@@jacquecilliers Yes, but I learnt the hard way by flying by my balls in Spain as I could not get into it. I should have watched Greg Hamerton's video first.
Thanks... It wasn't much of a video... But I achieved something so I thought I'd share. I'm working on finding lift lines and flying straight down thermals I've just gone up on. I'm funding it a challenge to fly back through thermal lines. Turning constantly, it can be difficult to find the lines to get back into lift and find stronger thermals further out. Having my phone on my leg isn't very practical.
It was a good day.. Especially after failing multiple times to get off the hill, to finally get some height and snag a turn point. It was also fun to get some distance from the hill.
It seemss the worst day paragliding is x times better than the best day modeling on the cirque goleis runway im here to say. Seriously mate that didnt look half bad even if you did climb a lot of hills. Hands look much warmer!
Yeah it was a good day in the end. I really thought I was going to be on the hill looking up at paragliders all day long. The guy from The Loft workshop pointed out a lifty line, I can't remember his name, but I shall thank him next time I see him. This really helped me get up. The more I do this, the more I learn about the nuance. I found a good thermal that took me up higher. I could have stayed in neutral lift, circling and looking for other gliders gaining height. This would have kept me up and in the game. Finding little runs of lift as you go into the wind is also a technique I need to learn more about. I feel like I do it, but could I be better. Chasing turing points was always going to happen though. The problem is that it can put you in sinking air. Next I should figure out how to get back into the lift from turning points. This way I could hit more in one flight. I'm seriously considering a pod harness. I'd like to have my instruments up front. I also want to have the comfort that a pod supposedly affords, especially when it gets colder in winter. My hands were toasty. It was hot on the hill and I was only flying in shirt, jumper and down jacket. A really nice day actually.
