This Paragliding strong wind take off went better than I thought it would. Once I arrived at the launch site, the wind was really over 30km/h and it even injured a tandem pilot and his passenger.
As I was trying to set my glider for the flight and do all the pre checks, my wing got blown away by the wind, twisting all my lines and it the end everything was upside down. I searched for a wind sheltered place, where I untangled everything and in the meanwhile the wind got stronger. The remaining pilots decided to not take off and change the take off site. I decided to stay and give a shot at it. I think I had to wait just 2 minutes, until I got a nice time window of a couple of seconds, where I managed to take off.
I can't believe what I found inside my paraglider after the landing. Enjoy watching the video.
#Paragliding #strongwind #paraglider
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - 01:00 Intro & the plan for the day
01:00 - 02:33 Cycling to paragliding spot
02:33 - 03:24 The take off site & strong wind
03:24 - 04:00 Take off!
04:00 - 07:00 Soaring in strong wind
07:00 - 08:30 Flying over the city
08:30 - 09:01 Landing
09:01 - 09:18 Big rock inside my wing!
09:18 - 10:16 Cycling to Marseille & Outro
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COUNTRIES I CYCLED THROUGH:
Germany
Switzerland
France
Monaco
Spain
Gibraltar
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My Gear
Bike: TX800 from Fahrradmanufaktur
Panniers: VAUDE
Trailer: Burley Coho XC
Tent: Bessport Basic 2Persons
Air matress: Therm-a-Rest Trail Pro
Sleeping bag: Bessport 3 seasons outdoor
Solar pannel: BigBlue 28W
Drone: DJI Mini 2
Cameras: GoPro 7 black ; GoPro 5 black
Paraglider: Mescal 5
Harness: Woody Valley Vani 2
Helmet: Charly Insider Kevlar reinfroced
Vario: Skytraxx 3.0
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