No but yesterday i had my first asymmetric 50% a few seconds after the take off. Luckily the wing's behavior was close to perfect even for an EN-D. Stay tuned I'll upload the clip in a few days :)
that's a wing UNDER! Sorry; people but paragliders are TERRIBLE parachutes and are also inherently unstable. Been flying hang gliders since 1981, was among the first in the US to fly paragliders in the mid 90's.
You need to pull outside brake quite a bit during wing overs to prevent outside tip collapse. It’s a minor cravat and you need to pump your brakes harder to release. If that doesn’t work then you. Need to grab the stabilo and keep pulling, and what I mean is pull hand in hand with BOTH hand s and eventually it will come out. That maneuver is sometimes called baba ganoush.
Hesitated for sure :) as an amateur it was the second time i tried wingovers with that wing and I had just moved to High-B's. I should have mastered wingovers with my previews wing
Thanks for sharing. Nice job in managing your weight shift and keeping the same direction. Have you done SIV ? I'm surprised by the "asymmetric front collapse" talk. Here in France we learn the opposite: a short asymetric stall on the side of the cravat (also pulling the brake and the stabilo first). A front collapse is precisely how cravat happen, so I'm not sure how that would solve the issue. Cheers !
Thank you :) I've done a lot of siv's since then. Sure an asymmetric stall is the most effective way to solve the problem as you feel comfortable to perform it and you are far away from the ground. I'm not an expert but i think that any action that would "loose" the lines for a little bit it might be enough to untangle the cravat. Even a big ear. Its better to practice over water and always prefer an instructor's opinion than videos on youtube 😃 safe landings!
if one wing end is twisted, you usually may not solve this situation by using the break line. Then try using a single "big ear" instead (pull the outer A-line) and release it again. This will hopefully solve the issue. Don`t panic and keep an eye on your flight direction. You can even land normally with a twister like this.
Correct! Thanks :) it was my first time being in a situation like this and stopping the auto rotation was my high priority after that i learned a lot. Happy New Year and safe landings
Bad timing in weightshift and not holding the pressure on both brakes.. as a result i lost tension of the lines and then came this spectacular collapse
We flew together this day (i was on the Base 2 a bit overloaded) and I couldn't reach you !!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
There was a 10km/h to 15km/h northwest wind on my back and I underestimated the turbulence that it would cause in the lee side. I should have avoid the direct pass or gain some more height before it. Nevertheless it was a good lesson about lee turbulence, i don't want to know how would it be with stronger wind 😅
