"The morning brought on the usual cycle of sled runs. Get to the top of the ridge, unfold the paraglider, wait. The inbound cycles were light enough for forward inflations. The real jazz came in the early afternoon. Moderate inbound cycle, reverse inflation, spin to the right and launch. Except... one minute and two passes in front of the ridge netted a 600 foot gain. Cool, text-book cloud suck! Prefrontal air masses rule!

The sound of crunching paper; a quick look up reveals a 30% asymmetrical collapse. Lean right, crank the left control line down. Bang, the canopy flies again. Lift is good..."