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The article presents insights from Martin Palmaz, business manager of the U.S. Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (USPHA), formerly called the U.S. Hang Gliding Association (USHGA), on his 10th anniversary with the USHPA. Topics include his early encounters with free flight, the big issues facing the free-flight community in 2005, and the changes in the paragliding and hang gliding culture since 2005.

The article discusses the inaugural 2015 Northern California Sprint League paragliding competition, a new league running along the same lines as the Northern California Cross-country League. It says that the Sprint League is designed to fill the gap between seasoned pilots who are familiar with cross-country flying and P-3/P-4 pilots who have just learned to thermal. It outlines experiences of several pilots during the Sprint League, including Craig Gamma, Ron Andresen, and Steve Welch.

The article discusses the three-second rule that thermal soaring pilots must consider. The importance of establishing easy rules and guidelines to learn new skills like thermal flying and the exceptions of the three-second rule are explained. The author suggests that thermal soaring pilots should explore variations after developing their thermal skills.

The article discusses the paragliding trip of the author and his friends to Brazil. It describes the places they visited including the town of Santa Teresa in Espirito Santos and the municipalities of Alphonso Claudio in Holy Spirit. Details about their paragliding experiences in the country are also provided.

The author shares his perspective about the young pilot's world of free flight. The author states that young pilots are grateful for advice and caring scrutiny and coming to a conclusion or making decision without solid knowledge is not always easy. The author believes that good advise and practices can help young paragliders develop decision making skills and understanding aviation and the responsibility that comes with is essential for young pilots.

A calendar of world events related to paragliding and hang gliding from November 2014 to February 2015 is presented which includes the Fly Atacama Desert Paragliding Adventure in Chile, the SIV Clinic in Mexico, and the Valle del Cauca tour in Colombia.

The article offers tips on how glider pilots can deal with vertigo or disorientation. It explains the clinical characteristics of vertigo and the four major sources of the orientation inputs to keep the balance, as well as the factor that can cause disorientation in some people. It also elaborates the ways to train the brain to resist vertigo through practice and the importance of understanding the cause and principles behind vertigo to cope with it.

The article shares the favourite and memorable flight of several paragliders. Jonny Thompson states that the rewards of venturing XC in a hang glider are the unique and unexpected experiences while Michelle Haag mentions that her last flight of the 2014 East Coast Championships (ECC) is her personal best and her longest and farthest flight. Dave Williams claims that the personal satisfaction of accomplishing or experiencing something is the most memorable one.

The article offers tips on ways to achieve some official records in paragliding that have never been set at all. Suggestions include preparation to negotiate and choose the record, selection of the category, and preparation through meditating, trying to cultivate powers of concentration and mental conditioning. It also recommends paragliders to become creative and do the flight-checking part after the flight.

The article offers information on the 2014 US Paragliding Nationals held in Chelan, Washington. An overview of the rule of the racing and the impressions from the racing, which consists of seven tasks flown in seven days in the flatland of Chelan, is offered. It also notes the cone rule in the racing to increase pilot safety and the death of glider pilot David Norwood upon impact after taking a large collapse off in one of the launches.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's paragliding experience during the annual King Mountain Big Air championships wherein one of the wings of his glider broke while he was ascending 800-1000 feet per minute toward a massive storm cloud.

The article offers tips on fly-on-the-wall landings in paragliding. It considers the fly-on-the-wall technique advanced due to severe mistake consequences. It points out the significance of variable geometry and glider performance in this technique because higher performance yields better energy retention.