The aim of this article is to educate pilots on types of paraglider reserve parachutes, parachute deployments and emergency scenarios.

After 3 years of talking about it, my cousin Seb finally accepted a ride in the Tandem hot seat…. Shortly after launch, he has his hands on the Tandem’s dual controls, thermaling above the lake at 1400m AGL, everything is perfect!!! Suddenly the radio bursts into life and I hear Justin warning me from the boat, “the wind has just switched 180 degrees and its getting stronger”. “No problem” I reply, “we will land at the alternate landing zone”. 2mins later I receive anot