Paragliding pilot Jedrzej Jaxa-Rozen aka Endrik from Poland has been developing his own buggy for flying for a number of years. The first prototype was a very basic design: Since then Endrik has refined and…
Paragliding buggy development in Poland
Yearly Archives: 2013
Russel’s Paragliding and BASE jumping Buggy (USA)
Hello, I’ve been to the flyability website many times now and thought I’d share my experience with you. I’m a T3 paraplegic and I too wanted to get into the air paragliding solo. I used to skydive so I’m familiar…
Lakes MS Flyability day
In July 2013 Steve Kitchen arranged a series of tandem paraglider flights for people with MS. They flew with help from Gordie at Air Ventures. The following is from a write up for the South Lakes Branch MS Newsletter. UP, UP…
Wheelchair to 500 feet
by George Ransome now Chairman of Flyability George after his solo I’m sat on a plane from Alicante to Southampton scribbling notes on a sick bag. I want to tell the tale about going solo on a hanglider. But first some…
Training pilots with disabilities
Training Pilots with Disabilities Steve Varden writes This article is meant to stimulate thought and provoke discussion with regard to the training of pilots who may just happen to be disabled in some way. This time we will look at…
The Joy of (one handed) Paraglider Flying
I had been flying for about 2 1/2 years, give or take a month or two, when I lost my left arm, so I knew some of what was necessary to get back into the air again. However, my first…
Specialist equipment from around the world
Update on Paragliding buggy from Poland Swiss paragliding wheelchair French paragliding buggy including a French Fauteuil Cage paraglider with wheelchair Australian WASP paragliding wheelchair Canadian paragliding wheelchair Greek wheelchair paragliding USA paragliding and base jumping buggy USA Utah based Project…
Managing energy levels
One of the main problems disabled (and non-disabled) pilots encounter is managing their energy levels. The main solution to this is to be very self aware of your energy levels and know when to stop or to conserve your energy.…
Hang glider wheeled launch technique
Steve Varden’s wheeled launch technique My hang gliding wheeled launches (hill) are slightly different from the conventional foot launches. Therefore I decided to put some detail in writing so as to provide better communication between myself and the people who…
Can’t tell left from right
Knowing your left from your right is crucial for a student in training and also for following the rules of the air. One simple low tech solution for telling left from right is to put different coloured tape (gaffa tape,…