Thanks for the upload. Just some constructive criticism though. Don't add any effects to the video. The more clearly we can see the beginning scenes on the beach, the more enjoyable they would be to watch. I personally enjoy hanglide vids with no music as well. Cool vid tho!
Hi Gerry: Just a small bit of advice. Move your hands further up your down tubes, when you flare. You will get better flare authority and control. i hope this helps.
Thanks very much for the comment and advice which is much appreciated. Indeed i am now practicing the higher up hand position on flaring with better results. Hope to post more vids soon and please comment again regard from South Africa :)
Lol! Indeed a great joirney as a "power puff" aka paraglider pilot. Almost want to mention that mayme just maybe ive been flying the wrong wing for 20 years.... I really enjoyed the journey to learn to hang glide and hope more flights to come. Just a pitty im not 23.... Turned 47 recently but keen to give it a bash.
Did you try hanggliding yet? I am going to do a refresher course in the Wilderness. It's an amazing sport and coming from your windsurfing background, you'll love it.
Nice videos. Are you still hang gliding? What are big differences between paragliding and hang gliding? Would be awesome to see more hanggliding videos :) Thanks.
Hi Maverick. Thanks for your comment. Yes I'm still hang gliding but battling to setup my harness so its been a while since my last flight. I suppose one can almost write a book about the differences but for me major differences are: Obviously setup times differ hugely and hg not so much worried about wind strength as wind direction with take off and landing where pg not worried too much about direction if side on. In hg things happen a bit faster of course which is a huge factor for flying cross country with regards to landing options with a hg. The ability to fly three axis control in a hg with pitch and speed control in a hg is very rewarding versus a pg. Landing with a hg is of course an art that takes lots of time and Downtubes to master where as with a pg its quite easy. of course the inevitable question is: Which is more dangerous? I would say its not a straight forward answer and it has to be categorized into take off (hg more dangerous in my opinion), flight (pg i would say due to risk of collapse in thermic conditions), landing (hg for sure). Also found hg a bit more difficult to learn to fly. Lastly: I would say hg is much more physical and its important to be fit where as pg not so important. Hope this answers your question. And yes: i hope to make more hg videos once i'm more competent. Intend to only fly my local coastal sites initially. Thanks for interest. Im sure I saw quite a few of your nice videos also. Regards from South Africa.
Surprised you find launching safer in a PG, I am always sketched out when I see PG lifted into the air and dropped back down when trying to launch. Haven't flown a pg myself though....yet.
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Thanks for the upload. Just some constructive criticism though. Don't add any effects to the video. The more clearly we can see the beginning scenes on the beach, the more enjoyable they would be to watch. I personally enjoy hanglide vids with no music as well. Cool vid tho!
Hi Gerry: Just a small bit of advice. Move your hands further up your down tubes, when you flare. You will get better flare authority and control. i hope this helps.
Thanks very much for the comment and advice which is much appreciated. Indeed i am now practicing the higher up hand position on flaring with better results. Hope to post more vids soon and please comment again regard from South Africa :)
Nice one, I wish you can still fly these days,:)
Thank you very much for posting...it is a great video!
Lol! Indeed a great joirney as a "power puff" aka paraglider pilot. Almost want to mention that mayme just maybe ive been flying the wrong wing for 20 years.... I really enjoyed the journey to learn to hang glide and hope more flights to come. Just a pitty im not 23.... Turned 47 recently but keen to give it a bash.
Nice landing.
This looks awesome. Totally different, but after windsurfing for 15 years I am looking for a new challenge,
Did you try hanggliding yet? I am going to do a refresher course in the Wilderness. It's an amazing sport and coming from your windsurfing background, you'll love it.
Very very nice Gerry
Nice videos. Are you still hang gliding? What are big differences between paragliding and hang gliding? Would be awesome to see more hanggliding videos :) Thanks.
Hi Maverick. Thanks for your comment. Yes I'm still hang gliding but battling to setup my harness so its been a while since my last flight. I suppose one can almost write a book about the differences but for me major differences are: Obviously setup times differ hugely and hg not so much worried about wind strength as wind direction with take off and landing where pg not worried too much about direction if side on. In hg things happen a bit faster of course which is a huge factor for flying cross country with regards to landing options with a hg. The ability to fly three axis control in a hg with pitch and speed control in a hg is very rewarding versus a pg. Landing with a hg is of course an art that takes lots of time and Downtubes to master where as with a pg its quite easy. of course the inevitable question is: Which is more dangerous? I would say its not a straight forward answer and it has to be categorized into take off (hg more dangerous in my opinion), flight (pg i would say due to risk of collapse in thermic conditions), landing (hg for sure). Also found hg a bit more difficult to learn to fly. Lastly: I would say hg is much more physical and its important to be fit where as pg not so important. Hope this answers your question.
And yes: i hope to make more hg videos once i'm more competent. Intend to only fly my local coastal sites initially. Thanks for interest. Im sure I saw quite a few of your nice videos also. Regards from South Africa.
Surprised you find launching safer in a PG, I am always sketched out when I see PG lifted into the air and dropped back down when trying to launch. Haven't flown a pg myself though....yet.
the dog at 3:59 lmao
Nice! Where do you buy hang gliding equipment and do training in SA?
In the Wilderness there is a hanggliding instructor(Johan) who does courses and also in Cape Town
That's how we land hang gliders.