Articles for visiting pilots
Written by pilots who fly the island, for pilots planning a trip. For each site in detail, see the guide; for today's conditions, the wind app.
When to paraglide in Lanzarote, month by month
Trade winds in summer, southerly and westerly days in winter: which Lanzarote sites work in which months, and what that means for planning a flying trip.Read the article
Flying Lanzarote with your own wing
What a visiting paraglider pilot needs to know: licence and insurance, airspace around the airport, seasonal closures, getting to the sites and who to ask.Read the article
Paragliding at Famara
The Risco de Famara: three takeoffs for north to west winds, the soaring run to the Mirador del Río, where to land and the lee trap to avoid.Read the article
Reading the forecast before you drive out
How to choose a Lanzarote site from the forecast: the wind each site needs, the live stations, RASP for thermals and the signs a day will not work.Read the article
Lanzarote or another Canary island for a flying trip
Lanzarote, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Palma or Fuerteventura: what kind of flying each island offers, and which one suits the trip you have in mind.Read the article