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Club Pilot Tasks

1. Further Air Rules and Basic Air Law.
2. Further CAA Rules and Restrictions.
3. Further Principles of Flight, Lift, Drag, etc.
4. Further Understanding of Inflight Problems, Spins, Stalls, Tucks, etc.
5. Weather Assesment and Forecasting.
6. Reading and Understanding Cloud Types.
7. Comprehensive Site Assessment.
8. Understanding Other types of Paragliding (Powered/ Towing, etc).
9. Understanding Additional Equipment (Compass, Vario, etc.).
10. Pre-Soaring (180° Turns).
11. Soaring (4 flights over muliple sites or days).
12. Using the Speedbar/ Accelerator System.
13. Reverse Lauches.
14. Cross Wind Landing.
15. Slope Landings.
16. 360° Turns*.
17. Weight Shift Steering.
18. Rear Riser Steering.
19. Big Ears.
20. Asymetric Tucks.
21. Spot (Accurate) Landings.
22. Assesment of Competence and Attitude.
23. Theory Exam.

* 360° turns aren't specifically required, as it depends a lot on your flying site, the available space and the height that you can realistically achieve. In addition, 360° turns are just two linked 180° turns.