These webcasts cover various aspects of flying. They come in three versions – one for viewing online, and two for download for playing on mobile devices. They all use Flash, for speed of playing. All use audio as well as visuals, so make sure your speakers or headset are connected, and the volume turned up. Each webcast has player controls, allowing you to stop, start, pause, etc.

Note that some slides in the mobile versions may be difficult to read, because of size, and may need to be zoomed. Let us know if there are any problems with the mobile versions (geoffm@directlearn.co.uk)

All webcasts are copyright of Judith Mole and the presenter. You are welcome to link to the webcasts, but please do it via this page.

Webcasts
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Interpreting the RASP with Mark Riches. In this webcast Mark talks through the parameters and data he uses from the Regional Atmospheric Soaring Prediction (RASP). He explains how this applies to paragliding and gives useful hints on how this can help you pick good flying days. He also explains the soundings/tephigram. 18 minutes. (July
2010)		 View the webcast online Flash enabled devices

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Weather – a detailed look at one day with David Thomson of Border Crossings. Rather than looking at the weather on the morning of a good day, David starts to look at the forecast a few days in advance in order to get a bigger picture of what is happening. This allows him to predict not just the conditions on the day, but timings, etc. He uses the forecast for Sunday, 11th July 2010 as an example of how he does his weather forecasting. 24 minutes. (July 2010) View the webcast online Flash enabled
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RHADS Airspace Briefing (updated!) This airspace briefing explains the Worksop and Upton corridors which allow paraglider and hang glider pilots to navigate through the airspace around Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster. Pilots using the corridors need to be suitably briefed and sign a register to confirm they know the content of this briefing. 13 minutes. (October 2010).

NOTE: AT THE MOMENT (MARCH 2011) PILOTS STILL HAVE TO ATTEND A FACE TO FACE BRIEFING TO BE PLACED ON THE BRIEFED PILOTS LIST.

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Multimedia Site Guides
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The Long Mynd The Long Mynd in Shropshire is one of the most popular westerly sites in the UK. It is a Long Mynd Soaring Club site and is often used for competitions and as the launch for long XC flights. The ridge is also used extensively by sail planes and model air craft. In order to help you fly it safely, we have produced this multimedia site guide to show the peculiarities of the site, where the landing fields are and where the sail planes and modellers fly. 14 minutes. (February 2010) View the site guide online Flash
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Corndon This is a Long Mynd Soaring Club site and takes a variety of wind directions. It is a technical site with a number of hazards. This site guide explains some of these, as well as pointing out landing areas and places which need to be avoided. 20 minutes. (August 2010) View the site guide online Flash
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