Who paraglides?

[RkyMtnHigh 0]

This looks really difficult...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHKttANiBAw&feature=related

What tips/tricks are there?

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[jtval 0]

that looked more like ground launching with a paraglider canopy.

I guess it would help if there was some wind.

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[n23x 0]

I'm actually on hiatus from skydiving, working on my P2 right now. It's a lot of fun, but quite a bit different from skydiving. Differences in flying a skydiving canopy vs. paragliding canopy are substantial (far more pitch sensitive, collapses can be fairly easy to induce, etc).

That video is very early on in the instruction process. The ground work is a lot of fun, but it can be pretty physically strenuous to run the glider down the hill. It looks like she had no wind. With a couple mph wind, it's pretty easy to kite the glider (plus you don't have to run as fast ).

Flying weather is a very critical thing to consider, bad weather can put the hurt on you.

I cannot wait for my first cross country.

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[shropshire 0]

They look to me like 1st day P.G students - one doesn't start the sport on a cliff face!

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[shropshire 0]

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Tips - Don't run into trees!!l..... The tricks come later



That video is of beginners. It's not too difficult... like most things, it gets easier with practice.

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This looks really difficult...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHKttANiBAw&feature=related

What tips/tricks are there?

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that looked more like ground launching with a paraglider canopy.

I guess it would help if there was some wind.

How else do you launch a paraglider?

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[jtval 0]

Well, I meant that is was a tiny launch site.



Shropshire,
Yea, I kinda thought she was a noob but the wind comment was directed towards Rky's Tips/tricks comment.

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[shropshire 0]

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that looked more like ground launching with a paraglider canopy.

I guess it would help if there was some wind.

How else do you launch a paraglider?

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[shropshire 0]

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You'll LOOOVE it..... Although 7 hous is a bit bum numbing

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[shropshire 0]

You're right a bit more breeze would certainly have helped on those early runs.

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[woodpecker 0]

A bit more breeze? I prefer the windy days for launching.

Time to go back out Tony....

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[shropshire 0]

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A bit more breeze? I prefer the windy days for launching.

Time to go back out Tony....

Aye lad... as soon as we get back from Emp'.... I need to try out that new Tandem.

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[PeteW 0]

I had a few flights from years ago, then last year we moved to the mountains and I bought a paraglider rig and made 6 flights last fall. I love it, so far nothing more than a 20min flight. This year will be better. Launching is pretty easy to learn, I showed my GF in a flat field with a light breeze and she got it up first time and ran across the whole lenght.

Its fun and the nearest DZ is 3 hours away.

[Shawndiver 0]

A couple of observations:

Jackrabbit starts with her hands on the risers above her shoulders. Pretty much a guarantee that you will yank down or put more pressure on one riser than the other resulting in an assymetric inflation. Her hands should start down by her hips and behind her with the risers in an open palm, allowing her guide as necessary, but not yank on the risers.

Fully upright while running. Especially in a no wind situation, getting your upper body in front makes it much easier to control and get the energy necessary while running downhill. My old instructor ( a woman) used to ingrain it into our heads while screaming "Push with your tits!!!" as we started our takeoff run.

Never lifting her head to check the canopy during takeoff run. You don't have to stare at it, but quick glimpses allow you to see how the inflation is progessing, also very important to make sure you do not leave the hill with a lineover or debris in the lines!

Lastly, I can't tell you how many times I have watched P3's and P4's waffling and sweating on a mountain launch because of a no wind situation, and their lack of practice using a forward launch. I have helped extract more than my share of canopies from the bushes below launch due to muffed forward launches, or watched experienced pilots simply back off launch (not a bad decision if you are not sure of your abilities!) due to no wind!

Yes, I know she is just a beginner, I am sure she learned, but she did ask for tips and tricks...

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Katee

We have some great places to fly out here...I know a few people we could hook you up with if you want to try. Unlike most places.. we do not have a lack of wind for very easy launching all along the coast...and nice soft beaches to land on.

http://www.alpenglow.org/paragliding/coast/index.html


Hmm Maybe I should show the one with BEACH.. not rocks and trees huh

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/paraglider-tandem-towing-in-oregon/294392454

Its a kewl way to launch..