How to Paraglide Safely in the Mountains

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5 жыл бұрын

Flying a paraglider above mountains is an amazing experience but has some risks that you don't face when flying over the flatlands. Where are the danger zones? How do the winds work? Where are the best thermals? Join Flybubble Paragliding for a laid-back introduction to mountain flying on a paraglider.
In this tutorial: choosing a route in the mountains, identifying risk zones, entering a thermal, working a leeside thermal, shifting in the core, turning tight, using another pilot to identify lift, taking the best lines, doing low 360s safely … and much more.
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@BryanPearsonParamotor 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! Please keep making these thermal theory videos. The drawing on the screen was incredibly helpful. Thank you!

@mbrunnme 5 жыл бұрын

Greg, you're on fire. Thanks another great lesson.

@petergarcia8225 Жыл бұрын

Brings all whole new meaning of Jack and Jill went up the hill.

@mos792 5 жыл бұрын

Greg- magnificent stuff! The 'freeze frame' in combo with your terrain analysis and thought process for planning your line is pure gold. Please keep these coming!

@laurentszaller6103 5 жыл бұрын

@@greghamerton4422 On the contrary, your calmnes amazes me and gives me a lot of confidence. You sound as a very experienced "master, teacher, guru"-pilot who's delighted to be in the air and so happy to share his passion with others. Keep on, thanks a lot.

@schmidtzter 5 жыл бұрын

Oh man I love everything about this video. It's the kind that's so hard to find and teaches me so much. Please please for the love of God ... Give me more

@malikmuhammadomermansoor1170 3 жыл бұрын

i have only one word for you Greg... AWSOME...i invite you to Pakistan to fly Himalayas and Karakorams as we have a great loving community of PGs here in Pakistan who would love to learn a lot from you... This video made my confidence flying in mountains 100% more confident from today.. especially the way you explained the wind path and expectations of thermals... i would definitely use a pen an paper from next time to draw a site plan and make a perfect flight whenever I fly... Hats of to you man.. that is the best I can do till you come to Pakistan.. Looking forward to seeing you come to Himalayas and Karakoram and forget the Alps :)

@ozoneswiftak 2 жыл бұрын

I love your reviewing the best flight path. And, no music. Just good technical information. Good job.

@tobyc3692 3 жыл бұрын

These tutorials are AMAZING! Thanks. I am learning so much.

@MikeJTPG 5 жыл бұрын

Cracking video there Greg, the theory is extremely insightful and the use of the 360’ and GoPro very slick with good sound quality also. I may even invest in a 360’ camera looking at the angles you can get. As for the FlyBubble shop comment at the end, I purchased my Gin Genie Lite2 from you guys and Carlo spent three hours helping me chose the right pod harness, and then got it set up really well. Extremely good service.

@christiankruse8205 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this great instructional content. Please keep these coming. We beginner pilots really need these kind of thought-process examples!

@thatisoneword 5 жыл бұрын

Greg, all of your videos are good but this one was especially instructive on a subject that is difficult to find information on. Thanks for your efforts and I look forward to more in the future.

@David65702 5 жыл бұрын

Just great you made me realize I know nothing!! good thing I sit in a trike lol great read of the landscape I learned a great deal, always enjoy your videos, thanks.

@FlyPhiGuy 5 жыл бұрын

I really like the instructional videos where you stop the action and diagram out your thought process. You did a great job on this as well as the video accessing potential LZs. Thanks as always.

@MetatronsWing 4 жыл бұрын

really good info on mtn flying. its all I've ever really done and you nailed it. I love the way you read the thermal, timing it... I get so excited in thermals I usually cut the circle too tightly and get beat up! lol You have great patience... probably from years of experience, but my heart palpitates when I head into a thermal... so I must work on my patience, I think. I've only been flying for 5-6 years, I'll be 57 years old next month... but I don't care.... I still scream with joy every time! just so exciting and amazing. thanks again. :)

@nigelwaller6171 5 жыл бұрын

Another great watch, packed full of useful information. Thanks Greg

@JohnnyFaber 5 жыл бұрын

I love these videos. Inspirational and relaxing. Thank you!

@blooskyy7 5 жыл бұрын

This is so informative and quite fascinating to see the thought processes when flying, thanks for sharing Greg

@rsibley 4 жыл бұрын

I love this kind of analysis! I would love to see more like this! :)

@sza1985 5 жыл бұрын

Man just an amazing video! So much rich of good learning. It takes years of experience to learn those simple things

@crimsonraen 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the video! It's always great to see your thoughts behind what you're doing. :)

@kevinphilibert4075 5 жыл бұрын

New to free flight mountainous terrain, I have searched the internet for a few months for the knowledge explained in this one vid. Thank you FlyBubble.

@fishmut 2 жыл бұрын

Wow loving your educational videos , totally blows me away , I feel excited and learn so much and very much appreciated, happy flying .👍

@raptormarine5031 4 жыл бұрын

I’m so thankful for your teaching, and your calm style of teaching. I’m new to the sport and I’m thankful for your knowledge and willingness to pass it on! Good job and great video!

@woob31 5 жыл бұрын

Nice vid. In Luchon you actually need to beware of the valley breeze from February til early November

@ppgbobfather9919 5 жыл бұрын

What an excellent tutorial on reading the terrain and thermal centering. Thanks ... your videos are outstanding !

@JohnnyFaber 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you SOOO much for sharing your knowledge! I have been learning a ton from your content, and I really appreciate your channel. As a result I will be a faithful customer to flybubble from here on out :)

@edwardconover4728 5 жыл бұрын

Greg, Extremely informative. I'll echo the comments about the on-screen drawing, it makes the explanation so much more accessible to me. Your video, audio and editing upgrades make your already excellent videos even better. Please keep them coming. Cheers.

@StanBarankiewicz 5 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of vid I love! Thanks for sharing your knowledge in an entertaining way!!

@SLIKKTHATSHIT 5 жыл бұрын

very nice video! good explaining, much to learn about valley wind,thanks!!!

@SkidzFPV Жыл бұрын

I’ve come back and watched this video several times since I started flying a little over a year and a half ago. Great information and helps me look at my local mountains as a more experienced pilot now that I’m attempting little XC flights.

@jacobexplorz 4 жыл бұрын

So much knowledge passed on in this video, and the view was just out of this world! as a total newbie I learned so much, keep on making these kind of videos!

@97430TomTom 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Awesome explanations. Thank you!

@Aurora..Borealis 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg. Once again an excellent video!

@leso1402 5 жыл бұрын

This is excellent ! Very educational, I know the basis of what you describe but you provides a wealth of contextual clues and details that add a lot to my learning and interpretation. This is all easy to understand and more importantly to retain. Most of what I do is ridge lift but I am now slowly venturing into XC and thermal lifting where I can find it. Many thanks.

@SzollosiMihai 5 жыл бұрын

Very good information, nicely edited.. this is a real help for less experienced fliers out there, thanks!

@villeikonen6221 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this easy to digest info bit. Cheers from Finland!

@supermotosize 5 жыл бұрын

Wow great video! Bob Ross for paragliding. Happy little thermals

@junuhunuproductions 4 жыл бұрын

16:38 Amazing. After all the explanation & still thermals and everything. Everything about this video is fantastic.

@georgh.7558 5 жыл бұрын

These videos are priceless! It's incredibly helpful for a learning pilot to compare his/her own estimations of the scene to what you experienced guys read in the terrain and what the actual circumstances are in the end. Great work. Please keep doing this!!! Happy landings :)

@robmac3287 3 жыл бұрын

Super fun to watch and learned a lot, thank you.

@barrywebber100 4 жыл бұрын

Great information, thank you for sharing your experience!

@SerbanOprescu 5 жыл бұрын

Nice, nice, nice video. And a splendid day in the air...

@HirenMistryhirenhcm 5 жыл бұрын

Super explanation with all the valley, wind, heat logic. Please make more videos like these for XC flying. As, I learn something new every time and things that I never anticipated. Thanks.

@nicolausefferoth4305 5 жыл бұрын

Very nicely explaind. Thank you!

@IrisPPG 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, thank you!

@ThomasGrillo 5 жыл бұрын

This video would be a valuable asset to anyone producing flight simulations which feature paragliding. Thanks, and keep up the great works! :)

@Captaintramp202 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing tutorial !! So helpfull, thanks a lot !

@peterphil9686 5 жыл бұрын

Very very good Greg... thx again...

@cronen1 2 жыл бұрын

Really good video for me as for the begginer just right after the course, thank you so much :)

@benjamingoogins1267 2 жыл бұрын

Just awesome video. Love the instruction.

@maximpodolskiy4015 4 жыл бұрын

Great, as always! Thank you!!!

@susannewilliams 2 жыл бұрын

so grateful, first big thermal flights now in brauneck near munich with my up mana, been watching you all the way. You do the flying I want to do, and calm safe strong sensible adventuring mountain fun! Weeeeeee! I can fly! Thank you for putting a doable picture in my head. After that it became obvious. 🌹❤️

@davidmintun 4 жыл бұрын

i have to interject a cautionary note here. As a high hour hangglider pilot, i have seen many paraglider pilots at mountain thermal sites. Very near most thermal lift is a contingent of down air, (the stronger the thermal, the stronger down air). This leads to considerable turbulence surrounding strong up air. This strong down air can often lead to the paraglider wing being forced down faster than gravity can pull the pilot down. This leads to a condition referred to as Mae Westing, (looks like a big bra, in the air) where the control lines of your paraglider come over the edges of the wing and get trapped in the center of the wing, leading to a complete inability to turn. Strong, turbulent mountain air, is a condition which paragliders are ill equipped to handle safely. Over half of the pilots that i have seen in a "Mae West" condition, died, due to a total lack of control of the paraglider. Paragliders are great for ridge lift and very mild thermal air. If you want to fly mountain thermals, learn to fly a hangglider, they are made for mountain air conditions. i am aware that most will not listen to this caution..., just don't say you were not warned. i post this only because, i hate to see ppl die of ignorance.

@parikshitde3147 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful and thought provoking clip for paragliding students. A similar edu-clip on detecting thermals on plain land wound be wonderful. 🙏

@garymitchell239 5 жыл бұрын

Very useful and a really clear explanation about what is going on - or should be!

@macearle8808 5 жыл бұрын

Wow this video was so helpful thanks!

@brucevanbeek3133 3 жыл бұрын

I'm looking to take up the sport. This looks so much fun.

@ManiacBasti 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! As always

@JulioCesarcoco 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, thanks

@FlyingFelix1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, great video!

@milcog3662 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome Greg!!! Thx!

@rskeyaspirit 4 жыл бұрын

Really instructive ! You might have avoid some future incident and stressfull situation for some of us

@robdotcom71 5 жыл бұрын

I don't fly as yet (sadly) but I love watching your videos Greg.... there's always a lesson in it. Keep up the good work and happy and safe skies.

@betrion7 5 жыл бұрын

Same here. Just watching these videos gives me a rush of positive emotions.

@NCPPGpilot 5 жыл бұрын

Good stuff, thank you!

@bumblingwombat 2 жыл бұрын

beautiful work mate

@Moris1 Жыл бұрын

Wow amazingly well explained! Cheees!

@someguy7258 4 жыл бұрын

At 14:30ish minutes that ozone Enzo 2 passed you like you were standing still! LOL

@kevin_howell 5 жыл бұрын

Lucky enough to have learned and live in the mountains :D

@tracy1891 2 жыл бұрын

Great thanks for the help

@lessaflycadeirante2238 5 жыл бұрын

Perfect 😁👏👏👏👏✌👍 Like from Brazil !

@mathtone 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@greg23842384 5 жыл бұрын

Very well presented

@tobyc3692 3 жыл бұрын

This is gold! Thanks @greg

@SemiFlyingPharmacist 4 жыл бұрын

Nice tutorial, thanks! :)

@bidara30 3 жыл бұрын

good info ... thanks

@CUNIMWRESTLER 5 жыл бұрын

Great video.

@nobloubartete 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video . Thks

@MrCrazyclint 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome loved it 🤙

@skyjockbill 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@gcm4312 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@Florentin-Parapente 3 жыл бұрын

very nice video ;) great job :)

@denishooper2618 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing your knowledge & experience keep making ..every aspect of your vids are awesome but BUT .....they are so good that almost all in- flight vids deserve a "long version " For the hungry people ;) thx a lot

@360.Outdoors.Videos 2 жыл бұрын

Hello and thanks for this nice video . 🙂👋

@BlackMan9851 5 жыл бұрын

Well good video. I like

@RosssRoyce 4 жыл бұрын

Watch out this valley there is where we have a circuit pattern for planes (and gliders on the other side). If you fly towards Toulouse be sure to check if area R46 (in red) is active, is it often is, because when it is there are low alt flying fighter jets.

@EvelcyclopS 4 жыл бұрын

gorgeous music

@SemiFlyingPharmacist 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video!

@amdche1 4 жыл бұрын

thank you ..

@rafaelv9121 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing explanation! thank you sir! But a short suggestion: what about painting with different colours. For example when you started talking about the situation in middle of June (8:15) maybe using orange or so, so we could still tell the difference lateron.

@davirossirosa 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, we can feel great energy. In Brazil, we have mountain places that are awesome for sightseeing and for technique practices. If you guys come here someday, you will be very welcome. Fly safe!

@jesimpson4934 5 жыл бұрын

Lovely stuff. I just ordered some peepee tubes and a book to say thanks. So thanks!

@spy702007 5 жыл бұрын

Too short! :-) Very great video. Many thanks as it is lot of work to produce a such tutorial video.

4 жыл бұрын

19:00 The packet opening up in the rucksack is worrying. Double headed zips: always close so both heads are one end or the other, never in the middle, they will open themselves like that.