I've watched this video four times and I'm just so entered in like a grateful sponge. I've seen another kind of Spiral that I was not happy about because both guys that did it crashed and died. They were too close to the ground to be spiraling like that and they were very deep into the brakes. Then they turn loose one break and it came around real fast and spiraled right into the ground.
I induced an asymetric on the ground and to my surprise the stabillo was not hard to find, it was loose and away from other lines and could find it blindfolded. Quite a nice find, since previously everyone I tried to find it it took quite a bit of time. Nice to find this video that confirms stabillo should the the losest. Provided it's not tangled..
Great video. It took a riser twist and mild crash to get me to research this vital part of flying. I knew to fly twisted and even have in the past but this time I panicked I tried to untwist instead of flying the twisted glider. Why do you suggest steering with stabilo line instead of just grabbing both brakes?
At 3:44 the pilot leans forward very far. His hands are far back and tied up between the risers. There is no way for the pilot to react to problems with the canopy. How would the pilot use his breaks in this situation? I think, giving up the control like this is very dangerous. You can launch like this at your own risk, but I would not use this as an instruction video for new pilots.
Have you had ANY PG training, as you clearly don't know what you are talking about? Every trained PG pilot does this every chance they get, it's called "torpedo." It's a method to make sure you get the wing flying as fast as possible before takeoff, as well as help prevent collapses. And yes, you still have control with your arms way back there. The video I sent above shows how a Red-Bull X-Alps athlete does it.
@@Summitspeedfly As I said before. You can launch any way you like. And X-Alps pilots can do it too. But I would not use it as instruction video for newbies. And if your technique does not work out as it should, have fun landing on your chin. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gadCwcNuIl4.html (The pilot was not hurt in the snow, but try this on rocks and stones!)
Nice work. I've never seen someone try to Tumble a Delta 2 before 👌 I'm not sure what you are trying to do but I recommend you try it first over water before your luck runs out and you (best case) throw your rescue.
It's actually an upside down Cobra, and it's about the only way to handle a mini-wing while in strong winds while in snow and on skis, so not able to move feet much at all. It can also be used on larger wings, after considerable practice. The wind was mostly behind me, but can work in fairly high-angle X-winds too. Because you are on a fairly steep slope, you have your skis pointing across the hill, and let the wing start pulling you ACROSS the hill as it comes up, then turn your skis slowly downhill as you switch from reverse to forward. All speed flyers/riders figure this out pretty quick. If you try to do a forward or pull up in a normal reverse in strong winds, you're eventually going to get yanked off your skis, and possibly injured. This method provides a controlled way to get going safely in strong winds.
@@Summitspeedfly Thanks for the info. With <100hrs, I appreciate learning/understanding these tricks/skills more. Being pulled across the slope must help emencely on skis. The more I know, the more I realize I don't know. Thx.
Keep pressure on the outside brake to prevent that outside wingtip collapsing. They always feel bigger than they really are, which makes them more fun.
wtf happened once he was over the edge? The glider appears to be open and flying, then he has big ears on, then his hands are yanking the brakes and he starts falling. Why didn't he just glide in after that close call over the edge??
