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I trained in Peru . I was flying in Lima and in the foothills of the andes

I was on bar in sink... It just added more sink. The wind was pretty strong, so forward movement was hard.

​@@jacquecilliersit adds more sink. The point is the glide is better

@turkeyphant where specifically are you seeing I'm not on bar? I was on bar quite a lot.

​@@jacquecilliers3:55-4:20 also even with legs straight you're nowhere near pulley to pulley

​@@turkeyphant I can't push full speed bar any further. It might look like it's not block to block, but it doesn't go any further. And yes you're right. I do come off bar at points...a bit harsh of a criticism I think, but you're right.

It was good to get out and flying again. I think my time on the ground was good. Its time to get back up and start working on the nuances of flying.

I actually lolled when I read this! Its usually height that freaks me out. When I get really high and my paraglider makes unautherised movements ... that's when I go quiet. Thanks for watching ... as usual.

Good tip. I was hoping someone would add tips on how to check for wind direction while flying. It tends to change direction frequently on the South Downs, so knowing the direction is important. I'll certainly try this on my next outing.

What colour is your wing?

@@jacquecilliers I’m the ozone buzz blue and light green bud.

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Thanks... Caburn was unusually calm on this day.. which meant we could fly out to the valley, look for thermals and come back to the hill when we didn't find any. I think that was the low save you are talking about... It's just part of hill flying. Get some height, fly out, get low again and come back to the hill to try again. The collapse I had at DD wasn't even that bad, but it did make me think about certain skills that I may have been overlooking which put me in that position in the first place. One of the coaches said he had seen more collapses on that day then he had seen in a long time. 3 weeks on the ground was what I needed to get excited about flying again. thanks for watching. I can't remember if we have spoken about this, but do you go flying on the South Downs? I remember someone told me they didn't fly anymore, but I can't remember if that was you.

@@jacquecilliers yes that was me. I have moved again (to PNW in the U.S.) and trying to get back to flying.

Yeah it was a good day in the end. I really thought I was going to be on the hill looking up at paragliders all day long. The guy from The Loft workshop pointed out a lifty line, I can't remember his name, but I shall thank him next time I see him. This really helped me get up. The more I do this, the more I learn about the nuance. I found a good thermal that took me up higher. I could have stayed in neutral lift, circling and looking for other gliders gaining height. This would have kept me up and in the game. Finding little runs of lift as you go into the wind is also a technique I need to learn more about. I feel like I do it, but could I be better. Chasing turing points was always going to happen though. The problem is that it can put you in sinking air. Next I should figure out how to get back into the lift from turning points. This way I could hit more in one flight. I'm seriously considering a pod harness. I'd like to have my instruments up front. I also want to have the comfort that a pod supposedly affords, especially when it gets colder in winter. My hands were toasty. It was hot on the hill and I was only flying in shirt, jumper and down jacket. A really nice day actually.

It was a good day.. Especially after failing multiple times to get off the hill, to finally get some height and snag a turn point. It was also fun to get some distance from the hill.

Good advice Steve!

Oh very nice!!! You learn though?

@@jacquecilliers Yes, but I learnt the hard way by flying by my balls in Spain as I could not get into it. I should have watched Greg Hamerton's video first.

A tough learning curve. You'll not do that again!

@@jacquecilliers Ha ha absolutely.

Thanks... It wasn't much of a video... But I achieved something so I thought I'd share. I'm working on finding lift lines and flying straight down thermals I've just gone up on. I'm funding it a challenge to fly back through thermal lines. Turning constantly, it can be difficult to find the lines to get back into lift and find stronger thermals further out. Having my phone on my leg isn't very practical.

It's still a really nice glider... I've been flying it for a year and a bit now and it still climbs very well

I had a good day... Thanks Mike!

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I should have been switching the GoPro on for specific events... I ran out of battery, not storage. I mistakingly said storage but didn't correct it. Yeah I still get a bit nervous at certain heights. It's a little rush of fear and it can make me uncomfortable. I'm working on it. I guess I didn't expect to top out on that day and so wasn't expecting to get so high.

I love this....I best read that manual!

Thanks for watching

Yes my weight shift could be better.. I'll work on weight shift next time

It's been a while since I've lived in that area... 😁

Yeah it can be a bit nerve wrecking. There wasn't much in the way of thermals, so I thought I would do some top landing practice. Come up and say hi next time you are on the hill... what paraglider do you fly?

Thanks Neil. It's good to know that I'm doing ok. It's always intimidating when flying with better pilots in a thermalling situation. Where do you fly?

Yeah I see what you're saying. We all try our best and sometimes we get in other peoples way a little... as long as we are safe and looking around, we should be fine. Thanks for the observations... I'll be applying these lessons on the next visit to the hills. Good to see you on Saturday... can you do something about the weather now?

100% and unfortunately we are all human and can make mistakes. We just have to minimise the errors and maximise the enjoyment. Catch you soon. 😀

Oh this is interesting!! I'll have to keep an eye out for this next time it happens. Thanks for that. This strengthens the case for remaining in a steady circle and only making small adjustments when flying... right?

@@jacquecilliers in Aviation ('proper aircraft' especially) students are taught to 'trust the instruments' rather than relying on human senses which evolved for a '2D' life (predominantly a ground based existence).... in teaching paragliding one aspect of HP&L training I emphasize is the danger of using (mainly inner ear information) your sense of 'movement' as a base of PG control inputs. Example: "student imagine your in a high speed lift, you got on at the ground floor and are now halfway up to the 100th floor (so been going UP for quite a few seconds) when someone (waiting for the lift) presses the 'call button' on floor 53.... what sensation will YOU feel?' The answer is YOU will (as the STILL RISING lift starts to slow 'down'...) WILL FEEL YOU ARE FALLING.... Hence in paragliding, unless VERY close to the ground AND paying full attention, any time the wing/pilot enters WEAKER LIFT... they WILL (inner ear etc) be subject to the sensation of "sink"... this, coupled with 'normal training', tends to result in control inputs which are the opposite of what the pilot generally SHOULD undertake... NB (for very good reasons) PG varios audio alerts are NOT set to indicate small variations in altitude (no bleep in short minor lift... no burp in decreases of altitude lower than 200ft/min..) So as humans (inner ear etc again) have extremely limited sensitivity to the VALUE of speed in comparison to sensitivity to ACCELERATION (CHANGES in velocity) it takes a lot of HP&L training to make SAFE pilots 😎 FYI HP&L Human Performance & Limitations (one of the six main parts of Aviation Training and Examinations

My favourite comment all year!! I try to play nice.... I'm still a noob 🤣

No worries. Out of interest. What did you find most useful?

I'm interested in RE-training UK pilots. What does that intail?

@@jacquecilliers Hi, first I have a background in science, when I got my first PG (mid 90's, it was already 10+years old) I'd already started flying (what is now known as 'speedflying' using a wing I'd had custom made for me) the old wing (two riser design) I then got heavily Modified regarding the rigging/risers, this was then the first test-bed (next was a comp wing) wing I used to confirm the ACTUAL Physics involved in PG flight. Ok back to your question (RE-training) the core is me asking students "were you taught x,y&z? Also are you happy that x,y&z ARE correct?" Once established they DO believe & trust what their instructor told them ... I ask them a series of simple 'kitchen sink' (basic) level Physics questions... following discussion of their OWN answers... WE quickly establish that almost everything they were basing THEIR personal flight safety on... MUST be incorrect/false! Finally using PRACTICAL demonstrations coupled with the discussed Physics WE (together) work to reverse their first 'training'

@@ParaglidingScotland My background is in biology and research and development in fermentation.

Got it... It is more difficult than I thought flying with others in gaggles. I'll certainly make an effort to look around a lot more now. Thanks for the advice.

It's on my buy list!!

@@jacquecilliers Your best buy would be, for now: '50 ways to fly better' and 'The Art of paragliding', and not any fancy gear. And next time you get some ALT: use your GPS/Vario to work out what the difference is between 'pulling ears, then pressing full bar' ánd 'pressing full bar, then pulling ears'. When I execute the latter (flying an EN-D 777King, but also on my Phantom), the descent rate is higher as there's less wing left, meaning, an xtra few meters of 'what remains flying' is gone. Furthermore, after pressing full bar, then pull ears, the glider reacts better to weight shift. Try flying 6-7seconds circles. And, again, check your vario. Instead of launching and wondering why some others are not, it's better to introduce yourself and ask around. As I see it, this was a cracker 40-90km downwind day. No signs of O.D. or dodgy supercells. Just press full bar and head 40 degr. downwind, off to the next cloud. Goodluck mate! Best, Rob^^

I got this one second have got 1250 pounds.. British

@@jacquecilliers oh okay. Thanks

Will do.

Tell me about it.... That's on my wishlist this year

I love this post!!! I want to do an SIV very soon!! I was flying devil's Dyke today and was top of the stack for a while... Not a huge achievement, but really nice especially in winter

You moved away?

@@jacquecilliers no im stiill local but health issues have grounded my dream of continued flying , so now can only watch you guys enjoying a great hobby and experiance . the dream lives on that way :-)

Oh man... Sorry to hear that.

@@jacquecilliers cheers appreciate the thought , gotta add ya have to try to get to annecy du lac in france best flights of my life and i really did live the dream at that flying location. im understating awesome that trip and those flights, they really did mean i ticked a box on my to do list big time keep safe and keep clocking up the airtime 🙂

The site is called high and over and it's located in the south downs in England. It's a small and very technical hill which takes an easterly wind with some north and south variation.

@@jacquecilliers high and over,Seaford BN254AJ ?

Yes. It's a hill just outside the town of alfriston

And it makes me happy

I'll come over and say hi if I see you again

Did I slip up?

Ya.. first flyable day in a month! Everyone and literally their dogs were there. A good day though... loads of flying, all be it on the hill mostly.

No problem. I'm also a coach for the Southern club. If you ever need any help with this kind of thing, just let me know. Winter is a nice time to practice all these hill based skills like slope landings, ground handling and top landings.

I changed the recording settings on my GoPro - There is a lot more resolution and less noise. The images look amazing and I want to cut together a short clip with views only .... and some music. Let's see what happens.

I don't think so... all up I'm 90kg and the weight range is 80 - 100kg. Smack bang in the middle.

I might be to come up and see for myself... Any excuse to fly a new site!

It was so cold!!! I need to sort some winter gear

@jacquecilliers It's not worth it, bro, just fly when conditions are right

Looks beautiful up there. Must be special flying ith thr birds. Fluffy gloves on the Christmas list then

Electric heated gloves apparently... And even they don't do the job at times. I was shivering and I had a shirt, fleece, down and waterproof jacket. The fleece is a thin one.. Which will need updating.

@@CoIoneIPanic the conditions were really really nice... Smooth, clean thermals... When I broke 600m... The temperature plummeted!!! The first thing will be to address my base layers... My fleece is really thin and needs updating. What do you wear in cold weather?