Launching your paraglider in strong wind can be risky. If you get it wrong you’re quickly overpowered. Being able to control your wing gives you a big safety advantage.
In this video Carlo explains how to prepare and control your paraglider in strong wind on take off.
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🎦 Control the Wind: https://youtu.be/v4dZn9melQQ
🎦 Strong wind depower: https://youtu.be/EwlUDKl7E5w
🎦 Killswitch: https://youtu.be/8KTM32D7nMg
Flybubble blog about wing control on take off in strong wind: https://flybubble.com/blog/paraglider-control-strong-wind-launching/
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Nice video thanks for the tips
I just don't unclip the glider from my harness anymore.. I don't see any benefit of detaching all the time (you could say wear on the risers… but honestly.. I don't see any outstanding wear on mine).. It saves me from extra hassle, wasting time, possibility to incorrectly clip in.
Windy days do get the heart racing a bit! The reward is a great day of flying. Always look forward to your videos so thanks!
Ace video. Keep em coming!
Us men of culture want to see more of Nancy though! 😆
Seriously though, congrats for revamping the channel. Keep it up!
I dont fly at all. What about a Cobra launch in strong wind? I think preperation is a huge key. Great vid. Best from the Bahamas
I‘d go behind the hill…. In really windy conditions you can start searching for your kite and harness : )))
Pro tip: just keep the harness attached to the glider all the time (include packing, traveling) and you save a lot of time with preparation (only final preflight check is required).
How fast would you say the wind was on this day?
What size did you fly with how much take-off weight
Great tips. Thank you. I especially like the tip of clearing lines from c’s to a’s.
the best way is to let the glider connected to the harness
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Yeah !! Class
Nice Carlo!! Cheers! Great tips for here in Jersey!😣
Nice video, but I always miss in these videos how to recognize, and what to do if something goes wrong during take off.
Typically I see on a windy hillside: rolled glider over lines, rotated glider to leading edge, pilots turned to other side, tucked wingtip, knot in lines, dragged pilots.
Just packing the wing if there is a problem in such wind is impossible for many, many pilots I see. Some more comprehensive video might help them.
Also, I miss the warning that landing is tricky (because of cancelation of glider). We recommend flybubble videos during basic courses as they are focused on security, and I feel here it is somewhat lower standard 🙁
Thanks for the Vid. Very educational. Keep Up the Good Work.
hm, that's more of strong wind preparation, or general preparation, the take off part was pretty much ignored, given the scope of this topis and multitude of tools and approaches possible, but I'm quite sure it was covered already partially on this channel, wasn't it?
at least I would hook in the harness in a reverse way and then step in….
Related Flybubble videos and articles:
🎦 Improve Your Ground Handling: https://youtu.be/o52Ldul4JLQ
🎦 Control the Wind: https://youtu.be/v4dZn9melQQ
🎦 Strong wind depower: https://youtu.be/EwlUDKl7E5w
🎦 Killswitch: https://youtu.be/8KTM32D7nMg
📰 Paraglider Control: Strong Wind Launching: https://flybubble.com/blog/paraglider-control-strong-wind-launching/
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best – stert with ears
Thanks for the video! It's very helpful during spring season when wind gusts have been crazy~
Great vid. Big ears launch can also be great if there is less room to move.
perfecty !!!!! congratulations !!!!
On windy launches when building a wall I find the ears are always trying to rise before the centre. Here your ears were very tucked down, is this just a property of the specific glider? Mine is Buzz Z6. I can step left and right pulling each brake to try and tuck the tips down and it does work temporarily but given enough wind and time they rise up again.
Appreciate the tips especially the one using the bump in the terrain to shelter the wing. I'll remember that one.
Nice video but not for the beginners on that kind of windy day. It is very useful for xc pilots.
Some suggestions. If your wing needs to be connected to the harness (I fly like that because I have multiple wings) get in the harness 1st. Less chance of bring dragged while donning the harness. The idea is to minimize the amount of time with the lines extended and the wing not mushroomed. After you do the libes check, mushroom the glider, keep the risers oriented, shorten the lines and lay the risers right next to the trailing edge. That way when you hook in, you are right over the wing, and if it starts to get away, you can lay down on it.
Vasco da Gama.💢
Always good tips. Great channel. 😄
I'd just add one thing: In case you do get "lift off" too early, don't rush your turning "face to the wind", control the wing in the air, make sure everything is ok and then turn. Short video: https://youtu.be/zlmVHq_h6L0
Why not stay connected?
I have weak legs due to a neuropathy, so I use an A’s in left hand, D’s in right hand to pin my glider and bring it up a bit slower in strong conditions on launch.