Thanks for the upload today Ben. I had a shit day at work so getting to come home, lay back on the couch when a glass of wine and get some therapy from Dr Kellet is absolutely what I needed. Perfect timing
Cool to see you enjoying my home flying site. Seeing you ignoring and violating airspaces not so fun though😮. I wish you had taken those more seriously. Launch site at Weissenstein has been closed for paragliders several times in the past because of rules and airspace violations. We locals then need to invest a lot of effort to get it back open and reastablish the trust. So next time ask the locals and inform yourself before launch. Sorry for being the nagative guy here. I am loving your videos but I also love that flying site😅. Keep the cool stuff coming!
Hey mate, thanks for that, such a awesome place to fly! Just to clarify when I was flying I had access to all the current airspace restrictions and I didn't breach any airspace during the flight. I know how complex things can get in order to maintain flying sites and I would never want to jeopardize that. If you have any more concerns please just send me a private message! 🙌
@@BenjaminKellett🙂 Hey Ben, nice video, It's my home flying site too, so in enjoyed it! Just wondering what app/instrument you used for the airspace restrictions? Because the one in the one in the west (Les Eplatures) you touched, needs radio contact to get trough. And the one above Weissenstein in the end, you need to check by radio or phone if TMA Basel HX is active. In case you didn't this could get dangerous because there are the big airliners flying around... 😮 Keep safe! 😀
@@BenjaminKellett I'm with Daniel here, you might have had access to the current airspace status, you might have checked all the NOTAMs before flying, but your narration is very clear here - that you did not check and will just fly through it because others did. Which is especially bothering as you have set this task beforehand and not just happened to be there out of luck. I know it's much easier to not care, people come, have fun and go, but the locals stay and pay the price later. I bet you wouldn't like your local areas being closed thanks to some tourists.
Great video and flight. Thanks for advertising my home site, I live just under the Weissenstein and you made it look easy, which it is not always. Nice to see fellow Englishmen enjoying my backyard. Drop me a line if your heading this way again.
Hi Benjamin, it's Cédric @ SportsTrackLive. If you need to change color set to your profile it can be easily be done. Just let me know if you need help or have any request for the future (yes I'm a paraglider too while SportsTrackLive is not dedicated to this sport). Neat video!!
Man! What a great day out! Struggling at times but then you made it back. That feeling of being high when everything starts to glass off, the world laid out before you lit by the golden sunset, calm lift, the LZ in sight after a long day... if you could bottle that feeling you'd be a billionaire. One small request: seeing as how I'm a minor league pilot and a major league muppet, I struggle at times with working cloud streets. Your hyper lapse footage is very useful as I'm able to watch the clouds form and decay. However, what you often do, editing wise, is cut away just as you reach the end of a part of the street and I miss how you transition to the next part. Perhaps you could do a stand alone video sometime (similar to the "Getting Above the Cloud" one you did a while back) showing how you work the cloud streets in a bit more detail. Cheers.
Hey mate, another great vid. Just picked myself a brand new GT and cant wait. Can I ask how you have fitted the cam bracket, I have the vice grip but have no idea how people are connecting bars to the vice grip or camera? Any advice would be awesome. Thanks
Ah epic!! Such a class wing! 😎 I just clamp it to the carabiner then I have the “Insta 360 invisible selfie stick” that screw into a 1/4 thread onto the clamp. I’m going to make a video about it soon I promise!
I really like the XC Tracer, simple but effective, paired with flyskyhy it does the job and weighs next to nothing! I just have a selection of run of the mill power banks, nothing special. Mostly I take 2 x 10,000 mah but sometimes just one x 20,000 mah. It's enough for 2- 3 days of flying + filming.
Hey, you're not 'technically' talking to yourself in these... we're listening! Great vids as always. I noticed you're making a bit of an effort in explaining some of the PG jargon - any chance you'd make a bit of a show of your planning process and strategy in building your task of the day, terrain consids, etc? Something I'd like to learn more about. Either way, keep it up man, much appreciated!
Haha thanks mate! Yeah sure I’ll try to incorporate that into new videos!! Thanks for the suggestion! 🤓🙌
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Hi Benjamin! I love this video! I also make some paragliding videos from time to time... and seeing your production, I wonder a few things: do you continuously record the 7 hours of video with the 360 camera? How many GB are needed? On the other hand, the camera you wear on the helmet, in addition to connecting the microphone to it, do you also have it connected to a power bank? And where do you put the microphone? When you edit the videos, is it difficult to synchronize the 360 video with the helmet video (sound and image)? Sorry for so many questions... 🙂
Hey, so I use a 512gb micro sd card for the 360, that's enough for 11 hours of filming, the gopro I don't use a power bank. i just turn it on for 1 minute at a time and it lasts all day. I have the new white "enduro" battery for it. It's pretty straight forward to sync the audio on Premier Pro, couple of clicks.
Another fantastic XC flight, and extremely well shot/edited video! And I'm still mystified as to how you find such juicy thermals which take you up to 2000+ metres 😃 Maybe you have hawk eyes???
@@BenjaminKellett Hahaha 😂 That's a saying which fits our sport perfectly! I've also realised I need to expand the sites I'm visiting, if I'm going to rediscover the joy of XC from my days in Europe ☺️
As Always great video and great flying. Just servers as inspiration for my XC attempts. You make it look too easy I would say. One question if I may ask. That is the app you run on the phone to plan and execute the tasks? Cheers and keep doing you magic ✨
hey man, some questions: how much practice does it take to become a capable XC paraglider? and is it risky/impractical to make paragliding trips like this in more remote regions such as peru or the himalaya?
Hey mate! Bit of a difficult question to answer to be honest because it’s very subjective to the person. Some people take it up faster than others, some take more risk than others. Paragliding is super dependant on the weather so as long as the weather conditions are good and your ability to make sensible decisions regarding risk is good you can use it to access some pretty remote places that make it far more practical than walking for example.
Ah in NZ I do for sure, just because I could end up somewhere remote. If I’m not planning on a night out then in just take the essentials. In the Alps mostly didn’t bother because I always knew I should be able to get back to the van.
as nice as this video is, and the flight as well, I think saying out loud that you're not checking the airspaces or straight ignoring them, especially CTRs, is in a pretty bad teste. I can understand you don't agree with those airspaces being there, you simply don't care. But many flying areas have a very delicate arrangement with local authorities and some have been closed for paragliding exactly because of such attitude. So regardless of what you do in your flights, please at least keep such comments to yourself. You're flying well, you have 5k subscribers, so clearly many people look up to you as a mentor, please use it responsibly.
You are quickly becoming my favorite paragliding RUclipsr. Consistently great stories and productions!
Ah that’s awesome thanks very much mate! I’ll keep going! 😁
Thanks for the upload today Ben. I had a shit day at work so getting to come home, lay back on the couch when a glass of wine and get some therapy from Dr Kellet is absolutely what I needed. Perfect timing
Sounds awesome!! Thanks mate!
'He's worried about going in the cloud I guess, so I'll fly towards him...'! Classic line, really made me chuckle :)
My thought process was, it' must be going up really strong there... 🤷♂️🤣
Cool to see you enjoying my home flying site. Seeing you ignoring and violating airspaces not so fun though😮. I wish you had taken those more seriously. Launch site at Weissenstein has been closed for paragliders several times in the past because of rules and airspace violations. We locals then need to invest a lot of effort to get it back open and reastablish the trust. So next time ask the locals and inform yourself before launch. Sorry for being the nagative guy here. I am loving your videos but I also love that flying site😅. Keep the cool stuff coming!
Hey mate, thanks for that, such a awesome place to fly! Just to clarify when I was flying I had access to all the current airspace restrictions and I didn't breach any airspace during the flight. I know how complex things can get in order to maintain flying sites and I would never want to jeopardize that. If you have any more concerns please just send me a private message! 🙌
@@BenjaminKellett🙂
Hey Ben, nice video, It's my home flying site too, so in enjoyed it!
Just wondering what app/instrument you used for the airspace restrictions?
Because the one in the one in the west (Les Eplatures) you touched, needs radio contact to get trough.
And the one above Weissenstein in the end, you need to check by radio or phone if TMA Basel HX is active. In case you didn't this could get dangerous because there are the big airliners flying around... 😮
Keep safe! 😀
@@BenjaminKellett I'm with Daniel here, you might have had access to the current airspace status, you might have checked all the NOTAMs before flying, but your narration is very clear here - that you did not check and will just fly through it because others did. Which is especially bothering as you have set this task beforehand and not just happened to be there out of luck. I know it's much easier to not care, people come, have fun and go, but the locals stay and pay the price later. I bet you wouldn't like your local areas being closed thanks to some tourists.
Great production, nice story pleasing to watch! Can't wait for winter to be over!
Cheers!! Summer just starting here in NZ 😎
masterclass!!! Never give up !!!!
Thanks for sharing!!!!
Ahhh very kind! Thanks very much!! 😁
@@BenjaminKellett your biv videos and all technical skills are a huge source of our improvement.... keep going!!!
@@Hemersonr thanks mate will do!!
You’re nailing it Ben. Great job of flying filming and having heaps of fun. Smiles are the biggest clue of achievement in parapente
Awesome thanks mate!!
That was very informative. Thank you very much. I hadn't heard of the term cloud street, but id seen people do it.
Thank you!! Yeah cloud streets, highways in the sky 😎
awesome stuff Ben, come check it out in South Africa some time!
Awesome thanks mate!! I’d love to one day!
Graphics at 7:10 are a bit fancy. You're all professional and stuff now!
Hahahah I try 😂
Great video and flight. Thanks for advertising my home site, I live just under the Weissenstein and you made it look easy, which it is not always. Nice to see fellow Englishmen enjoying my backyard. Drop me a line if your heading this way again.
Legend thanks mate! What a place to live! I loved the flying there, hoping to get some days there next season!
Great Video Benjamin love it !
Thanks for sharing !
best regards from south Germany 👍
Thanks mate!!
Great video Ben. I've committed to a Europe trip next year so hopefully I can have some similar experiences. Good job mate.
Amazing!! Thanks!
Hi Benjamin, it's Cédric @ SportsTrackLive. If you need to change color set to your profile it can be easily be done. Just let me know if you need help or have any request for the future (yes I'm a paraglider too while SportsTrackLive is not dedicated to this sport). Neat video!!
Awesome, thanks very much!! Yeah I’m enjoying using it, need to play around with it more!
Thanks for this great video dude!! Keep it up!
Thanks heaps! Will do!! 😎
brilliant video, love all your content. keep it coming.
Thanks very much! 😁
Really cool video, thanks for sharing!
Great video Ben. Keep’em coming 👊🏼
Thanks! Will do!! 🙂
Man! What a great day out! Struggling at times but then you made it back. That feeling of being high when everything starts to glass off, the world laid out before you lit by the golden sunset, calm lift, the LZ in sight after a long day... if you could bottle that feeling you'd be a billionaire.
One small request: seeing as how I'm a minor league pilot and a major league muppet, I struggle at times with working cloud streets. Your hyper lapse footage is very useful as I'm able to watch the clouds form and decay. However, what you often do, editing wise, is cut away just as you reach the end of a part of the street and I miss how you transition to the next part.
Perhaps you could do a stand alone video sometime (similar to the "Getting Above the Cloud" one you did a while back) showing how you work the cloud streets in a bit more detail.
Cheers.
Awesome thanks mate, Yeah sure that's a super good Idea actually!
Only ever see the Sun Simulator in your videos with it's obvious hexagonal shape and bluish light🤒
duck ye, ill subscribe to this level of production! keep the vids comming
Would you mind taking us through your flyskyhy instrument elements? Thank you
I'll put it on the list!
Nice flight, god cloud street, amazing views!
Thanks mate!!
Hey mate, another great vid. Just picked myself a brand new GT and cant wait. Can I ask how you have fitted the cam bracket, I have the vice grip but have no idea how people are connecting bars to the vice grip or camera? Any advice would be awesome. Thanks
Ah epic!! Such a class wing! 😎 I just clamp it to the carabiner then I have the “Insta 360 invisible selfie stick” that screw into a 1/4 thread onto the clamp. I’m going to make a video about it soon I promise!
Awesomeness bro..👍👍
Cheers!! 🙌
Godlike, as usual! :)
😎🙌
hej nice Video! What programm do you use for those nice 3d maps animation? for example 0:03 - 0:10 ?
It’s google earth studio
And after effects
Enjoying your videos Ben. What kind of camera are you using? It's really effective.
Thanks! I use an Insta 360 one R, GoPro Hero 9 (in this one but I have the 11 now) and the iPhone 11 Pro
Excellent!
Love your content bro, I’m surprised you don’t run a expensive flight instrument.. What battery bank do you use to keep the iPhone charged?
I really like the XC Tracer, simple but effective, paired with flyskyhy it does the job and weighs next to nothing! I just have a selection of run of the mill power banks, nothing special. Mostly I take 2 x 10,000 mah but sometimes just one x 20,000 mah. It's enough for 2- 3 days of flying + filming.
Hey, you're not 'technically' talking to yourself in these... we're listening! Great vids as always. I noticed you're making a bit of an effort in explaining some of the PG jargon - any chance you'd make a bit of a show of your planning process and strategy in building your task of the day, terrain consids, etc? Something I'd like to learn more about. Either way, keep it up man, much appreciated!
Haha thanks mate! Yeah sure I’ll try to incorporate that into new videos!! Thanks for the suggestion! 🤓🙌
Hi Benjamin! I love this video! I also make some paragliding videos from time to time... and seeing your production, I wonder a few things: do you continuously record the 7 hours of video with the 360 camera? How many GB are needed? On the other hand, the camera you wear on the helmet, in addition to connecting the microphone to it, do you also have it connected to a power bank? And where do you put the microphone? When you edit the videos, is it difficult to synchronize the 360 video with the helmet video (sound and image)? Sorry for so many questions... 🙂
Hey, so I use a 512gb micro sd card for the 360, that's enough for 11 hours of filming, the gopro I don't use a power bank. i just turn it on for 1 minute at a time and it lasts all day. I have the new white "enduro" battery for it. It's pretty straight forward to sync the audio on Premier Pro, couple of clicks.
@@BenjaminKellett Thank you very much!
What apps are you using on your iPhone? And how do you mount it to your flight deck?? Thanks and great videos! 🤙🏻
It’s FlySkyHy and I just have Velcro on the back of my phone case 🤓
How do you make the map animations? With the 3D Names in it
It’s google earth studio and after affects
@@BenjaminKellett cool thanks
Greetings, which application are you using on your cell phone? Your flight record? Thank you
It’s FlySkyHy, it’s only available on iPhone
These intro-landscape-sweeps are awesome as the rest of your edit is! What are you using for the sweep?
Thanks very much! It’s Google Earth Studio
Another fantastic XC flight, and extremely well shot/edited video!
And I'm still mystified as to how you find such juicy thermals which take you up to 2000+ metres 😃
Maybe you have hawk eyes???
Thanks mate! There’s a saying that goes: If you walk around in the forest blindfolded, eventually you will walk into a tree. 😂
@@BenjaminKellett Hahaha 😂 That's a saying which fits our sport perfectly! I've also realised I need to expand the sites I'm visiting, if I'm going to rediscover the joy of XC from my days in Europe ☺️
What do you think about 5500+ meters??.... Its real thrill
Coming back to NZ Ben.??
Yeah been back in NZ since September! The flying has been good (if you discount the last few weeks 😅)
As Always great video and great flying. Just servers as inspiration for my XC attempts. You make it look too easy I would say.
One question if I may ask. That is the app you run on the phone to plan and execute the tasks?
Cheers and keep doing you magic ✨
Ahh thanks very much mate! It’s FkySkyHy I use dying the flight and to create the task!
@@BenjaminKellett thanks for the quick answer. Looking forward to follow your next adventure. Until then! Cheers!
Was Basel TMA T3 Sector not active on that day?
Exactly
@@BenjaminKellett Lucky you! That’s unfortunately quite rare nowadays!
hey man, some questions:
how much practice does it take to become a capable XC paraglider?
and is it risky/impractical to make paragliding trips like this in more remote regions such as peru or the himalaya?
Hey mate! Bit of a difficult question to answer to be honest because it’s very subjective to the person. Some people take it up faster than others, some take more risk than others. Paragliding is super dependant on the weather so as long as the weather conditions are good and your ability to make sensible decisions regarding risk is good you can use it to access some pretty remote places that make it far more practical than walking for example.
Hey Ben,
Quick question: On your out and back trips like this (either alps or NZ), do you always pack your vol biv kit just in case?
Ah in NZ I do for sure, just because I could end up somewhere remote. If I’m not planning on a night out then in just take the essentials. In the Alps mostly didn’t bother because I always knew I should be able to get back to the van.
as nice as this video is, and the flight as well, I think saying out loud that you're not checking the airspaces or straight ignoring them, especially CTRs, is in a pretty bad teste. I can understand you don't agree with those airspaces being there, you simply don't care. But many flying areas have a very delicate arrangement with local authorities and some have been closed for paragliding exactly because of such attitude. So regardless of what you do in your flights, please at least keep such comments to yourself. You're flying well, you have 5k subscribers, so clearly many people look up to you as a mentor, please use it responsibly.
I DONT CARE IF ITS NOT THE RIGHT THING BUT I WOULD BE GETTING LIT IN FLIGHT
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1100 views and only 108 likes? What's not to like?
Maybe need a bikini thumbnail like the click bait RUclipsrs?
Hahah yeah maybe that’d work! 😂
😂 Guess you know you also break the rules on each videos by climbing to cloud base… Yeah I know everybody does.
Great post prod and flights.