Customer Review: This book tells you all you need to know BEFORE your very first lesson. This is an excellent first textbook on paragliding. I received it after my first lesson (ground handling) and was amazed that it correlated 99% my instructor's approach. This is the definitive guide to paragliding. The standard... more info
Customer Review: It mentions what you need to know in an organized fashion; a good book to have around while you are taking lessons. Read it once when you start, once while you're training, and once after you've trained. Each time you'll glean more from it. Does it say it all? Of course not but no book could. I... more info
Customer Review: Everything from medical issues to types of jump aircraft used. You can't get any better than this! The book looks at a lot of issues involved in skydiving and parachuting. I don't know if I'll ever make that first jump myself but this book will definitely be a factor in making that decision.
Customer Review: The story of Tiny Broderick, an early exhibition parachute jumper and pioneer in her own right, is a fascinating one. This book certainly does much to try to illustrate Tiny's life and her accomplishments. Tiny is known as the first woman to jump from an airplane and the first person to jump from a... more info
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