@@joannadigrigoli Ahora ando entrenando con el pana Burro Johan de aquí del Junquito , quiere hacer un poco más de prácticas para ir hacer el SIV a Merida
Thanks for the video! 8:42 - this shouldn't happen on entering the backfly. The trailing edge is flipped over here, so too much brake input. For a smooth backfly, the airflow must build up from the trailing edge. To achieve this, the trailing edge must be slightly bent down by the brakes (the so-called backfly hand position). If the pilot pulls on the brakes too much when catching the wingtips, the trailing edge flips over and the airflow cannot build up smoothly. This leads to the dancing wing and all those dynamic movements. Next time you practice full stalls, try to pay attention to this - make sure you keep a big part of the trailing edge open all the time. You'll be surprised how smooth you'll be going into the backfly. No stress, no shaking, not much effort required. Have fun with it! (You can check out a video "Full stall & back fly on a paraglider" on my channel if you want to see what I mean).
You’re welcome! Seems like I forgot to mention that this was during a course, and as one should expect, the instructor debriefs the students and tells them what they did right and what they need to improve. Oh wait… I did mention it was a course 😉
@@joannadigrigoli Yes, that's right. But you kept saying "the entry was good" when it really wasn't, so I wasn't sure you were aware of that point. Fly safe! 🙌
Nice work! It's always impressive to see the climb these winf gets exiting spiral! A little mistake I see on quick exit and might actually just be perspectives but it looks like you catch the wing before it goes above your head on the clip of your stong side. Idk if it is on purpose, perspective or actually different piloting "theorie / view" but from how I understand wing behaviour it is bad practice as the wing is pretty fragile as it might not have got enough energy back. (I mainly fly acro and miniwing atm and don't fly that high aspect ratio wing so maybe there's a reason^^')
Doesn't matter when you start the catch but if you start early you have to keep the brakes on for longer - a strong shoot will go to the horizon anyway. A deep and late catch is much more efficient and is what you need for stall exits and recovery from frontals so that's why SIV instructors like to see a late catch - it just takes a bit more mental strength. The wing is not really fragile with early catches to rapid exits - there is too much energy to stall it anyway - but if you keep brake on during the back pitch - it will pitch even more and give a stronger shoot. I think it's more or less the same for all wings - I don't have an acro wing though, just a mini wing and I used to have a freestyle
You don't need to get stronger to stall your glider properly, its more about the position and movement of your hands and shoulders and the timing and momentum you create when entering a stall. You need to keep the shoulders back and the hands move down close along the risers. Your hands started moving outwards and away from your body which weakens your lever. When you start the maneuver you can take advantage of the swing you create while breaking (kind of like you are on swing). If you break in a stady movement and go down a bit further but not wait down there for so long you should be able to enter the stall more smoothly and the wingtips will not go back so far, which will make everything less agile. Also after catching the shoot of your wingtips you should release your hand almost completely again and than bring them down to your backfly position. Its basically a 3 stage maneuver: stall, catch wingtips, enter backfly. Hope that helps.
I feel like you could have waited a bit longer before hitting the brakes on the first exercise :) EDIT: Indeed it takes allot of power to intentionaly stall your wing. Even as a man I was supprised by how much I had to pull and wrap my brake lines.
I was 💩my pants on day one. How do you feel about SIV? (Note: after the course, we had a debrief and Seiko analyzed all the maneuvers using the videos, so I already got all the advice I need to improve)
I would too if I had to re-learn stalls on a zeno after 5 years 🙈 fwiw upper body strength seems to be a somewhat common topic of discussion in accro and they must know a thing or 2 about manoeuvers. I for one love SIV. When done regularly, you can truly increase both your wing and self control. Watching the videos after one is also a good reality check on how much bandwidth we really have when the wing gets freaky. A final benefit stated by someone in my group a couple years ago after an incident during a XC flight: "je l'ai pas bien géré mais au moins grace au SIV, je l'ai pas mal vécu". Which matters a lot during long xc flight.
Great job! I also 💩 myself 2 weeks ago when I did an SIV in Annecy with Alex from go2fly. I just stepped up and got a EN-C 2 liner. The SIV was the best decision I made. It gave me the boost and a better understanding of my wing. By the way, I also struggled with the leg position during the spins and back fly. Saludos Joana!
@@timothee.gigout-magioraniThanks for sharing! I did 3 SIV courses in a row with my previous 3 gliders and it was interesting to see how I approached those compared to this time. What you say about upper body strength is true, and Seiko stresses it out. She works out her upper body a lot and I think everyone should do the same (specially tiny women with tiny arms like my 😂)
@@specialcarepatiosandpools7674good joob on doing an SIV with your new glider. It can definitely be a confidence booster! I’m glad to hear I’m not the only one struggling with my legs!
great review, thanks! do you know if it is possible to couple this app with a bluetooth vario with fanet+ and get the fanet information displayed in the app?
Hi, thanks for the review! It would be actually nice to see how it looks in flight but I guess it would be more difficult to film... Something got me confused on an online shop selling this device, is the life subscription to SeeYou navigator included when you buy it? Is it possible to display the map of skyways / thermals like on flyxc while flying?
Hi! I'm glad you liked it! Yes, it's kinda difficult to film in flight, you can see it a little bit on this video, but I'll what I can work out for the next one. When you buy the instrument, you get one year of subscription for free. For the following year, I have a discount code if you're interested 😀 Regarding the skyways and thermals, yes, you can activate that on the menu so you can have that info displayed on the map. Have fun!
Perfectly timed video for me! Haven't been flying much since January as life and other hobbies have taken over and was starting to fall out of love. I had a short 30m flight yesterday and felt a little rusty but also reminded me how great if can feel when you're flying more and are more in tune with your wing. Hope to get out more this summer and get back into the flow! Hope you're also feeling back in love with it, sorry to hear that you were feeling low but I guess these ebbs and flows are all a part of it
Hi Luke! Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm glad you got a short flight to remember how beautiful flying is. I hope you can get more hours this summer! In my case, I need goals when I fly, so when I don't have one, I tend to feel a bit demotivated. What I feel like that, I set a goal like "train thermaling to my weak side" or just "enjoy the sunset" 😀 The mental side of this sport never ceases to amaze me!
Hi Joanna, thanks for the great review. I have a question about airspaces. Does it have them updated? Now Imagine you have an airspace that begins at 2000m and you fly at 1500m, so you haven't entered that airspace yet. But now you gain altitude and you hit 2000m, what happens then? How does it warn you? And last question: how do you deal with the screens when you have thick warm gloves? Thank you again!
Hi! Airspaces get updated when you connect your device to Wifi, but it's always good to check local NOTAMs, temporary restrictions, and things like that because things can change everyday. All the airspaces available should be in the instrument, so, you shouldn't need to enter airspaces manually, unless they differ from the database Naviter gets its airspaces from. If the airspace is in the database, it should warn you. I've noticed there's no airspace information from some countries, and that must be because the country's aviation authorities don't make it publicly available. In that case, you'd need to upload an openair file to your cloud. I hope this helps!
@@joannadigrigoli Thank you so much Joanna. Most importantly I needed to know if it deals with airspaces in 3D or only in 2D on the map. Naviter gave me a response (it does 3D). See you somewhere in the air!
Great review thanks :) Is there a way to display a vertical slice of the airspace? Seing the restricted area vertically, terrain and current trajectory is very useful
Nice video. Thx for the reminder. Been flying since 1997 . On and off a few times due to kids and family stuff. I must say that I totally agree with your assumption. Paragliding is just an amazing and beautiful way to experience nature at its best. I hate when people think we do this for the sake of an adrenaline kick. If they only knew what we know! :)
Thanks for sharing this. You're right, I laugh when people think we're adrenaline junkies or something. By the way, I love that phrase: "If they only knew what we know!".
This is so important. The human condition has this strange thing, that we can soar for 20 minutes above beautiful landscape on a sunny day, land safely and all we feel is frustration over bombing out. Been there, done that many times myself. It helps appreciating what we can actually do, even when the results don't line up with the ambitions. I also often think back to one of the most beautiful moments of my life: The first proper mountain flight, a 10 minute sledder through calm air, landing with tears of joy.
Hii mam. Love the sports . I am from India . Please share the technique of landing in your videos. And other important experiences and learnings of your life. Love from India
I am still amazed of how much psychology is in this sport/passion. I started paragliding in 2011 and for 10 years could not go out of beginner level. At some point realized that fear is a limiting factor. Changed gear to safer one, approached fear in more systematic way and really start flying. This year get a great weather one day, 2000m above the ground, 50+ km FAI. Fantastic flight, views, satisfaction. I'am in love again!
Thanks for sharing your experience! Yes, it's amazing how much psychology goes behind our sport and how our mood, life situation, etc play such an important role. You approached fear the right way and I'm happy to hear you're in love again!
Hi! I'm glad you liked the review. The app and the Omni do the same thing because they both run the same app. The difference are the sensors. On the Omni/Oudie, the sensors are built in and on your phone, the sensors depend on the phone you have or on the external vario you're using. Also, the Omni has Fanet+ built in, so if you'd like to have that feature while running the app on your phone, you'd need an external vario with Fanet. :) Thanks for watching!
Looks like you flew right over my village. I am an experienced skydiver and former instructor that just moved to Fretereve. I will be jumping at the aérodrome at Lac du Bourget this summer. Learning cross country parapont is my dream and looks like I am in the right place. There are so many schools between Chambéry and Ancey that I don't quite know where to look. Any suggestions?
Hi Jacob. It's cool to hear that I flew over your town :) I don't know any of the schools in Chambéry, but I can recommend either Libre Envol or Grands Espaces in Annecy. Please send me a message on Instagram and I'll see what I can find in Chambéry.
@@joannadigrigoli thank you very much for your recommendation. I will put them at the top of my list. I am just 35km from La Sambuy, but have only lived here in France for six months now. My French is getting better and I should be ok to learn from French instructors this summer.
Amazing video! Just what I was looking for! Trying to decide between the Ozone F*Lite 2 and the SkyWalk Sleeve. Ozone takes the Cake as far as being the lightest. But they say not to use the F*Lite 2 with a reserve attached to the soft maillons... Still have to ask them about that. I think as far as durability most string harness are going to have a shorter life span, but if taken care of can probity last for years of safe flying.
I'm glad you liked it and I hope it will help you choose the best option for you. You're right, you shouldn't use the soft links to connect a reserve parachute, in that case, you should use regular maillons. See you in the air!
@@joannadigrigoli What is the reason for not using the soft links? I got the Ozone FLite2 and been flying it (not knowing this) with my reserve attached to my soft links... Appreciatte the answer/reasoning...
I use a 20cm extension arm + bike mount mounted either on my carabiner or riser, depending on the harness I'm flying with. It's great because I can place it away from the riser and lines. When I mount the camera on a selfie stick, I just clip it on one of the side straps of my harness and if I'm front launching, I make sure the lines are clear.
lovely video Joa (as always).. Is it possible to give some time indication? e.g Take - off and some arrival-time at one hill or another? (may be next video) -- if possible? thanks a lot anyway for sharing all this
Nice video ! A shame about not being able to remove the battery... so once you finished using it you have to wait until it charges to use it again... I always like having a screen to see what you are getting as I don't always use the gopro on my helmet....
Thanks! Actually, you can charge it while you use it with the USB adapter, but I know what you mean, it's better to have multiple batteries and change them as needed.
As the tech lover that I am, I bought a GoPro11 Mini in the hopes of having a more minimalist setup for my video vlogs. We all know carrying an action camera on our helmets isn't the safest thing, but can this tiny camera make it a bit safer?
