Great video, I have only 10 years of experience in Australia, so do not really care about the landings in this video, what I do have a question about is: Just about every pilot that took off, put their hands straight down on the base bar before they were actually flying, not sure about Europe, but in Oz, that's a really bad habit to get into, pro or not.... Just sayin!
glad to see so many hang gliders together.....to all: must hold speed bar or down bars 1/4 in before flare....unless you guys enjoy whacks and buying downtubes
Then go tandem, flying is easy and do nothing with bravery. There are good wings for beginners and nice slopes to train on. I hope you do it, nice fly.
in '81 I carried 9 demo gliders + my personal glider on a red '78 Datsun 510 wagon (WW Flyer) all over the US from Vancouver BC to Miami Fl. No problem 30,000 mi in one yr.
As you can tell from the video footage, there are natural-born pilots with excellent landing skills and some who, honestly, should try a different kinda sport.
What a stupid comment. The more one flies the better one gets at it. Everyone should get a chance to practice or at least try such an exciting and beautiful sport.
@@dprout3392 Maybe, maybe not. Landings should be practiced as the first thing when you start Learning to hangglide, and you shouldn’t progress to hill flying before before you master it. Ever heard about SafePro?? Its a bit to late when your got your nose in the ground with broken arms or legs (or worse) If the pilot can’t control the speed during landing how can you be sure that you can control it correctly in air, e.g when you hit a termal.
@@jrgenolesen5569 Obvious, it took me hours of practice down a slope before my first double then first solo when I landed short into a field of strawberries. That was back in the eighties flying a Scorpion, then Atlas then...I can't remember. Loved it!
