Paragliding: My best paragliding moments 

Why Peter has taught me what I need to know :)

Though I agree with taking classes, I always wonder "who taught the first guy?" I did teach myself Paramotoring, Windsurfing & a few other sports. Common sense mainly.

Well said! This sport will kill you if you don't understand the limits...

I litterally cant, no paragliding schools in my country unless i go hunt down the next person i see paragliding...

So basically ... you can do the following: Go to a 1-2 day class so they show you the basics of ground handling PROPERLY -> Ground handling, ground handling, and ground handling, just follow the basics until you feel comfortable, then go to another 1-2 day class so they can let you know if you are ready for a real flight (not a leap from a hill or something like that) and correct any mistakes if there are any. The thing is that getting comfortable with ground handling .... you have to figure it out and get used to it, apart from someone showing you the basics everything else is up to you (regarding ground handling). What do you think about that?

Thank you very much 😁 hope you inspired enough to get fly with us 👍

Very nice comment and very well said. Hope i will never need use that bag full of luck. Experience keep us safe :) Good luck and experience too you aswel!

Yes :D everyone had same problem :D now you need just to keep practicing and you will be there where I am now ! :D :D

Julian Fisk, there are a lot of theoretical information like aerodynamics, meteorology, emergency and etc. you need to learn in order to make paragliding safe. It is easy to hurt yourself without instructor. Do not do it alone.

That is realy True !!! I trying help people who already finish school or they are in school condition and they looking for some refreshment of memories :D

Julian Fisk I felt the same! Haha

Flying is best you can do in the World! Glad you find my videos useful and wishing you lots of luck, fun, and great time with your training ! Enjoy every time spend in the air! Take care 😜

Thank you 🙏

Yes i did 🤣 glad to be alive 🙏

Yes PG is not easy , learning and flying those condition , but be in clouds really height is really rewarding ! That is best feeling as you get up there with your skills and working hard with nature. I like PPG , is bit more dangerous but is easy burn fuel to get to clouds 😉 i prefer hard way as in this way i learning lot. Thank you for your comment and wishing you safe flying 🙏

@@PeterHoldy HAha! I feel PPG is safer based on my observations but I'm very new anyway! Definitely can see the part about working hard to the goal, must be a massive feeling. Congrats once again. :)

Yes my friend Tomas ;) crazy man he is. Bul like that laught :)

Still alive 🙏 yes gliders those day are pretty safe 👍 one twist is not a problem 😉

Absolutely true !

Thank you for watching 🙏 it was crazy journey ! Still alive 🤣

Thank you for such nice comment and you are absolutely right about we can do anything ! Cheers guys from South Africa ! Hope to fly with you down there !

@@PeterHoldy We have good all round flying weather and coastal lands for some good flying...It will surely happen. All the best

@@thendothenga5251 looking forward to it ❤

Thank you so much 🙏

Thank you for watching, will look at your chanel too ;) take care !

Just happened upon this comment from one of my other favorite toutubers. Kyle you are the coolest guy i never met! What a humble cool dude. Gives me hope for the human race.

That was my first day of GH self learning. I was lucky not to destroy my glider and as well self 😝 old good times 🤣

@@PeterHoldy very! Still, it seems you come an incredibly long way and are one of the most proficient pilots I’ve seen in hundreds of hours of research. I myself am admittedly an aspiring self teaching paraglider pilot...I know people say “absolutely don’t do this”, but I assure you I’m not around anyone else or endangering anyone but myself hehe. The issue is that where I live in the U.S., there aren’t any schools for hours around, and even if I were to drive hours....the prices here for (let’s face it an extremely basic 2-7 day course) are about $2500 to $3000 usd......it’s crazy. Couple that with the fact that you don’t need a certification in the U.S......and I decided to go the dangerous route haha. I’ve put in about 200+ hours of “classroom time” studying books, videos, forums, etc. and I spent about 15 hours with a friends equipment just familiarizing myself with it....now I’m buying my own equipment and finding a field for some ground handling! The one advantage I have is that I’ve been fascinated with aviation and flown RC planes/choppers since I was a child....so I have a good understanding of meteorology already....and I’m versed in other extreme sports (downhill mountain biking, motocross, wake/snowboarding, bmx biking on a semi pro level, ride motorcycles, and have a coast guard certification for marine vessel navigation.) I know none of that translates to paragliding, but my point is just that I’ve spent years doing dangerous things, and have a healthy respect for them and a mentality to learn slow, and do things properly. It bothers me when para pilots in the U.S. yell at people and treat them like trash for being self taught, when in my opinion, doing hundreds of hours of your own research with the right mentality, and hours of ground handling is far better than doing 10 hours in a class where they’re focused on other people and then they tell you “you’re a pilot now!” Anyway, with all that said, I would just like to personally thank you. Your visual representation and explanations in your ground handling videos especially, REALLY helped me to have an “in action” understanding of the lines and risers and using them with the right finesse. Much appreciated.

Thank you ;) stay safe too ! Fly high , land soft ;)

Thank you 🙏 you won't believe it but i am Paragliding instructor for Flying Frenzy near West Bay 👍 learn from my mistakes and then push myself hard and become licensed instructor and tandem pilot. 🙏 cheers , hope to see you down to Swyre hill for some training with us 😉

I do mistakes all the time and always i trying to learn from my mistakes 🤪 take care 😋

Yes he laughing so hard, that was for first time i test PG ;)

Thank you for watching 😉🙏

Wau mate, Thank you so much for your honest story and i am glad to hear, that my videos help you to come back to flying again. You need to trust yourself and of course good instructor will try help you fly and understund stuff. If you need future help just let me know;) you can,pop up to Somerset and i can help you ;) Thank you for your comment ! Take care ;) Fly high fly safe and enjoy every minute in the air !

Uff sorry about your leg, hope you will be flying soon ! Thank you for watching. Take care and fly safe ;)

Cheers 🙏 you missing out not wearing crocks 🤣🤪 once you try them, you will never won't anything else 😝 Take care and stay safe 🙏

Thank you for watching :D glad you like it :D

;) Thank you :D

You have to do it ! Take care stay safe!

@@PeterHoldy I've just booked my EP CP course for September in Bulgaria! 😆😆

That is awesome !!! Hope you will have an amazing weather !

That is true mate we always learning :)

Thank you ;)

Thank you again ;)

Thank you for nice comment and i am sure you will be flying like me soon ! My english is bad too ;) Stay safe my friend ! Enjoy your learning journey.

Well spoken ;) Thank you for watching, everithing is about state of your mind. Everithing is possible if you believe that ! Trying just following my dreams ;)

Thank you :D hope to fly with you one day !

Pls share ur contact no bro. Im waiting for uu. To talk

Thank you for watching 🙏 take care stay safe 😉

Is it small step to become an airline pilot :D But big journey is in front of me :D Looking Forward to it !

Thank you :) glad you like it ;) have a nice day ;)

LoL , no way ;) Glad to hear , my videos making you happy ! Hope you will like more of my videos ;)

Thank you for watching ;)

Dakujem pekne :) treba sa zabavat kym sme mlady !

Thank you for watching 👍

Thank you ;)

Thank you for watching 👍😉

Thank you, glad to hear you like it, take care ;)

Thank you :D

That was Airwave Wave, and i think similar year to yours. My first takeoff run was 2014. Take care and hope we will fly soon ! 🙏

I will be there ! so see you soon !

Cheers 🙏

That why i had my cure, flying awesome and that colours making you happy :D

I see them more and more, never flew one, though! :-(

They are very good :) if you will see someone on hill with BGD ask them if you can have a go :) or if you are local to me i can give you mine ;)

Thank you 🙏 Take care !

OMG no way 🤣

Thank you ;) glad you like it.

I like BGD wings , yes they are good first free flying wings. If you like any other make then choose which you like👍 test them first and you will find the right one for you 🙏

Thank you ;)

Hello freezatron, took me 2 days learn to fly my old glider, I was learning from youtube tutorials :D I think after 3 months, I accidentally met my Instructor on his hill as was too windy and just I was trying to fly there :D So on that day he helped me with my legal stuff(sort out in 2 days) and now I am his good friend and Instructor as well :D So everything is about your skill, so in less than 2 weeks I was confident to fly anywhere :D

Yes i was bit stupid :) now i have respect ;) thank you for watching

If you are from flat lands no hills around you then Paramotor is great. But if you have places to free fly then is the most amazing feeling be free. No engine, noise, weight and vibration! You are not restricted on fuel endurance! Is it just about your skills to stay up for many hours up to 9h if you are good. If you landed long way from home then is it easy just take a bus, taxi or any ride. With Paramotor you will be restricted. I love free flying as i learning every day about my skills. Paramotor is same, power on , power off 🤣😉

Thank you ;)

Hej, vsetko som sa to naucil sam. Potom som sa stal legalnim pilotom a potom to vypracoval na instruktora. Ak sa chces naucit lietat tak odporucam skolu 100% ked sa ucis sam, riskujes zivot, ucenie ide pomaly a mozes sa dostat do problemov zo zakonom. Mas vzdusne priestory a tie podliehaju prisnin pravidlam. Urcite si nastujuj letecke pravo , knihu 👍 drzim palce a daj vediet ako ti to pojde 🙏

Thank you for your comment! That why i make this video to show people that paragliding is realy dangerous sport.

Jak vlastně žiješ?

Ale koho to nevidim :D ako zijes? :D kukni mam tam viac clipov :D musime dat stretko chlapci moji :D

No to musíme :D

Tak ked si za niecim idet a nevzdas sa, tak uspech pride :) Jasne uz sa nesmeje uz len zavistivo pozera so zeme na mna :)

Gopro hero, but you need buy chase cam. Skybeam

@@PeterHoldy Thank you!

Thank you;)

Dakujem

sorry for late respond, youtube did not notice me, i started 2014 i think , but progress in 3 mounts to really high level 😁 that happens when i was flying daily for hours !

:D That was my first ever flight :D but now always doing pre flight checks :D

You are welcome ;)

Good old times ;)

Oh yes :) bloody crazy & still alive !:D

It take about 3-4 months with every day playing with wing ! Normal people can take up to 1-2 years. Everything is about your passion and mind state 👍

Merry Christmas to you too and Happy New Year 2020. Wishing you all the best and for your whole family.

@@PeterHoldy thanks Peter!

Hello Zuzka , Thank you for comment and i am paragliding now over 3 years. But is not about years it is about how many hours you spend in the air ;)

Oh yeah, that's for sure. :)

If you do have a go at paragliding I recommend doing a EP with flyspain where you'll do groundhandling small hops and small flights within a week!

Thank you ;) Take care !

Hello ;) Thank you for watching. If you start your trainig here in UK and if weather will be on your side, it will take around 2-3weeks if you will be bloody good you can achievie it in lest then 2weeks. I learn my flying skils in less then 7 mounts but you need to be always out if is flyable and make most of your flying days. It is about how good you are in your life. If you learn quickly any sports so you will be good. If you are lazy and you will fly just few times as relax, it will take a long time. I know some pilots which flying over 25years and they are rubbish;) and some pilots fly just 2years and they are Sky Gods ;)Hope it make sense :D See you soon in the sky! Take care ;)

@@PeterHoldy thanks for your reply Peter. Your video's are really good motivation for me. I subscribed straight away after watching. It is coming to summer now here in New Zealand so I hope to be getting my first lessons very soon. If you ever come to New Zealand then we will have to fly! Keep these video's coming 👍🏼👊🏼😊

Hoping one day fly arond the world, if i can safe up some money and then i will fly with you guys your sides. Thank you for Sub. and working on more usefull videos, but it taking time as in UK is always horrible weather ;) Thank you and hope to fly with you !!!!

My first wing was A class airwave wave, and my current wing is BGD Cure class high C. Had just this 2 wings, But i was flying lots of different wings as people let me try there wings ;)

Thank you 😉

Thank you 😉

Thank you :D and yes we are crazy Europeans peoples :D

Love them :D any model are lovely ,but my favorite is Cure or Punk :D

Yes i did 🤣 but now i have proper license 😉

@@PeterHoldy . thats the way i went....from model gliders to paragliders.....😄

🤣🤣👍 best way do it crazy way 🤪

Yes i was stupid 👍

@@PeterHoldy ....in The Last seconds of video i read your suggestions. ..Well Done. ..But You remain always a Lucky stupid😉

@@nicolasabino4378 yes i know 🤣 learning from mistakes , we are humans right 🙈🤞

I think it was 2 years ago at Stranik :D

Where is your home ? You should be able to buy staff online and get send to your country , but you should check regulation of flying in your country and local sites if there are any Airspace you can stay away from. You need, glider, harness, helmet and rescue parachute. That is all you need 👍

@@PeterHoldy petter can u text me a message for email in order to talk more deeply dear i need your guide sir ? abdulhakimmohamuudi@gmail.com

Yes , frist flight and first twisted lines. As i was fighting for an 1h so did not check proper and i had twist 🙃