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Thermal Book Manual<\/h3>\n<\/div>

This book is the bible of thermal paragliding. It will help you progress and surpass your own limits in thermal flying, cross-country flying, and competition. Aimed at all types of pilots, from beginners to seasoned competitors, the manual is lavishly illustrated with over 500 photographs and images that make reading easier, more enjoyable, and improve the quality and clarity of the information.
\nThe manual includes the following chapters:
\n1. Thermal Formation
\n2. Thermal models
\n3. Ring vortex structure
\n4. Distribution of ancestry
\n5. Windward\/leeward thermals
\n6. Thermal Triggers
\n7. Clouds
\n8. Centering of thermal updrafts
\n9. Temperature gradient
\n10. Slope Flying
\n11. Valley winds
\n12. Polar Curve, how to create and use it
\n13. XC Tactics
\n14. Bruce Goldsmith: Tips and tricks.
\n15. Articles from Mundia Class Pilots<\/p>\n<\/div>

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