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The Parachute and its Pilot 5th Edition, The Ultimate Guide for the Ram Air Aviator 2022 [Paperback 8.5 X 11"] 166 Pages
$39.99
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The Parachute and its Pilot is the singular resource for canopy flight information. Whether you are a new jumper looking for further your education or an expert canopy pilot seeking tips on advancing your techniques, this book has something for you. The book is jam-packed with information compiled over 20 years of skydiving experience, and offers technical yet very straight-forward explanations of ram air parachute flight. Written by one of the industry's leading parachute designers, The Parachute and its Pilot is a must-have handbook for every skydiver.
As the title suggests, there is a bi-fold focus of subject matter. The first part is about parachutes and flight techniques, everything right from the beginning up through competition approaches. The second part is about the psychology of flight; from fear response and ego issues through visualization.
Chapters include Flight Modes, Flying in Turbulence, Landing, High Speed Approaches and Landings, Fear and Learning, Teaching Flight, and more.
Softbound, 166 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches.
Reviews
"This is a much-needed, milestone book written by the parachute industry's foremost canopy designer. Brian combines the exceptional knowledge of canopy design with a unique ability to explain how to squeeze maximum performance out of any ram-air canopy."
Dan Poynter, Author of The Parachute Manual
"This book covers the fundamentals of canopy flight and carefully explains advanced techniques in a way that's easy to understand and put into practice. It contains essential information to further your development as a canopy pilot."
Jonathan Tagle, World Champion Canopy Pilot
“Brian's unique ability to combine a clearly defined technical explanation with his own self-realized Zen approach to flying offers the reader a truly comprehensive insight into the experience that is canopy piloting.”
Jay Moledzki, World Champion Canopy Pilot
"The Parachute and its Pilot is the best book on the topic of ram air parachutes for all skill levels. It can make a huge difference in your development as a canopy pilot."
Shannon Pilcher World Champion Canopy Pilot
"I attended your lecture at a WFFC in Rantoul, bought your book and have convinced many colleagues to buy it too. It is my canopy flying bible and has helped me to understand AOA, vectors, the importance of speed and line tension and many other critical topics. I refer to it all the time to refresh my knowledge. Your explanations are so much better than other ones I have read. You really have a knack for clearly explaining aero engineering issues without getting so deep into math or physics that you lose the audience."
Mark Meltzer
5.0 out of 5 stars Up Your Canopy Flying
"This book gave me much more information than I was expecting. I am now trying out many different ways of flying my canopy. The mental prep part of the book has helped me to understand and prepare myself mentally to be able to take in much more information now then what I was previously able to. I will be using the book to continue too bring my sky diving up to new higher levels."
Luis, M. Urquia, Cutter Bay, Florida
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for every canopy pilot
"Short of attending one of Brian Germain's canopy piloting courses, this book is a must for any safe jumper looking to better understand the inner workings of a ram air canopy. It's descriptive, yet easy to understand. It focuses on what makes a canopy fly the way it does, how to manipulate and control your canopy beyond the obvious toggle turns, and how to avoid situations that could end your skydiving career. Brian Germain is a subject matter expert on canopy design and performance. The knowledge written in this book will help you take your canopy ride to the next level while still giving you the know-how to stay safe."
Matthew D. Kaye, Parwan Province, Afghanistan
5.0 out of 5 stars Must have.
"Extremely well written and fun to read, Brian Germain provides a wonderful insight into ram-air parachute design and flight characteristics. This book contains information that the majority or canopy pilots today would find very useful. Whether you have 25 or 1,500 jumps, this book has something for you. Germain's writings are also as fun to read as they are useful."
Andrew A. Byzet
5.0 out of 5 stars Parachute and its Pilot
"This book is able to demonstrate the theory of canopy flying and its essential that parachutist is understands their flying machine. Every parachutist should understand these principles, great book."
Vivian V. Bragante
5.0 out of 5 stars Educational for all canopy pilots
"This book provides some great insight into the mechanics and methods of canopy flight. I think that everyone who would assume to fly a parachute, should take a look at this book."
Nicholas A. Beach, Deployed
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have If You Want to Fly Rather Than Just Ride Your Canopy
"I had never heard of Brian Germain and his Canopy Course until a few days into my AFF when I saw a posting on our 'local' dive zone's (Skydive Georgia) Face Book page. I googled Brian and found this book which I bought along with The Skydiver's Handbook. After a quick read, I signed up for Brian's course which was a month away. I reread Brian's book and completed 10 jumps before the 2 day course began. I recommend studying the book before taking a canopy course. The book, with a lot of work, will take you from riding the canopy to Flying it in coordinated flight."
L. Alan Aber, Peachtree, Georgia
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
"Every Skydiver should read this book! The knowledge it gives about how a canopy flies is priceless and necessary for a new canopy pilot. I highly recommend it!"
Cali
5.0 out of 5 stars very informative....detailed....for beginners and advanced great book
"This book is very detailed and is great for beginners and advanced skydivers....I have over 500 skydives and this also helped me alot."
Mornon Byrd Hughes, Ft Worth, Texas
Brian Germain
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Brian Germain is one of the most well known skydiving instructors in the world, and a multinational voice on the topic of holistic wellbeing. With tens of thousands of jumps over 38 years of active skydiving and adventure travel, Brian has learned much he can share to help you to become a happier, healthier, more effective human being. His many years of psychology study and work at a Life Coach will provide you with a refreshing perspective on the forest, your relationships, and yourself.
Brian's work on the topic of fear and its effects became crystallized when tragic paraglider collapse nearly took his life. Rejecting the doctors’ proclamation that he would never jump again, Brian not only emerged from his wheelchair to continue skydiving, but a mere four years later became the ESPN X-Games Champion in Freefly Skydiving. His inspiring journey through and beyond fear has moved people all over the world to challenge their own personal boundaries, and expand who they are through taking fear head-on.
Brian's amazing recovery has led him to author numerous inspiring books and articles about overcoming fear and life challenges, including his best-seller Transcending Fear, the inspiring Green Light Your Life, Vertical Journey, and the world-renowned textbook of skydiving, The Parachute and its Pilot. His passion for the topic of fearless living has resulted in a barrage of interviews with the media, as well as his inspiring business keynote talks and experiential workshops. Brian's journey through apparent impasse has led him to many refreshing insights that will provide you with powerful secrets for handling stress in all its forms.
Brian Germain has dedicated his life to the study of fear and its antidotes, but what distinguishes him from others on similar paths is his unique ability to tell the story in an enjoyable way. His animated expression of this challenging aspect of the human experience is both profound and useful, and surprisingly funny. Brian's uncanny ability to paint the picture of the archetypal journey from fear to heroism has been fostered by many years of compassionate skydiving instruction.
Brian got his start as an Adventure Guide with Longacre Expeditions, focusing on rock climbing and mountaineering. After earning a BA in Psychology from the University of Vermont, Brian founded "Vermont Skydiving Adventures" parachute school at the age of twenty five, which he owned and operated for several years. At this small operation on the Canadian border, Brian trained many now-world-renowned skydivers with his unique and heart-driven methodology.
That is when his tragic paraglider collapse changed his life forever. For the next two years, Brian had to focus his efforts on the physical and mental healing process. As part of his path to recovery, he set his sights on preventing the same tragedy from befalling other parachutists. He faced his own fear by returning to the sky to test his own collapse-resistant "Airlock" prototypes, eventually founding his parachute design company BIG AIR Sportz. Brian's innovative work earned him a Patent for "Valved Apparatus for Ram-Air Canopies" (US Patent #5,573,207), a design that has been utilized in thousands of parachutes all over the. He continues to build and test advanced parachute designs in order to improve safety and efficiency.
After writing the definitive book on parachute aerodynamics and safety, The Parachute and its Pilot, Brian created his world-renowned Parachute Flight Skills and Safety Course, an advanced training workshop for civilian and military parachutists. Brian continues to tour the world teaching parachuting safety, and is also the host of the very popular radio show entitled "Safety First with Brian Germain" on SkydiveRadio.com, as well as "BG Live", a revolutionary online training program on found at AdventureWisdom.com.
Brian Germain has many messages of great value from which anyone can benefit. The wisdom and positive outlook he has gathered applies directly to every aspect of life. The core skills that he teaches can help you to thrive in the midst of the most ominous leadership challenges, and help you to establish an emotional buoyancy that will make you the kind of person that others want to follow.
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