Paragliding Banter

Tanaji Takve or TJ as he is called is an accomplished Acro and a XC Pilot. Although he is sides a bit more on the acro bit. He also runs a Paragliding School and has been flying for over 22 years starting at a very early age while he was in school in the 8th grade. Listen in to find out about his take on why Acro is fun and how everyone actually does a bit of Acro regularly. Also his views on maintaining high safety threshold. In the end a bonus on an important skill.

On popular demand Viz is back to discuss thermaling in more details. He speaks about learning the art of thermaling from Club Pilot level and above. We both hope this helps many younger pilots decode a bit more about thermaling. Welcome Feedback and comments on [email protected]

Vistasp ( aka Viz ) talks about Thermaling and shares his knowledge on all that goes into reading the terrain, trigger points, shape and strength of thermals and all the preparations that goes to fly high and far.

Fear is good to have but can also be debilitating. When fear causes your flying to get affected, its time to deal with it. In this episode we chat about our own personal experiences of developing fear that caused us to fly below our experience and capacity. To a point we didnt enjoy it anymore. To the point when we dealt with it and overcame it to begin our growth as pilots again. Listen in. Will appreciate your comments and feedback.

The guru of SIV and XC flying shares some in depth knowledge on why SIV makes flying safer and builds confidence, building community support, flying smarter and safer. Listen in to hear Jocky share invaluable knowledge and wisdom. It was a pleasure talking with him. Hope you enjoy it too.

We talk about what getting ready for flying means for us. And why it is important to really be ready way before you reach the take off.

Vishal speaks about graduating from the school and into the sky. His knowledge of thermals and how he learnt the subtle art. How knowledge is to be acquired from all around you.

Avi talks about SIV record and why SIV is an important training and experience to have under every pilots belt.

We talk about difference between wings and when to move to a higher rates wing and other stories.

Today we talk about difference between an open harness and a pod harness. Rohit Kawale joins me in a discussion on the right time to move to a pod harness. We also discuss various aspects of harness geometry to psychological influence to move to a pod harness.