LINKS & WEATHER

Below are some links both local and international that we enjoy. If you find a website that is particularly useful for reviews, reports, techniques etc then e-mail us and let us know.

LMF Club
If you are interested in joining Lake Macquarie Flyers Club please contact the Secretary: Paul Cox on 042 1072897 or go to the club webaite

 

Click here to view the 2006 Niviuk promotional film.

Click here to view the film from the 2005 trip to Andalucia.

Click here to view the Niviuk team in Bassano in 2006.

Click here to view speedflying with the new Niviuk Skate in Interlaken.


BOM Pages

Other Weather Sites

BOM HOME PAGE

Seabreeze NSW

NSW Weather Forecast

Ozwind Obsevations

NSW Observations Table

 NZ MetVue Site

 

VIC Weather Forecasts

Manilla Weather

VIC Weather Observations

XC Skies

Synoptic Forcast

NSW Blipmap

Weather Channel

 

BOM wind forecast Syd reg

 Understanding TSkew

 

Stanwell Weather Station

Weather To Fly  - More links

AUSTRALIAN AIR SPACE 

Self Taught Meteo

 

Australian  Sites

International Sites

National Ladder Results

New Zealand HGFA

HG Federation Australia

British HPA

 

NSWHPA - NSW Hang and Para Assn

Paragliding in South Africa

Sydney Sand FLys

Fédération Française de Vol Libre

Blue Mountians Club

US Hang Gliding Association

Hunter Skysailors

South African HGPA

Sky High Club - Melbourne

Hong Kong PA

Central Coast Sky Surfers Club

Marshall Peak Webcam

Alternative Schools

HV - test reports

Poliglide - Byron Bay

Para 2000

 
Sydney Paragliding - Stanwell Park

PWC Official Site

 

FAI

Active Flight Paragliding Centre - Bright

FAI CIVIL

Alpine Paragliding - Bright

Ojovolador - SATCompatibility

 

Jerome Daoust - Expanding Knowledge

 

Big Air Paragliding

 

Paragliding Forum

 

Grav Sports
  Acromania
  Just Acro
On-line Log Book  

Nomad Flight Log

 
   

 

International

Australia and NZ

CIVIL Int Pilot Rankings

 

British Comp Website

 

Ozone Chabre Open 

 

FAI Paragliding Calendar

 

E-Zines and Magazine Websites

Cross Country magazine Oz Reports
BCHPA Cloudstreet

Sky Wings Magazine

Glider Magazine Parapente Magazine
   
   
   


 

Flying Technique

Theory & Aerodynamics

Thermalling By Will Gadd:
     Part 1  - Collectors, Wicks and triggers
     Part 2  - Thermals and clouds
     Part 3  - Thermalling Technique

Thermal Law by Denis Pagen 
    Part 1  -  Part 2  -  Part 3

Wing Overs - Gabriel Jebb

Understanding "speed to fly"  - Jim Burch

Paragliding Tips - Claude Fiset

A physical description of flight 

Flying Tips - Rob Whittal

Wing Loading  - Adrian Thomas

How to thermal better  -  Jay Rebbeck

Glen Resarch Centre of Aerodynamics

Getting up to speed - Jay Rebbeck

The Hunt  -  Bob Dury (XC Mag)

Thermalling  -  Greg Hammerton

Cloud Watching -  Glider Magazine

 

Surfer or a Chess Player - XC Mag

 

See How It Flies

 

Microlift

 

Risk Management

 

Cooling Superstitions   -  Peter Grey

 

Response to Peter Grey  -  Denis Pagen