XC UNPLUGGED: Flying in Colombian turbulent air on a paraglider 

Absolutely! I cannot agree more with your statement about flying the gear that allows you to focus on decision making, not on piloting.

Does your Swift handle turbulence better than your bonanza? obviously the right answer for you but I generally feel like I'm more thrown around in my swift than my friends in their Cs.

I am not widely experienced in flying other gliders and I suppose the Swift Six does move around a fair bit. But, generally speaking all I get is small tip collapses most of the time with active piloting. I just feel happier under the Swift compared to the Bonanza 2 which could collapse (with me) most unexpectedly at any moment. Others may have a different opinion. From what I see now most of the 2 liner Cs are very stable.

Thanks for watching, but please don't learn paragliding from RU-vid videos. If you have specific questions about piloting the wing, it's best to ask your instructor or an experienced pilot you know. You can also join my Telegram group if you wish, where pilots of different levels share their experience and ask questions.

@@dymanoid Heh, no worries, I was just asking. Nobody tells you the exact manual how to fly perfectly. When its happening up there, nobody's there, just you and situations you were watching or talking about before are just there and real and have to deal with it. So any good catch in the brain or subconscious before is helpfull.

It's a good idea to do one or multiple SIV courses. Then you won't be surprised by the reactions of the wing because you have already actively practiced different situations and exactly know how your wing behaves, what you can do and how, and most importantly, what NOT to do ☺ Just watching others doing something or talking about it is simply not enough. In a stressful situation, we tend to forget about conscious things and instead act on instinct or trained behavior.

@@dymanoid I absolutely agree. Thank you

These moments were mostly taken from 7-8 hour flights, so it's possible to get used to the turbulence and keep going. The workload is quite high, you're absolutely right, but there are always some (more or less) calm glides in between, so you can recharge your mental battery. Indeed, when you land after such a flight, you feel quite exhausted, but at the same time very happy!

Actually, both. Because of the image stabilization, it's not always clear, but in some clips you can still see the wing pitching or surging forward - that's where it needs to be stopped. In other cases, the airflow causes the wing to lose pressure on one or both sides, so a brake or rear riser pull is needed to keep the wing inflated.

I usually fly on B's in light to moderate turbulence. When the air gets ugly, I switch to the brakes.

Thanks for watching! It feels very shaky and twitchy! I first tried to turn off the stabilization completely, but then the footage gets too shaky and it's hard to understand what's going on. My camera is attached to the carabiner, and the carabiner moves a lot in rough air because my wing transfers all the air movement directly to the harness without any damping.

Bonjour et merci pour vos commentaires ! Cette vidéo a été enregistrée en janvier/février 2024 en Colombie. Les conditions étaient si violentes que nous avons observé jusqu'à 6 déploiements de réserve par jour pendant ces 3 semaines. Le comportement apparemment calme des ailes autour de moi n'est qu'une illusion, les pilotes travaillent aussi très dur. Mais en général, vous avez raison, les ailes d'Ozone sont plus solides que celles de Peak 6. Cependant, j'ai l'impression qu'elles sont aussi beaucoup plus dynamiques lorsqu'elles s'effondrent à cause de cette solidité.

Yep, loved it too 😁 Also was happy to prevent it from being something creepy and nasty 🤭

@@dymanoidyou were all over it… these cameras are so good at capturing these shots

Bei den 2-Leinern geht einiges mehr, 3-Leiner vertragen weniger Zug an den hinteren Tragegurten. Aber immerhin - in sehr turbulenter Luft muss man entschlossen reagieren und den vollen Steuerweg nutzen, um Kappenstörungen zu vermeiden.

Jan/Feb 2024

Nope. Peak 6, it's also stated in the video description.