Paragliding Skills: How to Topland Safely

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Landing on top of a ridge or even on the launch site is a useful skill for paraglider pilots, but the top of the ridge is usually the windiest place to land. Join Flybubble Paragliding as we study various approaches to making a safe landing.
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  • @Slaeowulf
    @Slaeowulf15 күн бұрын

    The bit where you run around the wing. That was my "I get it now" moment. Thanks, Greg

  • @ariziman
    @ariziman4 жыл бұрын

    I am impressed with how skillfully, and with clear explanations, you managed landing with alternate approaches. Awesome. Thank you.

  • @notafanatic
    @notafanatic6 жыл бұрын

    Greg, thank you for your videos, as a new pilot these are extremely useful

  • @LONE-WOLF-FILMS
    @LONE-WOLF-FILMS6 жыл бұрын

    Ive recently stumbled across these Flybubble vids, Greg is brilliant at explaining in detail the things you should look out for, thankyou for sharing this information, i cant stop watching these vids!

  • @martinschulz1524
    @martinschulz15245 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, I just started PG and your advice is really helpful. Just mentioning the venturi effect is a point to remember, especially when you start soaring on a beach with just little dunes (max. height approx. 20-30ft.). Fly safe, best wishes from the north coast of a tiny little Island....

  • @steveharris6930
    @steveharris69305 жыл бұрын

    so beautifully filmed...so true to the experience...I'm leaning and braking in my lounge seat. Awesome work thanks for the class.

  • @Jmfufghf
    @Jmfufghf6 жыл бұрын

    dropping the wing to the side of you not directly behind is a great tip for venturi areas. while keeping level brake pressure during the landing! thanks for sharing

  • @stevekennedy4858
    @stevekennedy48584 жыл бұрын

    Love the learning Got the feels for this sport Looking forward to being able to see the sky really soon when I completed the course Thanks heaps X

  • @Hemersonr
    @Hemersonr6 жыл бұрын

    thanks for this lot o options... i think that is vital for a pilot understand what is happening and you show this in very clear way... most of the people don't see the venturi effect or worst don't understand that the wind speed will increase due compression effect... thanks for sharing... aways awesome

  • @deedend
    @deedend3 жыл бұрын

    Greg, you are great! Thanks for all these really interesting videos

  • @ParaglidingChronicles
    @ParaglidingChronicles4 жыл бұрын

    I'm new to this sports and ive learned alot of techniques and tips from your videos . Good work!!

  • @EckiD.
    @EckiD.6 жыл бұрын

    What a cool flying spot! Have been to the White Horse years ago, but as a student I couldn't afford to continue flying. Nowadays, already been flying over castle Neu Schwanstein flying at the white horse would be a nice project

  • @haydo8373
    @haydo83735 жыл бұрын

    I could watch another 10 of these! greater perspective, thanks!

  • @MikeyFirst
    @MikeyFirst6 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting and educational video, thanks!

  • @richardmcdermott9683
    @richardmcdermott96836 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for posting! Cheers!

  • @bulentakyildiz5439
    @bulentakyildiz54396 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing video. Very helpful. Thank you very much again.

  • @sporcelhorse
    @sporcelhorse5 жыл бұрын

    Muy buen video. Saludos desde Argentina

  • @crimsonraen
    @crimsonraen3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for another great video, Greg! :)

  • @etma01
    @etma016 жыл бұрын

    Great vid learnt a lot, thank you

  • @talgatk4007
    @talgatk40073 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for sharing this useful information 👍

  • @luissoco
    @luissoco6 жыл бұрын

    Hi Greg, I've learnt a lot from your videos, but half of the places where I've flown are much smaller than that field, we've been told to approach the LZ in a similar fashion, but using the brake on the side of the LZ while having the body weight a bit to the opposite side in case of needing to abort the landing. Another big thing, but I guess that deserves a dedicated chapter. Cheers!

  • @greghamerton4422

    @greghamerton4422

    6 жыл бұрын

    yeah Luis that can work, although it compromises your agility as you're turning left and right at the same time - I do sometimes use that to 'sneak' a little into an area I don't want to commit to (coming in close to a crosswind rocky ridge). Landing setups are certainly another chapter (coming to your favourite youtube channel some time...). The right setup depends on the wind and terrain, so there's no hard rule. If the wind is strong enough, I prefer to 'back into' a narrow strip lined up with the wind, rather than come from the side where I might end up in the trees if I hit the inevitable low turbulence.

  • @markmcgoveran6811

    @markmcgoveran6811

    Жыл бұрын

    @@greghamerton4422 it was my understanding if you weight shift left and steer to the right it is very easy to wind up with a twisted set of lines. Would it be safe to assume that you can get by with weight shift left and steer to the right if you have enough forward velocity?

  • @freeflightbrighton
    @freeflightbrighton6 жыл бұрын

    Nice video Greg.

  • @johnnywisconny
    @johnnywisconny6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the tips. I paramotor but it looks like the same tricks can be applied to us.

  • @rickeycaspersteinhoff6304
    @rickeycaspersteinhoff63046 жыл бұрын

    Thank you flybubble the life U-Save Maybe mine

  • @RewindFPV
    @RewindFPV3 жыл бұрын

    are there any techniques like speedflapping (didn't quite work for me last time) if you are in strong lift and wanna topland? i wanna try toplanding the first time while soaring but i never managed to get to the ground before being lifted again..... and the spaces i've got are not very huge like your field so i can't aproach from the back and so on

  • @Julien.adventure
    @Julien.adventure6 жыл бұрын

    My favorite is the #3 its more peaceful

  • @fransknops5686
    @fransknops56865 жыл бұрын

    Good thing you are not promoting the ‘stall/release’ way of getting down. I’ve seen it going wrong too many times. But my question is: at the last Thermikmesse there was a presentation about controlling your glide path by simultaneously using speed and brakes. Kind of like using flaps on the commercial airplanes. Any thoughts?

  • @imacneuf
    @imacneuf2 жыл бұрын

    Very Beautifull Spot, where are you ? Thx

  • @user-co8kl2et3c
    @user-co8kl2et3c3 жыл бұрын

    Благодарю

  • @dedeuvv
    @dedeuvv6 жыл бұрын

    Hi, loved the compass. How did you manage to attach it to the carabiner?

  • @greghamerton4422

    @greghamerton4422

    6 жыл бұрын

    if you rub the right edge of the carabiner with a piece of lead and the left side with a handful of 4mm countersunk standard thread screws it generates an unquestionably dubious magnetic field which the compass becomes trapped by. Or maybe it was a little piece of paraglider line fed through the casing... can't be sure.

  • @dedeuvv

    @dedeuvv

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dubious mag fields sounds scary. You should be careful with those. Will stick with the paraglider line for a while.

  • @Wintermute909

    @Wintermute909

    6 жыл бұрын

    Very late I know, but he sells it here: flybubble.com/pin-on-mini-ball-compass

  • @Richard-Freeman
    @Richard-Freeman4 жыл бұрын

    Is the buzzy thing an audible altimiter?

  • @sailorman8668

    @sailorman8668

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, and is known as a variometer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variometer

  • @davidkilian3
    @davidkilian34 жыл бұрын

    music ?

  • @Mougnein
    @Mougnein4 жыл бұрын

    Super vidéo. Dommage pour la musique qui casse les oreilles et reste dans la tête 🤕

  • @allan500m
    @allan500m5 жыл бұрын

    Hi Greg. Would it be possible to use a bit of 'Big Ears', to counter act the lift, if there's too much lift where you want to land?

  • @greghamerton4422

    @greghamerton4422

    5 жыл бұрын

    yes, but you lose a lot of the steering control by doing that so you need to set it up on a straight line approach. Take care not to cause a parachutal stall, use smallish ears and consider adding half speed bar.

  • @amielswanepoel
    @amielswanepoel6 жыл бұрын

    How old do I have to be to paramotor

  • @KICK1THE1CREEPER

    @KICK1THE1CREEPER

    6 жыл бұрын

    #bikelife :Tutorials if you can run for a short distance you are good I'd say, just get training

  • @johngregory7393
    @johngregory73932 жыл бұрын

    For some reason thus video won't work.. very sad times

  • @shirishram7153
    @shirishram71533 жыл бұрын

    What is bip bip voice in video.. i heard in lots of paradliding video.

  • @sailorman8668

    @sailorman8668

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's the sound from a variometer, which gives audible tones that correspond to when the altimeter detects when you are climbing or descending. The higher notes of 'bip bip' indicate that you are climbing. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variometer

  • @Pilot33
    @Pilot336 жыл бұрын

    Ты на Б-эшке в Вязниках попробуй такую манипуляцию сделать, а мы посмотрим ))) У Вас тут целый аэродром посадок - тут и чайник легко сядет... 1:25 бело-синий купол пролетает над стартом - посмотрите место старта/посадки. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pY6Jp66ApZC7ltI.html&index=10&list=PLVLn37QPFHe_sUg1yOXVN0eFII7CiE-dY

  • @lepezz
    @lepezz5 жыл бұрын

    Look at how Ur carabiner is positionned at 2:54..... that's not good...Carabiners are not designed to provide maximum resistance with loops in the corner

  • @pentachronic

    @pentachronic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Carabiner looks fine IMO. It is an axial loading which is along the spine. Cross loading (across the gate or 'horizontally' would be bad news as they only can take about 7kN whereas axially they can take 24+kN (at least climbing carabiners can and I assume these are similar)

  • @seezammm
    @seezammm6 жыл бұрын

    What country is it?

  • @laurynasjagelo5075

    @laurynasjagelo5075

    6 жыл бұрын

    South of london, UK.

  • @maverickthebastard

    @maverickthebastard

    6 жыл бұрын

    The UK isn't a Country, this is England!

  • @seezammm

    @seezammm

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sorry for my English, is very poor. How I can say correct about UK, what correct name of this subject?

  • @andydonaldson

    @andydonaldson

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@seezammm Your English is fine when you asked the question. It is probably the same as how a native speaker would ask. The UK is a country, by the way.

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