Books

Paragliding Guides

Pilot Handbook
£14.99

by Mark Dale. 320 pages.

A year 2000 offering for Paragliders and Hangliders. A Very well illustrated guide for Elementary Pilot through to Pilot. First feedback indicates that this is the most comprehensive reference for the novice pilot.

TOUCHING CLOUDBASE £11.95

by Ian Currer and Rob Cruickshank. 190 pages.

Long standing Club Pilot Guide and the best seller until the pilot handbook came out. Everything you need to know as a novice, and a small section on paramotoring to boot.

PARAGLIDING - The Complete Guide £14.95

by Noel Whittall. 200 pages.

An attractive and thorough overview of the sport, with loads of colour pics and diagrams.
A must for the hungry novice. 

Weather

METEOROLOGY AND FLIGHT: £15.99

by Tom Bradbury. 180 pages.

If you love taking things apart and looking at all the bits on the kitchen floor, this is the book for you. Once thoroughly absorbed, the meticulously explained theory in this book will provide many "Eureka" moments and will allow you to confidently impress even the most experienced pilots on the hill, or at the aerodrome.
Simply memorising the glossary of met. terms at the back will qualify you for a job at the Met. Office.

UNDERSTANDING FLYING WEATHER: £9.99

by Derek Piggott. 96 pages.

A brilliant little book from a very experienced glider pilot, which explains the machinations of global and local weather systems. Clears away clouds of confusion by talking in simple terms and veering from waffle. 

PILOT'S WEATHER: £20.00

by Brian Cosgrove 190 pages hardback.

A great little book with an abundance of colour photos, wherein lies it's real usefulness. Every theoretical situation is reinforced by a great photo or colour illustration. A book for any dedicated pilot who has ever struggled to recognize exactly what's going on in the sky.
Keep it in your glovebox.

Further Reading / Paramotoring

AIR PILOTS MANUAL VOL. 2 £18:00

by Trevor Thom. 360 pages.

Does what it says on the cover. The best met. theory you'll come across......if you use the Question & Answer option at the end of each section you'll pick it up dead quick, and won't forget it in a hurry.

AIR PILOTS MANUAL VOL. 3 £18:00

by Trevor Thom. 500 pages.

Air navigation. A good companion to Volume 2 with Questions and Answers sections to make sure its all gone in.

THE MICROLIGHT PILOT'S HANDBOOK £16:00

by Brian Cosgrove. 220 pages.

A brilliant book, whose name belies the fact that it is also the perfect book for Paramotor pilots studying for the exam. It is explained in simple and clear terms, assisted by line diagrams. Approved by BMAA panel of Examiners.

PARAMOTORING - From the Ground Up £19.95

  by Noel Whittall. 190 pages.

An excellent, visually attractive introduction to the sport.
It aims to please the complete novice, with plenty of colour photos and diagrams, and makes a brave attempt to cover every aspect of the sport. Good value for money

Other Good Stuff

FLYING WITH CONDORS £6.99.

by Judy Leden.

World Champion Judy's story in her own words. Fantastic reading for flyers and non-flyers alike. A good stocking filler always.

HANG SIM : £34.99.

Mountains, thermals, winds and challenges 10,000 feet up brought to life on your PC.

Fly 2 different hang gliders, a sailplane, a powered hang glider, paraglider, paramotor and microlight. Plan your flights, monitor your progress with GPS, log your flights; soaring, thermalling, racing in seven highly detailed (3m per pixel) map terrains - or you can create your own. 
Needs a PC running windows 95/98, pentium 200mmx or better, 3d graphic accelerator card compatible with Direct3D, sound card, 32mb ram, 190mb hard drive space free.

CROSS-COUNTRY MAGAZINE: £24.95.

Bi-monthly paragliding and hang gliding magazine. An excellent all-round read, with plenty of colour photographs and inspirational articles. Every pilot should subscribe.

Year's subscription, 6 issues