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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2013
This is Jochen's paragliding clip collection. I started paragliding in 2021 in the U.S. and got my German license in 2022. Since then, I enjoy flying mostly on the U.S. West coast and in Europe. Awesome sport paired with awesome pilots from all walks of life keeps me young.
2024 Paragliding Ioannina, Greece
Ioannina is located just South of the Pintos National Park in the Western part of Greece. There are are a couple of paragliding sites along the South-West facing mountain range and good weather along with favorable winds had me fly for two days on a month long trip through Greece.
I contacted Escape Paragliding Tandem Flights on Facebook and Giorgos alias George gave me a site introduction and was super nice and helpful, just like everybody else in Greece.
If you're in the area, contact Giorgos and fly with him or book a tandem flight:
giorgos.bakaras
Music from #Uppbeat
uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/breaking-ideas
License code: BVLBGEWQQIZQRASZ
uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/dreamstate
License code: XZQWM1XT81OSBD1C
I contacted Escape Paragliding Tandem Flights on Facebook and Giorgos alias George gave me a site introduction and was super nice and helpful, just like everybody else in Greece.
If you're in the area, contact Giorgos and fly with him or book a tandem flight:
giorgos.bakaras
Music from #Uppbeat
uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/breaking-ideas
License code: BVLBGEWQQIZQRASZ
uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/dreamstate
License code: XZQWM1XT81OSBD1C
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Magical Eagle Rock, VA 2024
มุมมอง 792 หลายเดือนก่อน
Magical paragliding and hang gliding impressions from Eagle Rock in Virginia. A North-West wind on a beautiful day in late October let us soar above the ridge covered in spectacular fall colors. With additional video footage from Luke Higginbotham. Eagle Rock is operated by the Skywackers club: skywackers.org/ Eagle Rock site info: skywackers.org/erinfo.php Music from #Uppbeat uppbeat.io/t/ilya...
Kalyvia and Mount Olympus
มุมมอง 412 หลายเดือนก่อน
After hiking up to Mount Olympus a few days earlier, we met up with Aris, a local Greek pilot, in Kalyvia on the other side of the mountain. We first drove to the LZ and then up a dirt road to the Kalyvia launch site. The day was perfect for a 2 hour flight with plenty of thermals and a view of Mount Olympus shrouded in clouds in the afternoon. I met Aris through Marc, a passionate German pilot...
Tandem Flight on Lefkada, Greece
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During our trip through Greece we were following the good weather to the island of Greece. My wife enjoyed another tandem flight with Giorgos, and experienced instructor who started flying back in 1988. Music from #Uppbeat uppbeat.io/t/abbynoise/pulse-of-freedom License code: LKRAUC5YKODNMVPM uppbeat.io/t/abbynoise/follow-the-dream License code: 39H7AFVI4NQJZMBA
Paragliding Harris Hill, NY 2024
มุมมอง 1474 หลายเดือนก่อน
Harris Hill is operated by the Free Spirit Flyers and located near Elmira in upstate New York. The site is close to the Harris Hill Glider Port and just a few miles south of the Elmira-Corning Regional Airport. We flew on a beautiful and busy Saturday and shared the airspace with quite a few sailplanes. Local clubs: Free Spirit Flight - www.freespiritflight.com/ Rochester Area Flyers - www.roch...
Paragliding in Bristol, NY
มุมมอง 1225 หลายเดือนก่อน
A beautiful day in Bristol, NY with several paragliding pilots from the Rochester Area Flyers. More info about the club and their flying sites: www.rochesterareaflyers.com/ Music from #Uppbeat uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/breakthrough License code: AMGFXZVE4WMNU7EL uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/innovation License code: Q5CDJ8URDTN3M0BR
Paragliding Eagle Rock, Virginia, Fall '23
มุมมอง 292ปีที่แล้ว
Three pilots took to the skies at Eagle Rock in Virginia on a warm and sunny day in late October. The site is the home of the Skywackers going back to 1974! See: skywackers.org Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): uppbeat.io/t/volo/with-the-winds License code: ZJ89MZQCSXO1I4YA
2023 Big Walker Fly In
มุมมอง 281ปีที่แล้ว
The annual fly in at Big Walker near Bland, VA was overshadowed (pun intended) by bad weather, but we got to fly on the last day. Quite a big crowed showed up on Sunday and had a good time after all. The day ended with the obligatory camp fire and Wayne playing the guitar and singing "The Road Goes on Forwever and the Party Never Ends". Special thanks go to our awesome host Jim Bogle and Anthon...
Paragliding Big Walker in Virginia
มุมมอง 161ปีที่แล้ว
Beautiful day on the Big Walker up in Virginia also known as Jim Bogle's premier flying site. Conditions were perfect for ridge soaring and thermalling. More info about Big Walker: bigwalker.com/ Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): uppbeat.io/t/abbynoise/puncher License code: QI2HNHNAPN5G5JLX
Stubai Valley, Austria
มุมมอง 260ปีที่แล้ว
Neustift in the Stubai Valley is famous for year-round flying conditions. A gondola close to the landing zone brings you up the Elfer mountain where a steep and wide ski slope awaits you for the launch. Depending on how high you hike the launch is 800m to 900m above the LZ. The views are just awesome. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): uppbeat.io/t/abbynoise/agent-red License code: 391XN...
Keel Mountain Paragliding
มุมมอง 3962 ปีที่แล้ว
The Keel Mountain paragliding site is just a few miles east of Huntsville, AL. I spent a couple days there flying with a great group of pilots. Special thanks go to Robert and Andrew for their hospitality, help, advice and good company.
Paragliding in Oetz
มุมมอง 2292 ปีที่แล้ว
This is a tribute to all my paragliding instructors in the US and in Germany and to all the pilots who inspired me on my journey. The video clips were taken over two days in Oetz at the end of a trip to the Austrian Alps. A huge shoutout goes to Dave Hanning and his team of instructors at the Flying Camp Paragliding site off the beautiful Sequatchie Valley near Chattanooga in Tennessee where I ...
Achensee Paragliding - From Rofan down to Maurach
มุมมอง 8142 ปีที่แล้ว
After a short gondola ride, you reach the Rofan with the paraglider launch right below the Gschöllkopf. Following the ski slopes you get out in front of the mountains where thermals develop by late morning along the South facing slopes. The views of the lake are stunning. The landing zone is right in the middle of Maurach, just a short walk away from the gondola.
Paragliding Training in Lüsen/South Tyrol
มุมมอง 692 ปีที่แล้ว
Some impressions from a weeklong intensive training class with Papillon, the biggest paragliding school in Germany. The training took place in Lüsen, South Tyrol. The launch is right in front of the Tulperhof hotel and the flights may lead you right over the small city of Lüsen down to the landing zone in the valley some 800m or 2500ft below.
Paragliding at "the other" Woodstock in Virginia
มุมมอง 892 ปีที่แล้ว
Pilots from the CHGPA (Captial Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association) met at Woodstock for a fine day of paragliding. "The other" Woodstock is a nice little town in Virginia in the Shenandoah valley.
Super video! Looked like it was a great day!
Thanks Aron, it sure was an amazing evening.
You said you drove from Central North Carolina. We lived in Raleigh for twelve years and now live on top of Keel Mountain. Love watching the para gliders when they are out!
i saw you guys while driving
What an informative and entertaining video with nice music and narration!
Nice video! Fun and informative
Glad to see flying again with confidence!
What a beautiful site to fly! Great video!
Thanks for posting! This is amazing!😊
Awesome!
Your videos are superlative. I especially appreciate your excellent narration and video annotations. Bravo!
Nice video, good memories! Thanks for the effort
Great video. Very well done!
Thanks for the video, I was one that couldn't make it, I look forward to this fly in every year, Doug
Great video 👍
I have my P3 how long would it take to get a German license
The Germans always do a thorough bureaucratic job. I signed up with Papillon last year, spent 3 days at their headquarters on the Wasserkuppe to a) show them that I got the basic flying skills (Höhenflugreife) and b) to participate in theory classes and c) take the exam. All this was easy. Then I spent a week in Lüsen/Südtirol with Papillon to finish the A-Schein. Make sure to contact the DHV to get some of your US flights approved beforehand. Doing the 40 required flights in just a week is doable, but a stretch. Are you German? Do you speed German? I'd assume so. DM me if you'd like. See channel About.
Danke, dass du dieses Video geteilt hast. Praktisch, um den Start- und Landeplatz zu sehen
Der Start vom Rofan hatte auch seine Tücken. Man fliegt entlang der Skipiste mit Bäumen links und rechts, was für meinen Anfängergeschmack, bei ein paar Starts zu heftigen Turbulenzen geführt hatte. Das Landefeld ist riesig und sehr leicht anzufliegen, selbst bei stärkerem Wind am Nachmittag. Viel Spass und einen sicheren Flug am Achensee!
whooo - great! Jochen, this is really your passion and I love the video! Thanks for sharing!
I'm not a paragliding pilot but I'm a PPG pilot. Been up there once with Robert and looking into getting into this sport. Love that spot.
Great Job
Tolle Eindrücke Danke fürs Teilen.
I enjoyed your video. Curious. I have been watching paragliding on youtube for a while. I am a mountain biker looking for a new adventure at 71 y.o. Are you riding thermals here?
Yes, thermals often work here. The more experienced pilots often go on long XC flights from here. And yes, since you're physically fit mountain biker, you may enjoy paragliding. I learned flying in the Sequatchie Valley in Tennessee with Dave Hanning and his crew at Flying Camp Paragliding.
Was fliegst du für einen Schirm? Phi Viola? Wie glücklich bist du mit dem Schirm? Wie ist das Start und Landeverhalten. Danke
Ja, einen Phi Viola. Die Gründe für den Schirm waren, dass er sehr leicht ist (hike and fly) und dass er ein A-Rating hat. Ich fliege seit November 2021, bin also noch ein Anfänger und habe wenig Erfahrung mit Schirmen. Die Viola ist agil und dennoch sicher, Starts und Landungen gehen prima. Letztendlich ist alles Übungssache. Zum Schirm habe ich mir das Wendegurtzeug Progress3 von Advance gekauft. Zusammen ist das leicht und kompakt. So weit bin ich ganz zufrieden mit meiner Ausrüstung.
@@FlyingBlueJ danke für die Antwort! Dein SetUp klingt für mich sehr interessant weil ich genau so eine Kombi suche. Würdest du sagen, dass man mit der Viola keine Thermik-Flüge machen kann weil es ein Leichtschirm ist oder geht das trotzdem. Bin unentschlossen zwischen der Viola und Fantasia... Ich würde einen Leichtschirm bevorzugen aber habe Angst, dass ich damit nicht Thermik fliegen kann. Danke
Ich habe einen Fantasia am Anfang meiner Ausbildung von der Flugschule geflogen. Der Schirm verzeiht so manchen Fehler, ist aber wirklich nur für Anfänger gedacht. Thermikfliegen geht mit der Viola ganz gut, aber ein EN-B Schirm ist natürlich besser. Letztlich steht Sicherheit für mich an oberster Stelle, d.h. ich werde den A-Schirm wohl für eine ganze Weile fliegen. Lass dich von Profis oder einer Flugschule beraten, meine TH-cam-Weisheiten sind sicherlich noch auf einem Anfängerniveau.
@@FlyingBlueJ ich werde bestimmt auch einige Jahre in der A Klasse bleiben, soll ja ein nachhaltiger Sport bleiben. Danke für das teilen deiner Erfahrungen. Wünsche schöne Flüge
Guten Flug
Danke!
Hey, Jochen. Man sieht Dir die Freude und das Glück an! Herzlichen Glückwunsch und es ist ein tolles Video!