Equipment Flightsuit with lots of zips Keep pants tied down 2 sets of gloves Sunglasses with UV and blue blocker Sun block for Nose and Lips GPS for 5-6 hours, wrap mode Balaclava, neckcover Headset or speaker mike

Before Monitor Weather = NOAA Charge batteries Fix kit, keep kit in same place together All zips got strings All gadgets got strings, or elastics Maps Pasta Layered Clothing, old clothes, every 1000m one layer more

Morning Keep kit together Energy bars, water Car full tank Proper breakfast

Before Launch Get ready and keep kit in shade or covered Cover LCD Displays from sun Tie on all goodies Set harness for takeoff config Clear GPS and mark takeoff as 001 GOTO Pee Cell phone handsfree kit, ring tone low

Launch Wait for 3 dustdevils to go past Be prepared to launch forward in nowind Have an easy to launch canopy Release when you fall out of the thermal If there was none, do not fly back in the same sink

During Flight Report your position regular, distance + bearing Adjust your harness Turn down radio to minimum Be able to put on 2 nd pair of gloves Be able to close zips Fly a docile wing to let toggles go Water, energy bars, sip water

Landing Radio position, distance + bearing Use cell phone from air Land close to some road, farm house Strong wind landings, docile wing Open quick release safeties Move your legs Spot land

Landed Down and safe over radio Bunch up wing Pee before spectators arrive Stop track log recording SMS off coords, if you can, with distance Give some directions Keep radio on in case other pilots are around

No SMS or Radio coverage Get higher up If emergency, take out SIM and use 112 If hot, find shade and walk later Now you need your camelbag and energy bars Leave Glider at a GPS marked spot and fetch later