This video is aimed at paraglider pilots visiting Ölüdeniz, Turkey to fly Babadağ mountain and who wish to explore thermic flying there.
It is not a video that explains how to fly in thermic conditions but rather, gives information on possible thermic hot spots that may be encountered.
The video is particularly relevant to those pilots new to Babadağ who have thermalling experience and want exploration ideas.
The video follows the events of a single trip in April/May 2022 where the conditions were not initially favourable to thermic flying but improved as the trip went on.
I include launching and flying sequences so that pilots have a general overview of the conditions. I also include tracklogs of some of the flights and these are important in determining where the thermal triggers may appear on the mountain. Pausing the video on these and reviewing the track will give you some idea of where those triggers often are.
These hot spots will of course change with conditions but since the conditions were changeable over the period covered in the video, they still offer relevant information that may be utilised.
Sequence:
00:00 Introduction
00:23 1200 m launch views
01:04 Launching a 1200 m
02:01 Climbing out from 1200 m launch
04:05 Climbing above the 1700 m launch
06:57 Climbing from above 1900 m launch
07:34 Flying in company
11:15 Reaching Base at 9300 feet
Equipment
Camera: Gopro Hero 8 black
Wing: BGD Cure 2
Harness: Advance Lightness 2
Music by Scott Buckley (www.scottbuckley.com.au)
This too shall pass
Bring me the sky
Race the sun
Ascension