Please mention the danger of hand transitions close to terrain in strong turbulence. Glad you weren't injured and I appreciate your posting this. Cheers!
Raising the nose a little at the beginning is actually not a mistake, because with this take-off technique the suspension comes under tension very quickly and the wing can then be controlled correspondingly earlier than if you start with a flatter angle of attack. However, you then have to immediately pull back the speed bar and accelerate so that as much flow as possible builds up and the wing can be counteracted quickly if you get a one-sided lift. Speed is safety and flying with a hang glider should always feel like an arrow and never like a withered leaf. In the end, the little strong wind adventure went well, didn't cost anything, didn't hurt and certainly left a very lasting learning impression. Such an unexpected swerve is actually not particularly surprising when even the stones are about to start flying. After this just successful take-off, I wish you many happy landings for the future.
Thanks for commenting too. Your videos and scenery are amazing too. Looks lonely over there. Welcome to come fly here. We are having a comp in this site this coming June. You should come. You can fly my U2
@@flytavo 👍 thanks for your very kind offer 😊 june is the highlight of the year for me. Getting my gliders transported by helicopter to the 3000 ft high Kjerag cliffs. Thanks again. Take care ✌️
Basetube takeoff. Basetube landings. In narly air... look pro, but actually vulnerable. Rookies and low time pilots don't do that for a good reason. Poor roll control. One hand on base tube with one hand on downtube is a degraded compromise. Both hands on the downtubes is the surest thing any time.
My 2 cents: the position of the wing, prior to launch was nose high. (Not static) In my launch process, I find/feel static and pull the nose down "2 degrees". Then ensure that my first steps are holding the control bar, so the nose does NOT go up with my first steps. This way, the wing will attain highest air speed, at launch. Generally my launch is better. An advantage, is that once I'm off the hill, if a thermal or gust hits me, my nose is down and my airspeed is up. I've seen too many launches, stalling into thermals at the "E".
Thoughts on what happened? Looks to me like you went to basebar too early pushed out a little as you did this (12 secs in), stalling the wing before it was flying. Wind looked pretty strong so maybe early basebar would have been OK if you'd held it in until the wing was flying. Just my thoughts.
With strong wind, and the obstacles (trees) ahead and right from the launch direction. The rotors under the right wing are highly probable. Next time try to launch 50 m to the left, an you will be Ok
Please mention the danger of hand transitions close to terrain in strong turbulence. Glad you weren't injured and I appreciate your posting this. Cheers!
Raising the nose a little at the beginning is actually not a mistake, because with this take-off technique the suspension comes under tension very quickly and the wing can then be controlled correspondingly earlier than if you start with a flatter angle of attack. However, you then have to immediately pull back the speed bar and accelerate so that as much flow as possible builds up and the wing can be counteracted quickly if you get a one-sided lift. Speed is safety and flying with a hang glider should always feel like an arrow and never like a withered leaf.
In the end, the little strong wind adventure went well, didn't cost anything, didn't hurt and certainly left a very lasting learning impression. Such an unexpected swerve is actually not particularly surprising when even the stones are about to start flying. After this just successful take-off, I wish you many happy landings for the future.
Those rocks looked a bit hard and sharp. Glad you did fine. Beautiful scenery. Cheers.
Thanks for commenting too. Your videos and scenery are amazing too. Looks lonely over there. Welcome to come fly here. We are having a comp in this site this coming June. You should come. You can fly my U2
@@flytavo 👍 thanks for your very kind offer 😊 june is the highlight of the year for me. Getting my gliders transported by helicopter to the 3000 ft high Kjerag cliffs. Thanks again. Take care ✌️
Wow. You sure have a better and more fun plan. If you ever visit Colorado or Mexico I’ll hook you up with a glider. Best.
Basetube takeoff. Basetube landings. In narly air... look pro, but actually vulnerable. Rookies and low time pilots don't do that for a good reason. Poor roll control. One hand on base tube with one hand on downtube is a degraded compromise. Both hands on the downtubes is the surest thing any time.
My 2 cents: the position of the wing, prior to launch was nose high. (Not static) In my launch process, I find/feel static and pull the nose down "2 degrees". Then ensure that my first steps are holding the control bar, so the nose does NOT go up with my first steps.
This way, the wing will attain highest air speed, at launch. Generally my launch is better.
An advantage, is that once I'm off the hill, if a thermal or gust hits me, my nose is down and my airspeed is up.
I've seen too many launches, stalling into thermals at the "E".
That launch is so intimidating bro. Way to fly out of it
It's not the fall that kills you. It is the sudden stop at the bottom.
Airborn whoa.
...why the rush to drop the hands to the basetube?
Yeah that got close :)
Thoughts on what happened? Looks to me like you went to basebar too early pushed out a little as you did this (12 secs in), stalling the wing before it was flying. Wind looked pretty strong so maybe early basebar would have been OK if you'd held it in until the wing was flying. Just my thoughts.
With strong wind, and the obstacles (trees) ahead and right from the launch direction. The rotors under the right wing are highly probable. Next time try to launch 50 m to the left, an you will be Ok
Trying to one up Rick, yikes 😬
If it was a normal launch you wouldn't put it here. :-D
Krikey.