Sophie Fisher why do you think so? The instructor did the final check. If he sees something wrong he has to abort your start. I would give him the benefit of doubt until proven otherwise.
I think he was referring to his tone... No reason be berate a pupil that's already lying in the dirt and even apologized, even though he had no reason to...
If you were the instructor and knew your reputation and students lives are on the line, I'ts NOT the best time to blow smoke up a students ass. FK that shit! You NEED to be bitches at. Being nice sounds like it's not that important. Being an Army Drill Instructor is who I want for a trainer. There's a reason for this conduct and it IS warranted. I don't like being talked down to more than most people, ANS I've been reprimanded in my training. I'm glad for it! It shows the instructor cares. PERIOD!!!!!!! If he didn't, he would just say,, Nice try.
THAT. WAS. FANTASTIC! Thank you so much for showing the jumpy launch! I'm going to take paragliding lessons this spring. It was so good to see a beginner flight. You're landing approach was very nice. Congratulations!
Dude that was awesome. It makes me sad that the first thing you said after landing was "I screwed up my launch". Oh yeah? Then what happened?? Did you FLY?? Those instructors should find another line of work. How about some encouragement for your students instead of impatient snapping? Nice job, man.
yeah unfortunately this field has a lot of high school drop outs who used to work minimum wage jobs teaching people how to fly, alk the while pretending to be an expert in aviation. Hence you get the attitude of a teenager from those who teach. Most of them dont know any more than you, since they've been poor students their entire life, they are lazy at learning and lack comprehension. just learn the basics, and then figure out the rest on your own through books and videos.
Watching this now, I can happily say that the instructor in question has become waaaaay better. I remember those days though. I learned the same year but with a different instructor.
Congratulations. What an awesome flight. I liked the way you lost height at the end of the flight and landed close to the wind sock, brilliant!! Thank you for sharing.
Love it. You’re stumble at the beginning is very common so don’t sweat it at all. The instructor was thinking “launch” and you were still listening to him rather than committed to GO. So you hesitate and get a collapse. Happened to me on a test run with a new motor on my back. I was told to inflate and go and when I got to the edge I got additional instructions that made me lose my train of thought and it was a half baked launch attempt ending in a tumble. That’s when I realized, YOU decide when to go, abort, pause and go, etc. Every new paraglider pilot gets to a point when they understand that they are Pilot in Command. It’s a great ride after that!
It's funny seeing this years later. My view of the instructor has totally changed from when I first saw this video. If you jump, you are doing it wrong. The instructor is not there to make you feel good. He's there to help you learn to fly safely. I hope you are still flying and enjoying . (>*
Ah brilliant. Loved it. Keep on flying, ace. A wonderful place for the first flight, too. That early hiccup? we all do it once or twice I guess. I was very eager to sit as soon as I felt the wing inflated and landed hard on my butt (harness' butt ?!?!?!) the first few times. Afterwards you feel hey man, it was soooo simple! Truly an adventure.
@@garrykennedy5484 you learn to counter collapses and generally as long as you make good decisions you shouldn't have a collapse. Plus, always have a reserve. imo paragliding is a much better experience with the ability to XC etc.
@@Fastie XC records are way further in HG than PG. Weather conditions can change on you unexpectedly and a HG can handle a lot more conditions far better than a PG. My brother and I studied all the statistics for both and decided on HG because of the safety margins. I wish it were the other way around because it's so much easier to transport, setup, break down, and store a PG, but safety and the ability to handle different weather conditions won us over hands down. You are correct that good decisions are important. Mostly as to what conditions one chooses to fly in. But I've seen too many videos where conditions changed causing collapses and I didn't care for that. Good decisions are important in both sports. I may give PG a try as well, but will be more than extra choosy about the conditions.
That first attempt was not as disastrous as mine. I tried to jump into the seat over the brushes to the left and tumbled down the hill @$$ over breakfast! That second launch was bang on. No better teacher than experience. First landing on your feet! Nice!
I just had my first flight off a little 50 ft. high bunny hill and I was nervous/ terrified and apprehensive. I did a slight momentary pause before nervously committing and the glider almost overflew me but I decided to commit and just kept running and I took off flying down the hill. It was the last part of the day, the wind was just right and it was a spur on the moment thing so it was my only flight today. I don't think there's any way I could have went from that height on my first try. I'm still nervous thinking about 7 more flights from the bunny hill before the instructor feels confident on sending me from the 750 ft launch. I'm just left wondering how your wing stayed in the air hauling those balls of steel down the mountain.
Ok. Congrats on your 1st flight. But I would have serious reservations on using any school that lets you wear crappy trainers and no gloves? Such a short take off too which maybe needed reverse launch? Either way, well done bud lovely top to bottom and nice landing 🤘
My first launch was a disaster. The instructor's assistant who supervised the launch was traumatized after watching me. He made one mistake I made two. Flew the next day and all went well.
looks like a magnificient flight for a beginner! did you only weight-shift to stear? looks like it.. also i didnt think your instructor was too bad.. the one i had here in norway was a bit harder..
wow.. loved your video. . and it was a wonderful first flight. . I might go for mine next week but. .. without an instructor 😓.. my only instructor is RUclips and some videos. . wish me luck
Having just gotten interested in paragliding, and not flown yet, I’ve watched a ton of training videos. It seems like the first thing to learn is good ground handling skills, and then how to launch. This looks more like “run and pray” technique. If they didn’t spend a couple of hours training you how to launch, I wouldn’t sweat the first attempt. Agree with other comments that the instructor is a jerk and should find another line of work. Way to nail a sweet first flight! I can’t wait to start training and flying!!
Just for recommend, you should keep the risers(A) from rapids. You should take them inside of your hands. its safer. Radis shape is triangle and you can leave them so easly. its safer my friend :)
Dunno what you were thinking but I was thinking something along the lines of Jesus tap-dancing Christ! That first attempt got my blood pumping and I sitting down watching ur vid lol
how large is your kite? it looks small. may i know the size? But dude, you shouldve turn around and make it interesting! but anyway, congrats on your first flight! i remembered mine.
awesome........thankyou for the info, im in the middle of deciding with motor or without....with the winds here in Colorado, I think without motor. Thankyou.
ok, I will...im going to start the basics class they have here. like you said, it will give me a clue into the sport. There is a lot of paragliders that fly around here, and land in state parks, so resources shouldn't be that hard. One pilot launched at Pikes Peak 14,000 and landed in Colorado springs GOG park the other day, that would be awesome.
ohh awesome, deans vid clips what if you flew a skydiver 6,000 feet up , then he released, let me ask.........is this do-able.? I watched a similar video like this. what is your take on this ??
Not a very patient instructor. He should have just laughed with you and shown you what you did wrong and encourage you. Not mimic and embarrass you. I would have been very discouraged. Good for you for sticking with it
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Awesome!! On my first paragliding flight, my radio got switched so I had no instructions from the instructor >.<
Haha!
Don't worry about your first launch, your instructor was just being an arse for no reason. Looks like you had a great flight! :D
Sophie Fisher why do you think so? The instructor did the final check. If he sees something wrong he has to abort your start. I would give him the benefit of doubt until proven otherwise.
I think he was referring to his tone... No reason be berate a pupil that's already lying in the dirt and even apologized, even though he had no reason to...
I got the feeling he's just being expressive, not necesarily angry or anything...
I agree...he needs to chill!
If you were the instructor and knew your reputation and students lives are on the line, I'ts NOT the best time to blow smoke up a students ass. FK that shit! You NEED to be bitches at. Being nice sounds like it's not that important. Being an Army Drill Instructor is who I want for a trainer. There's a reason for this conduct and it IS warranted. I don't like being talked down to more than most people, ANS I've been reprimanded in my training. I'm glad for it! It shows the instructor cares. PERIOD!!!!!!! If he didn't, he would just say,, Nice try.
THAT. WAS. FANTASTIC! Thank you so much for showing the jumpy launch! I'm going to take paragliding lessons this spring. It was so good to see a beginner flight. You're landing approach was very nice. Congratulations!
Dude that was awesome. It makes me sad that the first thing you said after landing was "I screwed up my launch". Oh yeah? Then what happened?? Did you FLY?? Those instructors should find another line of work. How about some encouragement for your students instead of impatient snapping?
Nice job, man.
yeah unfortunately this field has a lot of high school drop outs who used to work minimum wage jobs teaching people how to fly, alk the while pretending to be an expert in aviation. Hence you get the attitude of a teenager from those who teach. Most of them dont know any more than you, since they've been poor students their entire life, they are lazy at learning and lack comprehension. just learn the basics, and then figure out the rest on your own through books and videos.
Nice long first flight... I ate a whole bag of popcorn before you landed!
That's one hell of a bunny hill ;)
I remember my first flight. Was a mix of terror and pure joy. Hard to explain. The terror subsided after my 5th flight. ;)
Watching this now, I can happily say that the instructor in question has become waaaaay better. I remember those days though. I learned the same year but with a different instructor.
Nice video. In my first flight I was scared, but was one of the best moment of my life
Beautiful. I am a novice HG pilot. Had my first three cliff launches a few days ago. Both amazing sports. Keep flying!!
Are you?
Indeed! :)
@@aliciagarrison2033 can you make any video? Because i would like tk be a pilot for hg or paragliders but i dont know!
Congratulations. What an awesome flight. I liked the way you lost height at the end of the flight and landed close to the wind sock, brilliant!! Thank you for sharing.
Love it. You’re stumble at the beginning is very common so don’t sweat it at all. The instructor was thinking “launch” and you were still listening to him rather than committed to GO. So you hesitate and get a collapse. Happened to me on a test run with a new motor on my back. I was told to inflate and go and when I got to the edge I got additional instructions that made me lose my train of thought and it was a half baked launch attempt ending in a tumble. That’s when I realized, YOU decide when to go, abort, pause and go, etc. Every new paraglider pilot gets to a point when they understand that they are Pilot in Command. It’s a great ride after that!
Great flight! Grumpy instructor.... Love your enthusiasm. Thanks for sharing...
There's nothing like that first big solo flight ^^
That was totally awesome. Makes me want to try. Use to do the hang gliding thing for years.
It's funny seeing this years later. My view of the instructor has totally changed from when I first saw this video. If you jump, you are doing it wrong.
The instructor is not there to make you feel good. He's there to help you learn to fly safely.
I hope you are still flying and enjoying . (>*
Nicely done, man. I am doing my course this July ;-)
Ah brilliant. Loved it. Keep on flying, ace. A wonderful place for the first flight, too. That early hiccup? we all do it once or twice I guess. I was very eager to sit as soon as I felt the wing inflated and landed hard on my butt (harness' butt ?!?!?!) the first few times. Afterwards you feel hey man, it was soooo simple! Truly an adventure.
Nice landing, that first big flight always leavesand big smile, I'll never forget mine.
That was fantastic. Thanks for sharing, I've got to do this.
Thankyou watching this video inspired me to get my CP done which I now have! great video :D
That first flight is THE BEST ever !!! congratulations !!
Awesome. Thanks for sharing. Good job. Takes guts.
the beginning is always the best :-) nice videooo
Scary isn't it!
good job, good flying. :-)
Well Eric... bloody amazing for your first flight. I hope you look back and realise you still did well....and 90% of it was weight shift steering..
Nice flight! I got most of my gear to fly this year. Just need a reserve.
Very well done! I'm looking at taking this up before I get too old, great video :-)
nice
+jamesdivall64 I took paragliding at 54 and luv every minut of it!
Look into hang gliding. Your wing won't collapse.
@@garrykennedy5484 you learn to counter collapses and generally as long as you make good decisions you shouldn't have a collapse. Plus, always have a reserve. imo paragliding is a much better experience with the ability to XC etc.
@@Fastie XC records are way further in HG than PG. Weather conditions can change on you unexpectedly and a HG can handle a lot more conditions far better than a PG. My brother and I studied all the statistics for both and decided on HG because of the safety margins. I wish it were the other way around because it's so much easier to transport, setup, break down, and store a PG, but safety and the ability to handle different weather conditions won us over hands down. You are correct that good decisions are important. Mostly as to what conditions one chooses to fly in. But I've seen too many videos where conditions changed causing collapses and I didn't care for that. Good decisions are important in both sports. I may give PG a try as well, but will be more than extra choosy about the conditions.
Nice Flight, great Landscape... where is it?
Great Landing, btw.
instructor not so encouraging :(
Yeah he was also trampling all over his lines while laying it out too! 😬
That first free flight feels good doesn't it? Good job on the landing ;0)
that was AWESOME what an inspiration that vlog made my day bro
Congrats!! You did great buddy! You were so excited an all ...btw I didn't know Ramsey Gordan became a PG instructor
That first attempt was not as disastrous as mine. I tried to jump into the seat over the brushes to the left and tumbled down the hill @$$ over breakfast!
That second launch was bang on. No better teacher than experience.
First landing on your feet! Nice!
Nice vid and excellent landing.
Great job. Great vid. Thanks for uploading.
Seems to be wonderful place.
great job pilot. Rock on
I just had my first flight off a little 50 ft. high bunny hill and I was nervous/ terrified and apprehensive. I did a slight momentary pause before nervously committing and the glider almost overflew me but I decided to commit and just kept running and I took off flying down the hill. It was the last part of the day, the wind was just right and it was a spur on the moment thing so it was my only flight today. I don't think there's any way I could have went from that height on my first try. I'm still nervous thinking about 7 more flights from the bunny hill before the instructor feels confident on sending me from the 750 ft launch. I'm just left wondering how your wing stayed in the air hauling those balls of steel down the mountain.
Awesome, was excited for you !
epic first start there.
Great job.
Im doing a tandem soon, does it tickle in the stomach? Do you like feel it go down?
Ok. Congrats on your 1st flight. But I would have serious reservations on using any school that lets you wear crappy trainers and no gloves? Such a short take off too which maybe needed reverse launch? Either way, well done bud lovely top to bottom and nice landing 🤘
Oh my god jim is funny he has a big hart he care his students . 😄😄😄👍👍👍
My first launch was a disaster. The instructor's assistant who supervised the launch was traumatized after watching me. He made one mistake I made two. Flew the next day and all went well.
looks like a magnificient flight for a beginner! did you only weight-shift to stear? looks like it.. also i didnt think your instructor was too bad.. the one i had here in norway was a bit harder..
Birds do the same thing. Its un-natural until it just happens. I have 14000 hours of flying. Great job. Now I need to learn.
NICE LANDING!
wow.. loved your video. . and it was a wonderful first flight. . I might go for mine next week but. .. without an instructor 😓.. my only instructor is RUclips and some videos. . wish me luck
You still alive dawg?
Having just gotten interested in paragliding, and not flown yet, I’ve watched a ton of training videos. It seems like the first thing to learn is good ground handling skills, and then how to launch. This looks more like “run and pray” technique. If they didn’t spend a couple of hours training you how to launch, I wouldn’t sweat the first attempt. Agree with other comments that the instructor is a jerk and should find another line of work. Way to nail a sweet first flight! I can’t wait to start training and flying!!
Thanks for sharing.
beautiful place ...where is it ??
How many hours you got in now Paragliding?
Where are you flying? This looks like a nice site.
Just for recommend, you should keep the risers(A) from rapids. You should take them inside of your hands. its safer.
Radis shape is triangle and you can leave them so easly. its safer my friend :)
Thanks...I was scared before...but after watching this...I feel confident now :)
My first flight was when i was 7yo it was aided by an umbrella, it lasted 2secs and was from our rooftop punctuated by a long “oooooowwww!”
Haha me too about the same age, cost me a kick up the ass. Not for jumping off the shed roof but for breaking Dads fishing umbrella!
Inspiring
Where is this mountain located?
What part of the country was this?
Turn right (turns left) no your right 😂😂
Dudes not ready to go solo just yet. 😬
Dunno what you were thinking but I was thinking something along the lines of Jesus tap-dancing Christ! That first attempt got my blood pumping and I sitting down watching ur vid lol
Excellent video, very informative. Thanks for posting it. Are you supposed to check your chute for proper inflation before you take off?
+geneland I believe one of the instructors was checking for him then instructing him whether he was good to go or not
was this outside of Harrison Hot Springs .
Run Forest Run....
how large is your kite? it looks small. may i know the size? But dude, you shouldve turn around and make it interesting! but anyway, congrats on your first flight! i remembered mine.
Which State/Country is this in? Looks nice!
..But the wind sock is showing wind behind you, no wonder the wing overtook you arr! Is this in BC? Looks familiar
Awesome, thanks for sharing I am meeting a guy next week about lessons after doing a tandem flight at Torrey Pines, CA. I live in NC. Where is this?
Look into hang gliding. Your wing won't collapse.
well done ,
Where was this place??
which location is this?
you got balls man
You did your flight on my birthday
Great!)
It the canopy control of a the chute similar to that of a normal parachute?
Bart Broekhoff Paragliders have a slower decent rate and are more controllable
that looks very familiar? Fraser River?
how long did it take you from the point of deciding you want to try it to this point?
Took me 30 seconds 😂
I wanna do that 😱
Who was your instructor?
nice one:)
Where was this?
No ground handling training? Honestly that was your first day??
Where is this?!
Buy yourself a pair of Crispi Boots. Great for hard landings !
Sweet
Same with my first flight but mine worse because I did the launch good but everything after that was wrong and I was lucky!
Still flying?
Wonderful feeling isn't it?
Where is this
A lot of people forget to let go of the A's a time or two.
is it true you can keep climbing altitude, without the paramotor, and if so........what has to happen to climb and stay up
awesome........thankyou for the info, im in the middle of deciding with motor or without....with the winds here in Colorado, I think without motor. Thankyou.
ok, I will...im going to start the basics class they have here. like you said, it will give me a clue into the sport. There is a lot of paragliders that fly around here, and land in state parks, so resources shouldn't be that hard. One pilot launched at Pikes Peak 14,000 and landed in Colorado springs GOG park the other day, that would be awesome.
yeah it is...ok I will let you know...it may be the end of the year before I do the class.
ohh awesome, deans vid clips what if you flew a skydiver 6,000 feet up , then he released, let me ask.........is this do-able.? I watched a similar video like this. what is your take on this ??
hmmmm, ok I see.
Was the instructor drunk?
@DanielSanSensei It's British Columbia, Canada
Dude that was a long foofie
Not a very patient instructor. He should have just laughed with you and shown you what you did wrong and encourage you. Not mimic and embarrass you. I would have been very discouraged. Good for you for sticking with it
Yep agassiz bc is where i live :)
wow