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Research, flight data analysis, and product updates from the ParaBaro team.
Our first long beta flight put ParaBaro’s founding claim to a real-world test: does the wing know about the thermal before the vario? Two hours, 44 km and sixteen thermals gave us an answer — and, a fortnight later, a correction we would rather publish ourselves. Updated 27 July and 22 August 2026 — the timing claim is now retracted.
That thermal you're circling? It weighs as much as three aircraft carriers. Here's what you're really dancing with up there. Corrected 22 August 2026.
That beep you just heard? You've actually been in the thermal for almost three seconds already. Here's why even the best variometer in the world is always late to the party. Corrected 22 August 2026.
It's 6 PM, you're low, and that weak beep from your vario is the only thing between you and landing out 30 kilometers from home. Here's how to make weak thermals work for you.
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