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Ultralight Books and Videos

by Dennis Pagen


 Triking videos - Check our videos Learn to Fly an Ultralight Trike ,
Monumental Triking, Starting Triking and
How to Set up and take Down a Trike Wing, by Adventure Productions.

Starting Powered Paragliding video
by Adventure Productions: A great introduction to this new sport and how to fly safely.
A great complement to the book Paramotoring From the Ground Up.



Flying With Condors by Judy Leden - $26.95

Towing Aloft by Dennis Pagen - $29.95


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    Powered Ultralight Flying - $11.95

    This is the most recent and complete book on ultralights available. It contains more clear and useful inofrmation than any other book on the market. This is a must for all powered ultralight pilots. All aspects of ultralight flying are covered and provide a lifetime of safe and enjoyable flying.



    6 x 9 format, 190 pages, 54 photos, 78 illustrations, four-color cover

    For more information check Powered Ultralight Flying Table of Contents.




    Understanding the Sky - $24.95

    A sport Pilot's Guide to Flying Conditions

    This book is a store of knowledge from 20 years of flying sport aircraft. If you've ever wondered why the air behaves as it does, this book is for you. The greatest emphasis is on small-scale effects--excatly where we fly. Details are provided on everything from turbulence to thunderstorms. The chapters on lift sources and flying efficiency alone are worth the price of this book. Understanding the Sky is your key to complete comfort in the air.




    6 x 9 format, 200 pages, 140 illustrations, 33 photos, four-color cover

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  • SPECIAL! Save 10% on two products by ordering Understanding the Sky and the companion video Weather to Fly, the Weather to Fly™ CD Rom or the Weather to Fly™ Log Book.



    Learn to Fly an Ultralight Trike - $39.95 (54 min.)

    Produced by Paul Hamilton of Adventure Videos

    Available in NTSC and PAL versions

    Learn what it takes to get your ultralight trike pilot certificate. Experience the thrill and excitement of becoming an ultralight trike pilot.

    Join Instructor John Beaman as he takes Paul Hamilton through ultralight trike training and signing off to solo. Then, join Paul Hamilton as he takes you through the concepts you need to know to get your ultralight trike pilot certificate.

    With their extensive backgrounds, John Beaman and Paul Hamilton are in a unique position to bring the thrill of becoming a trike pilot to you.

    John Beaman is an ultralight Advanced Flight Instructor (AFI) and a hang glider pilot. Flying for over 20 years, he has over 2000 hours of logged flight time.

    Flying for over 25 years, Paul Hamilton is a Master rated hang glider pilot, paraglider pilot, and now is a Basic Flight Instructor (BFI) for ultralight trikes.

    Includes first flights (preflight, startup, taxi, takeoff, turns, climb and descent, patterns, airport, low pass, landing and shut down), student and solo practical maneuvers (steep turns, stalls, slipping turns to descend, throttle control, emergency procedures, airport procedures, engine outs), building solo time (your responsibilities as a pilot, regulations, the trike for you, aerodynamics, performance, trike specifics), ultralight instruments (engine, airspeed, vertical reference, navigation and cross-country, emergency, pilot and instructor certificates)



    Monumental Triking - $19.95 (20 min.)

    Powered Hang Gliding in Monument Valley

    Produced by Paul Hamilton of Adventure Videos

    Available in NTSC and PAL versions
    Awarded the "Outstanding Media Award" by the USUA!

    Monumental Triking is a 20 minute visual feast. Filmed in Monumental Valley and Hawaii, this enthralling video shows some of most spectacular and breathtaking triking imagery available. Paul Hamilton of Adventure Productions and Gerry Charlebois of Birds in Paradise have teamed up to produce a visual experience no one will forget. Enhanced by a great soundtrack and the spirit of Native Indian legends, this video captures the essence and freedom of triking. Anyone interested in flight will want to experience the amazing visions captured in this video.



    Starting Triking - $29.95 (30 min.)

    Freedom to Fly Ultralight Powered Hang Gliders

    Produced by Paul Hamilton of Adventure Videos

    Available in NTSC and PAL versions
    Awarded the "Outstanding Media Award" by the USUA!

    Starting Triking, Freedom to Fly Ultralight Powered Hang Gliders is an introduction to flying trikes. It shows what to expect from first triking lessons and explains basic concepts the students will need from their first flight with an instructor to their first solo. Filmed at the Arlington Air Show in Washington State, Monument Valley and Hawaii, Starting Triking covers a first scenic lesson experience and moves through a couple of flights to ultimately present expert pilots demonstrating advanced techniques, all with spectacular in-air footage and great soundtrack.

    Students will find this product extremely useful during their learning experience to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to safe flying. Instructors will find Starting Triking is a great teaching tool and introduction to the sport.



    How to Set Up and Take Down a Trike Wing - $24.95 (42 min.)

    Produced by Paul Hamilton of Adventure Videos

    Available in NTSC and PAL versions

    A step-by-step demonstration of how to set up and break down a trike by John Olson. Whether you are a new trike wing owner or wish to take a refresher course, this video will help you by providing many useful tricks.



    Starting Powered Paragliding - $36.95 (44 min.)

    Produced by Paul Hamilton of Adventure Videos

    Available in NTSC and PAL versions on March 21, 2001

    A perfect introduction to the lightest form of human powered aviation. It shows what to expect when you're learning this exciting new sport: first lessons, simulator practice, ground handling, first solo flight, equipment concerns, power pack management. Expert pilots also demonstrate more advanced techniques. Animated sequences help illustrate important concepts. Beautiful footage will make this a video you want to show to your friends.


    SPECIAL! Save 10% by ordering the video Starting Powered Paragliding and the companion book Paramotoring.

    Ultralight Pilot Log Book - $6.95

    This great tool for instruction provides an important record of a pilot's airtime and accomplishments. Preflight information and entries for 580 flights are available.



    7 x 4 1/2 format, 64 pages, glossy cover





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