1.       In the classroom

1.1.     Aerodynamics

1.1.1.       Air, a fluid with mass

1.1.2.       The airfoil

1.1.2.1.    Lift

1.1.2.2.    Drag

1.1.2.3.    Glide

1.1.3.       Chord line, angle of attack, and attitude

1.1.4.       Airspeed and groundspeed

1.1.4.1.    Upwind/downwind

1.1.4.2.    Crabbing

1.1.4.3.    Stall

1.1.4.4.    Min Sink

1.1.4.5.    Best glide

1.1.5.       How brakes work and affect speed and glide

1.2.     Weather

1.2.1.       Atmosphere

1.2.1.1.    Solar radiation

1.2.1.2.    Convection

1.2.1.3.    Coriolis effect

1.2.1.4.    Warm/cold front

1.2.2.       Air

1.2.2.1.    Pressure and altitude

1.2.2.2.    Humidity

1.2.2.3.    Temperature

1.2.2.4.    Density

1.2.3.       Wind

1.2.3.1.    Mechanical turbulence

1.2.3.2.    Rotor

1.2.3.3.    Wind gradient

1.2.3.4.    Venturi

1.2.3.5.    Anabatic/catabatic

1.2.4.       Thermals

1.2.4.1.    Solar radiation

1.2.4.2.    Convection

1.2.4.3.    Stability/instability

1.2.4.4.    Dew point

1.2.4.5.    Dust devils

1.3.     Inducing and recovering from dynamic/transient canopy states

1.3.1.       Collapses

1.3.1.1.    Tip

1.3.1.2.    Half wing

1.3.1.3.    Asymmetric

1.3.1.4.    Big ears

1.3.2.       Pendulum/surge

1.3.2.1.    Pitch

1.3.2.2.    Roll

1.3.2.3.    Spiral

1.3.3.       Stalls

1.3.3.1.    B line

1.3.3.2.    Full

1.3.4.       Spins

1.4.     Launching

1.4.1.       Steep slope

1.4.2.       Cross wind

1.5.     Flying

1.5.1.       Where to look

1.5.2.       Hand positions

1.5.3.       Flight plan

1.5.4.       Steering with brakes and weight shift

1.5.5.       Ridge soaring/rules

1.5.6.       Thermaling/rules

1.5.7.       XC

1.6.     Landing

1.6.1.       Flare

1.6.2.       Checking wind direction and obstacles

1.6.3.       Picking a runway

1.6.4.       Landing approaches

1.6.4.1.    Figure 8s

1.6.4.2.    Aircraft approach

1.6.4.3.    45 degree box from obstructions

1.6.4.4.    Adjusting your glide

1.7.     When everything goes to hell

1.7.1.       Flying without brakes

1.7.2.       Reserve deployment

1.8.     Legal crap

1.8.1.       FAR 103

1.8.2.       USHGA

1.9.     Risk management

1.9.1.       Robertson Charts of Reliability

2.       At the park

2.1.     Equipment familiarization and preflight

2.1.1.       Glider

2.1.1.1.    Canopy

2.1.1.1.1. Fabric

2.1.1.1.2. Cells

2.1.1.1.3. Openings

2.1.1.1.4. Ribs

2.1.1.2.    Lines

2.1.1.2.1. Spectra, Kevlar

2.1.1.2.2. Attachment points

2.1.1.2.3. Cascade

2.1.1.3.    Quicklinks

2.1.1.3.1. Tightness

2.1.1.3.2. Line keepers

2.1.1.4.    Risers

2.1.1.4.1. ABCDs

2.1.1.4.2. Hook in points

2.1.1.5.    Brakes

2.1.1.6.    Speed system

2.1.1.6.1. Speed bar

2.1.1.6.2. Trim tabs

2.1.1.7.    Placard

2.1.1.7.1. DHV, AFNOR

2.1.1.7.2. Weight range

2.1.2.       Harness

2.1.2.1.    Straps, buckles, and adjustments

2.1.2.2.    Carabiners

2.1.2.3.    Reserve, container, and handle

2.1.2.4.    Spine protector

2.1.3.       Helmet

2.1.4.       Boots

2.1.5.       Gloves

2.1.6.       Glasses

2.1.7.       Knee pads

2.2.     Hooking in

2.2.1.       Harness

2.2.2.       Glider

2.3.     Canopy handling

2.3.1.       How to avoid being dragged

2.3.2.       Reverse Inflations

2.3.2.1.    Horseshoe layout

2.3.2.2.    Turning to face the canopy

2.3.2.3.    No hands inflation

2.3.2.4.    Right hand As, left hand Ds

2.3.2.4.1. Accelerate/decelerate sides of wing

2.3.2.5.    Build a wall

2.3.2.6.    Brake line flyover

2.3.2.7.    Pick the glider up and set it down

2.3.2.8.    Kiting overhead with As and Ds

2.3.2.8.1. Controlling overshoot

2.3.2.8.2. Stay under center of wing

2.3.2.8.3. Accelerate/decelerate sides of wing

2.3.2.9.    Kiting overhead with brake lines

2.3.2.10. Kiting with correct brakes

2.3.2.11. The reverse launch

2.3.2.12. Reversing after landing

2.3.2.13. Canopy deflation with D risers

2.3.3.       Forward inflations

2.3.3.1.    No hands inflation

2.3.3.2.    Riser and brake arrangement

2.3.3.3.    Feeling symmetrical tension in the A lines

2.3.3.4.    Body position, driving stance, anchor

2.3.3.5.    Walk/run

2.3.3.6.    Tension feedback in A lines

2.3.3.7.    Look up at wing

2.3.3.8.    Let go of As

2.3.3.9.    Fly with brakes

2.3.3.10. The forward launch

2.3.4.       Kiting

2.3.4.1.    Build a wall from a ball

2.3.4.2.    Walking the wing overhead

2.3.4.3.    Chicken wars with other pilots

2.3.4.4.    Goose hopping

2.3.4.5.    Ski rope towing

2.4.     Packing up

2.4.1.       Stowing brakes

2.4.2.       Unhooking

2.4.3.       Canopy layout

2.4.4.       Lines on top

2.4.5.       Risers stowed

2.4.6.       Accordion fold

2.4.7.       Halvsies

2.4.8.       Packing the backpack

3.       At the training hill

3.1.     Launches, forward and reverse

3.2.     Straight and level flight

3.3.     Flare timing

3.4.     Gentle turns

4.       Towing

4.1.     Towing procedure

4.2.     Release

4.3.     Signals

4.4.     Launches, forward and reverse

4.5.     Turns and 360s

4.6.     Big ears

4.7.     Speed bar

4.8.     Landing approaches

4.9.     Flare timing

4.10.  Spot landings

5.       In the mountains

5.1.     Launches, forward and reverse

5.2.     Turns and 360s

5.3.     Big ears

5.4.     Speed bar

5.5.     Landing approaches

5.6.     Flare timing

5.7.     Spot landings

6.       Buying equipment

6.1.     Equipment selection

6.1.1.       DHV ratings

6.2.     Equipment care and maintenance

6.2.1.       UV

6.2.2.       Heat

6.2.3.       Moisture

6.2.4.       Salt, sand, dirt, grit

6.2.5.       Washing

6.2.6.       Repairs