Love the topic, I find myself coring sink in the middle of the day to the ground often lol. I’ve had lots of long great talks with Ed as well about paragliding, such a great guy.
I have been exactly in Ed’s position in Spain. I’d had enough of being in the air and wanted to get down. It took me 20 minutes to reach the ground in a very hot thermic part of the day. I always try and leave enough in the tank to be able to focus on the landing. For me that is the right decision. However, I have always wished that I didn’t have that need to be on the ground and flew on like some of my friends. I have now, after a lot of soul searching, realised that these are my flights and it is my life and I need to do what is right for me to enjoy this great sport. So I’m stepping back down to a B wing from my C and I’m going to focus on enjoying my flying rather than chasing goals that might have been obtainable when I was in my 30s but aren’t in my 60s - however hard I try. Thank you for this video, it has helped me to understand that I’m not alone in feeling this way and that my decision is the right one.
Why always more bar ? Isn't speed to fly the relevant thing to apply ? or is it just because the day is full on so you can expect +4 thermals everywhere so you just go full speed on all glides ?
@@alex-in-the-sky i think he’s referring to having to use full bar all day to keep up with me. I was on a D 2-liner and he on a C 2-liner. But your intuition is correct! Speed to fly and if you’re averaging more than 2.5m/s up, then its best to use most of the bar between climbs
@@AriintheAir thanks Ari!, wow somehow from the conversation I thought he was a much more novice pilot than someone who can handle a two liner! Impressive
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Love the topic, I find myself coring sink in the middle of the day to the ground often lol. I’ve had lots of long great talks with Ed as well about paragliding, such a great guy.
Both the format and content of this was excellent, well done! Thanks!
@@olamarvin happy to hear that you liked it! Thanks for watching and for the nice note
I have been exactly in Ed’s position in Spain. I’d had enough of being in the air and wanted to get down. It took me 20 minutes to reach the ground in a very hot thermic part of the day. I always try and leave enough in the tank to be able to focus on the landing. For me that is the right decision. However, I have always wished that I didn’t have that need to be on the ground and flew on like some of my friends.
I have now, after a lot of soul searching, realised that these are my flights and it is my life and I need to do what is right for me to enjoy this great sport. So I’m stepping back down to a B wing from my C and I’m going to focus on enjoying my flying rather than chasing goals that might have been obtainable when I was in my 30s but aren’t in my 60s - however hard I try.
Thank you for this video, it has helped me to understand that I’m not alone in feeling this way and that my decision is the right one.
Wow man, amazing reflection. Thank you so much for that. I'm so happy that this was so useful for you.
Why always more bar ? Isn't speed to fly the relevant thing to apply ? or is it just because the day is full on so you can expect +4 thermals everywhere so you just go full speed on all glides ?
@@alex-in-the-sky i think he’s referring to having to use full bar all day to keep up with me. I was on a D 2-liner and he on a C 2-liner. But your intuition is correct! Speed to fly and if you’re averaging more than 2.5m/s up, then its best to use most of the bar between climbs
@@AriintheAir thanks Ari!, wow somehow from the conversation I thought he was a much more novice pilot than someone who can handle a two liner! Impressive