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Powered Paragliding Instructor Manual

Tools for the effective paramotor teacher. In Developement | Preliminary Outline (PDF)

This coming publication will serve as a tool for those wanting to teach powered paragliding. Through the experience of many instructors, much has been learned. Among other things it will provide a concise, useful, treatment of material  covered in the FAA's Fundamentals of Instruction, tips and techniques, equipment and much more. About half the content has been written and the outline completed.

Timely items may occasionally appear here to provide information and solicit comments.

11 chapters packed with important information that every PPG instructor should have.

  • Practical Fundamentals of Instruction
  • Effective Emergency Training
  • Effective Simulator Use
  • Must-have equipment
  • Techniques for teaching
  • Towing safely
  • Troubleshooting Student Difficulties
  • Flying Tandem for Training

 

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Chapter 09 New
Towing
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Towing is  valuable training aid in the right hands but can be deadly. The problem is that it looks so benign. Inexperienced tow operators, even experienced ones, are sometimes surprised at how quickly a normal tow goes tragically awry. This page is intended only as an overview and highlight of the risks.

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