Dear Pilot,
We are working with Burki Martens to make his two classic instructional books even more affordable. If you don’t already own Thermal Flying and Cross-Country Flying, now’s the time to buy them. Or if you own one, maybe you could give another to a friend who keeps borrowing your copy!
The offer is simple – buy Thermal Flying and we’ll send you Cross-Country Flying for free!
Released in the last five years, these two hardback books have helped thousands of pilots fly more safely and efficiently.
– You must put both books in your basket and enter offer code XCFLYING16 at checkout to get your free copy of Cross-Country Flying
Thermal Flying is the absolute bible for thermaling and cross-country flying. The 296 page book is illustrated with clear diagrams and photos to help pilots make sense of the concepts, techniques and meteorology knowledge they need to make the most of each flying day. With more than 500 illustrations, it’ll help you improve your flying whatever level you’re at. There are detailed explanations of coring, soaring technique, the venturi effect, cloudbase height and thermal lifespans.
“Just a note to say thanks for the Thermal Flying book – it is the best flying book I have ever come across. I think the best thing is that it has some quite advanced stuff, but is still written in quite simple language which is perfect for simple people like me! All the other more advanced books are really dry and I generally fall asleep by page 3! And the pictures are really good too. I will be recommending it to absolutely everyone.”
Rachael, Allez–Up Paragliding, France
Which way to go? Inside Thermal Flying
“Definitely great reading for all levels.”
Honza Rejmanek, Red Bull X-Alps pilot, meteorologist
Cross-Country Flying takes things on to a further level. The 242 page hardback book covers a range of essential topics for intermediate and advanced XC pilots, including:
- Pre-flight planning, route-planning and how to use technology to maximise your flight
- Understanding how to maximise each glide and McCready theory
- Need to know essentials: best time to launch, inversions, convergence, crossing valleys, dolphin-flying, tactics, valley winds and more
- In-depth interviews with experts, including Chrigel Maurer, Jocky Sanderson, Ewa Wisnierska and more
- Guides to some of the world’s best XC arenas, including the European Alps, Quixadá, the Rift Valley, Piedrahita and more
“For keen XC pilots, hungry for further knowledge and looking to progress on to the next stages of flying bigger distances, more consistently, Cross-Country Flying is a great resource. More advanced and technical than Burki’s best-selling Thermal Flying book, I highly recommend Cross-Country Flying for budding XC flyers that have already absorbed the info in books like Thermal Flying and Fifty Ways to Fly Better and are ready to take their XC knowledge and flying to the next level.”
Carlo Borsattino, Fly Bubble Paragliding
– Order Thermal Flying here and get Cross Country-Flying for free
– You must put both books in your basket and enter offer code XCFLYING16 at checkout to get your free copy of Cross-Country Flying
– Offer ends 30 June 2016
