of our time to get his perspective on how we can collectively make responsible decisions so flight safety remains paramount in time to come. Because It's a well known fact that when camaraderie thrives, we all thrive.

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Time and again we as pilots have often debated on weather size really matters or not, and if racing at elite levels can actually be classified as fair play or not considering significant performance advantages that come with flying bigger sized gliders, Bruce has long been an advocate of weightless competition format which negates this issue upto an extent. In this episode we explore this notion in depth and also the scientific explanations behind it. 

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It won't be an understatement if we said wing designers are the backbone of the paragliding industry, and quite honestly also the driving force behind shaping the future of our sport. That's why I reached out to one of the most senior designers in our sport to talk about all that we have been curious about the past few weeks with respect to navigating the dialogue on safety and performance everytime we practice the art of flight in all its glory.

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A lot has happened in the past few weeks where we have seen some of the top voices in the community have come out and express their opinions, this time around I get a change to take a deep dive into this topic with never before heard stories form close circles of paragliding coming your way in one of the most unfiltered and uncensored manner till date. In this episode I talk to two of the most prolific pilots our sport has seen over the past years and we discuss what has happened so far, and how we can learn from our mistakes as a community to make sure we don't repeat them, ever again.

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Recent, raw discussions led by the sport's most respectedpilots have forced a community wide reckoning and searching for answers toquestions like:

Is the pursuit of high performance in paragliding costinglives? Why have we normalized an unacceptable level of risk?

In this episode, we confront the escalating safety crisis,Where I ask Pal the hard questions, we all have been wondering about the pastdays.

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