Paramotor Flight Lesson VLOG: Fear of Landing (Ground Rush)
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- Опубликовано: 24 сен 2023
- Better is the enemy of "good enough". My student taught me this quote, and it has really stuck with me. When learning how to fly paramotors, there are many new sensations. As an instructor, I want students to know that getting something exactly the way you want it is unlikely to happen, especially early on in flying. For example, with a landing, students shouldn't concern themselves with being exact in where they touch down; There is too much going on. We practice in a wide open space, so let's simply focus on getting down smoothly and flaring when you're just a few feet above the ground.
On landing, access the situation:
1) are you heading in a safe direction?
YES: Cool! Keep on gliding down.
NO: Change your heading with a gentle brake input.
The problem is that students often think, "I'm headed in a safe direction, but I could go in an even better direction."
NO!!!! Stop. Better is the enemy of "good enough". The glider was level, free of oscillations, and heading to an open area away from any obstacles. Simply focus on having a safe heading, floating down, and flaring just before you land.
I like that LZ. I truly enjoyed my training with the Best PPG school in the country. WEST TEXAS PARAMOTOR!
Great video and great instructing!
I had an old RAF flying instructor that once said to me ( insert very RAF voice and handlebar mustache) "Giles, aeroplanes are designed to fly themselves, we just interfere with them".
Cool story...providing your name is Giles :)
@@FTroop37F then it is a cool story😁.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 :)
My Dad was in the RAF
When I grow up I want to land like Josh.
good content el chuco.
It is much harder to launch in El Paso with that nil / light and variable stuff going on. Good work sticking to it!
I did the same on my first couple landings. For some reason I was feeling the glider rock one way and would over compensate too late to try to turn it back, by then i was landing with one toggle way further down than the other. I was more than likely also looking down and not fwd. great clips though. I could feel the mosquitoes from here!
I have done some stupid things over the years and going "hands up" has been the most reliable skill when I feel overwhelmed.
Hands up till flare, can get you pretty far.
Yeah, I was waiting for the call 'hands up' when I watched this
that wing looks like a pain in the ass for forward zero wind launch. You may need to full-on superman those A's in order for it to not fall backwards half way through the run
I am a beginner with a Magic Motor. Never have an issue. Just sprint the first few steps and then get on the power. I think Josh was relying on the wing to come up without running quite fast enough.
I bet he will do just fine. There’s a lot going on when you first learn to do this
Is that the field from two years ago that you cleared out all of the irrigation sprinkler heads? If not, what became of that? Concerning ground rush, I recommend newbies stand up at their computer and watch this video, mimicking the flare when she does. They are much higher speed, but the ground rush is what you want the student to overcome, so this is helpful for them to see how something so fast can become a short few steps. ruclips.net/video/kQtWPhyf19Y/видео.htmlsi=s5zkVMKhB0Q0h48_
If only that SENA was as inexpensive (vs cheap) of a Baofeng.
Has anyone told you that you look just like Anthony Vella?
Imposter!
If Anthony Vella has a brother...
right iam an experienced paramotor pilot. now this student getting ready for a forward take off? Where's the wind sock? the student should do his own preflight checks and no one else otherwise he's not ready for flying . the instructor is there via radio. and he also has eyes on the student. ok in nearly nil wind forward launches. the student depending on brand of winf could of powered prop to angle wind over and above the wing to enhance take off but the student is only as good as the instructor taught him what to do. hmmm. I am not impressed. get a better instructor. he landed. he's ok paramotor ok. live and learn a bit like life.
Student does the checks. I double check. Wind sock doesn’t move at all in nil wind. We’ve discussed powered forwards, but as you know, that puts stress on the hoop and can cause flex toward propeller. If the student is only as good as the instructor, then there’s a chance he could be the greatest Paramotor pilot in the world (once I quit flying). Lol
Hahahaha. This comment didn’t disappoint your Father.
@@chamales3 THATS WHY I COMMENTED HA. LOL
@@TONYPARAMOTOR No.