What paraglider size is right for you? Learn about Smart Weight Ranges!

Chris Santacroce talks to us about weight ranges for paragliders and how you can start thinking about them in a smart way! Let us know what size wings you fly and what you think of this advice.

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  • @smooperman5515
    @smooperman55155 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your videos Chris. They are great and informative.

  • @ANNAI89
    @ANNAI895 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the information and your insights Chris

  • @darcynafe7821
    @darcynafe78215 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Chris. Great information.

  • @abbott876
    @abbott8765 жыл бұрын

    Love these vids Chris!

  • @johnbuterbaugh7578
    @johnbuterbaugh75782 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Chris. Very helpful.

  • @jimchatwin8339
    @jimchatwin83394 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see an in-depth Chris Santacroce video examining the difference between Gliders optimized for free flight and Gliders optimized for PPG flight. I haven't found anything available that delves into this. Another great vid.

  • @577buttfan
    @577buttfan5 жыл бұрын

    Chris is the man!!!

  • @EPH620
    @EPH6208 ай бұрын

    ❤thx great info Cisco

  • @leavesleyaviation
    @leavesleyaviation7 ай бұрын

    Great video man.

  • @stevenjolynnsevede4270
    @stevenjolynnsevede42704 жыл бұрын

    Love chanel great info

  • @carlcolorado3549
    @carlcolorado35495 жыл бұрын

    Good talk

  • @Hemersonr
    @Hemersonr4 жыл бұрын

    what you can feel... great tip... if you can do a test flight is the best way to check it out... one question... I use the 50% of range for my gliders... as I'm not a competition or a mega distance pilot it works most of the time... what rule do you use in your daily basis?

  • @JudsonGraham
    @JudsonGraham5 жыл бұрын

    The answer is always “the smallest they make” when you weigh 125 lbs, lol.

  • @mraffifpv1685

    @mraffifpv1685

    4 жыл бұрын

    same🤣 I'm always at the bottom of the weightrange. My next glider will probably be a miniwing so I can get a higher trimmspeed and manouverability😬

  • @washingtonfly3833
    @washingtonfly38334 жыл бұрын

    Amei a camiseta #querouma

  • @FlyShootTravelSleepRepeat
    @FlyShootTravelSleepRepeat Жыл бұрын

    good suggestion but how will a buyer test differends sizes in the described conditions…..we need to choose by the specs 😢

  • @TruthHurts2u
    @TruthHurts2u4 жыл бұрын

    I'm 30 lbs over the weight range on my wing.

  • @vmlinuxz
    @vmlinuxz5 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking about emailing chris to ask almost this exact subject a few days ago! It's so confusing trying to figure out what size of wing to move to, or stay around the same, especially if you are willing to change brands, but don't have ready access to an instructor with different demo wings.

  • @ChrisSantacroce

    @ChrisSantacroce

    4 жыл бұрын

    David Carroll hi David - obviously tuning in late but where are you located?

  • @markmcgoveran6811
    @markmcgoveran6811 Жыл бұрын

    I got the luckiest draw in the world I got to buy an epsilon 9. It's a big one and I weigh a ton so I'm flying right on the top of the weight range.The other pilot said I need to watch out for just stick in my arms on relying on the passive safety. They said that it would come out of some of these extreme maneuvers violently with a lot of energy to bleed off and bounced around and throw fits for a little while before it started to fly again. It's rated for a power paraglider situation so that 20 kg weight range really makes me feel a lot better to hear him say that. I don't want to use the speed bar for now anyway and I don't intend to use the brakes too much more so just for landing. You can't get a lock in spiral from turning if you don't use the brakes.

  • @SuperFlyParaglidingSchool

    @SuperFlyParaglidingSchool

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Mark - always feel the brakes to prevent surprise deflation. You CAN easily end up in a spiral inadvertently - be sure to watch our video on spirals.

  • @markmcgoveran6811

    @markmcgoveran6811

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SuperFlyParaglidingSchool I watch a lot of your videos over and over.

  • @gedo4020
    @gedo40204 жыл бұрын

    Hai chris..can u give me a good 2nd glider lest than 2 year..i would like to buy but doesnt know how

  • @chanjum3771
    @chanjum37712 жыл бұрын

    Hello dear my weight is 80kg Please tell me about peraglider

  • @IeuanBevan.
    @IeuanBevan.11 ай бұрын

    Im 6.3, 208lbs (94kg), am i able to paraglide?

  • @jesuslite2000
    @jesuslite20003 жыл бұрын

    Any ideas for a 6'11" 340 lb dude? I can run do all the physical stuff-just curious if there are places I should look first.

  • @medotaku9360

    @medotaku9360

    3 жыл бұрын

    They actually do sell wings that can lift tons of weight that are designed for tandem trike flying. Tucker Fort just did a video on this. My concern for someone your size would be fitting in the harness.

  • @petergreis

    @petergreis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Have seen an instructor here (Switzerland) put normal risers on a 38sq meter tandem for a new student. Worked out well...

  • @paragliding-tshirt8791
    @paragliding-tshirt87914 жыл бұрын

    Great :)

  • @discoveryborneo2660
    @discoveryborneo26604 жыл бұрын

    My weight range is 90-95 in between what glider should i choose?

  • @IeuanBevan.

    @IeuanBevan.

    11 ай бұрын

    Hey did you end up getting one in the end?

  • @benwynncreations4615
    @benwynncreations46154 жыл бұрын

    is there any options for someone that is 480lb that is very tall

  • @ChrisSantacroce

    @ChrisSantacroce

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glider - no problem. Harness - how tall are you?

  • @benwynncreations4615

    @benwynncreations4615

    4 жыл бұрын

    Chris Santacroce 6.7 thank you so much for a reply I did not expect one 👌👍

  • @LeifDjurfeldt
    @LeifDjurfeldt4 жыл бұрын

    So 5kg over the range is ok then?

  • @ChrisSantacroce

    @ChrisSantacroce

    4 жыл бұрын

    Leif djurfeldt I wish I could say yes - no problem but as a manufactures representative the best I can tell you is to contact official representative from the brand you are considering and ask them what is recommended.

  • @LeifDjurfeldt

    @LeifDjurfeldt

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ChrisSantacroce been flying my "new to mee" gradient golden 4 22m 2-4kg over weight and no problems. Only to note that it feels more sensitive to inputs.

  • @kikishimi9532
    @kikishimi95322 жыл бұрын

    Your explanation is out of your topic