A Day In The Life Of A Cross Country Pilot

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  • @EduardoMartinez-ys6fb
    @EduardoMartinez-ys6fb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I can watch your videos for ever. I'm doing a 2 week beginner's paragliding course in March. You are just inspirational, Greg.

  • @OVelhoLivreiroAtelie
    @OVelhoLivreiroAtelie ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great journey! Cheers from Brazil!

  • @TheSavacc
    @TheSavacc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks for taking us on your adventure...especially the return home which seemed like a fun challenge. Hopefully the camera flash didn't cause too much damage..cheers.

  • @johnnylobos7515
    @johnnylobos7515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey Greg, that was just fantastic! Thank you for sharing! I got my pilot license about 3 month ago. When I was doing the course, my instructor told me about you and your videos so, let me tell you that they were very helpful.
    Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱

  • @shogun9x1
    @shogun9x1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fantastic video Greg. Shows beauty of all the aspects of cross country flying.

  • @dannybaines4529
    @dannybaines4529 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Quite simpley
    THANK YOU 🎶🎶

  • @theeyeinthecloud
    @theeyeinthecloud 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice. Here in France you're supposed to leave 300m from cloud base when you are above 900m.

  • @richharding7927
    @richharding7927 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm the red and white Zeno 2 with the open harness at about 3:35. Did 100-something to around Petersfield :)

  • @flyinbryanfpv
    @flyinbryanfpv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a mix/contrast between nature and urban life

  • @MikeyAsbury
    @MikeyAsbury 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Vagabonds of the sky". Love that!

  • @DougEDeGeorge
    @DougEDeGeorge 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome Greg one of my favorite videos yet!

  • @mattbaker1683
    @mattbaker1683 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely amazing, I just looked up that site, and as it happens I was working down in Stroud last year, watching the gliders on my lunch break at the Aldi in town... I have just booked up my first flight course for April, can't wait!

  • @benjienys3543
    @benjienys3543 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks so match for those videos :) you have to know that y've a lot of freinds from all over the world... Specially a new one, a vagabon of the air 😁, from Tunisia ;) who apreciate alla what you do

  • @josuesepulveda55
    @josuesepulveda55 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would love to make time in the future to make paragliding my next hobby. I did tandem gliding and it was amazing

  • @sufah
    @sufah 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vielen Dank, dass du uns an deinen Abenteuern teilhaben lässt. Freue mich immer über neue Videos von dir! Viele Grüße 🖖🏻 André

  • @slowly9
    @slowly9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm such a lucky bloke to have the chance to fly in Hungary... :P We have muchmuch better options to: have a good XC day, get to the takeoff via public transport, get home by public transport. :) come to Hungary in summer time for great flat land XC filghts with easy travel options! :) great-great video, sums up the point of XC flying beautifully! cheers!

    • @leslielugosi
      @leslielugosi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes Zsolt, I agree but you need to have a bit of luck too. Also need to walk a lot some times.
      Sometimes you still can not get home that day (rely on public transport only). :)
      Some of my friends here in Hungary do enjoy that part of the adventure very much! :))
      On the other hand public transport is cheep here.
      The 500km of transport would cost somewhere around GBP20! :)

  • @olivierabadie603
    @olivierabadie603 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bravo Greg !

  • @qinzheng4106
    @qinzheng4106 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Greg, your flight ratio is 143/831=17%, and looks like a triangle route could be more comfortable 🎉, thanks for taking us together with you😊

  • @cptspenny7545
    @cptspenny7545 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm green (with envy). What a pleasure to have public transport available..

  • @JJOKOCHA4
    @JJOKOCHA4 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome, shine on...

  • @nathanbraunswick4289
    @nathanbraunswick4289 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome adventure, thanks for sharing.

  • @climb315
    @climb315 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful .

  • @MikeyAsbury
    @MikeyAsbury 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I do appreciate your attitude and demeanor and truly wish I could train with you. You seem to be a genuinely wonderful person. With all the craziness in the world, you are a breath of fresh air.(no pun intended)

  • @verschalter
    @verschalter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have a new fan.... great to see how you show like we have inspirations from being in the sky.... thermal flying and xcountry is so emotional. cheers mate

  • @marcomaas9915
    @marcomaas9915 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great story, always enjoy your movies 😃

  • @ahhcoolies
    @ahhcoolies 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A full day indeed. thank you for doing the whole adventure and recording it. best of luck with the XPyr.

  • @CenteKris
    @CenteKris 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love it ❤️ just started with my flying adventure (5h in the air) and I hope to fly XC someday 👊😎

  • @360turns2
    @360turns2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I bet it's worth every penny spent. Great video.

  • @deannaylor25
    @deannaylor25 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video Greg, inspiring as always

  • @Volksplane1
    @Volksplane1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic COMPLETE story. Enjoyed that. We'll keep an eye out for you chaps. GA pilot

  • @glidewithme1860
    @glidewithme1860 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, Greg!

    • @FlyWithGreg
      @FlyWithGreg  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Christian! UK flying is not regular, but when it delivers, it's fantastic.

  • @Zbinden81
    @Zbinden81 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Allways enjoy these Videos a lot and learned so many here for my Cross Country Adventures. Thanks so much for ur effort and keep on Giong! Happy Flights and Happy Landings! Greetings from Swiss

  • @QMAXIMUS
    @QMAXIMUS 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your channel Greg! Thanks for all the videos!!!

  • @livefreedontdie2815
    @livefreedontdie2815 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now THAT is devotion!

  • @danielpeters6906
    @danielpeters6906 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hats off to you greg, you know how to make an enjoyable paragliding video!

  • @TheDro
    @TheDro 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    looks like the adventure was a memorable one :)

  • @wild2flyparagliding160
    @wild2flyparagliding160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    🤣 Now I know why I love triangles and out and returns! Great video Greg. You sure made me laugh at the end. 😂👍

    • @niconico3907
      @niconico3907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He can't do that with no mountain where he is.

  • @jjlovesjam
    @jjlovesjam 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is awesome!

  • @azvoolivre
    @azvoolivre 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi! Thanks and congrats! You landed and killed the glider with the Bs!! Why?Windy but I've never seen this technique!

  • @Graham_lee
    @Graham_lee 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video really enjoyed it, not long now and Il be leaving the hill, cant wait to log my first xc

  • @ashleyblakebrough9800
    @ashleyblakebrough9800 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    If there ever was an ambassador for Paragliding, I'm thinking it might be you, love the videos !

  • @SkywalkerPaul
    @SkywalkerPaul 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great vid! ✌️

  • @Lazlowi
    @Lazlowi ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Greg, awesome video as always! I would like to ask about the diagram at the start, what is that and how do you decode it? I always have trouble decoding the weather forecast, recognizing these 5 star days you mention, do you have some really good resources what parameters I should look out for to see these top days? Thank you!

  • @tifly10
    @tifly10 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice Greg... is that, fly without time to return.

  • @verticallines212
    @verticallines212 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    gotta love raw thermal power!

  • @cristianomayer3216
    @cristianomayer3216 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    man! thank you for that!
    its aaaaaaall soooooo truuuuuuuue and beauuuuuuutifuuuuuul!!!

  • @julianhorlle
    @julianhorlle 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Greg, very nice images, congrats!!
    What your felling about strike 2? I've one for H&F, never flown more than 1 hour, it's comfortable for a big flight like this?

  • @nurikayserilioglu
    @nurikayserilioglu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow! What a long day!😅 Thanks for sharing your experience. We have to inspire each other otherwise we're destined to be drowned in the mindset of the "ordinary crowd" called the society... 🤘

  • @HDax
    @HDax 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice video Greg :) love it!
    How do you mount your selfie stick for these great third person views? It seems that you dont mount it to your harness / back since you hold it in your hand during start. Also the shadow of the stick seems to go to your shoulder. Tell us the magic :) !

    • @FlyWithGreg
      @FlyWithGreg  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A wizard's staff follows its master. (Or perhaps I have a little self-adhesive velcro loop on base of said staff, so it can be pinned in place and rested on my shoulder)

  • @Hemersonr
    @Hemersonr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    oh my... what a nice gaggle... congrats for this amazing day

  • @PARAPENTEFLORIPA
    @PARAPENTEFLORIPA ปีที่แล้ว

    Good, i like fly. Cross country is best.

  • @ParapenteFloripa-k5e
    @ParapenteFloripa-k5e ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice fly.

  • @andreasfalkenburg7586
    @andreasfalkenburg7586 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ...wow what an effort to go XC flying !!!
    So I appreciate even more to live only one hour drive from the Bavarian & Austrian Alpes... hehe... :-)

  • @hectorvaldesr
    @hectorvaldesr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Greg, nice video!
    Where exactly do you put the selfie stick to record that way? In your harness?

  • @AFlyingGlenn
    @AFlyingGlenn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an adventure!

  • @horaciorivara1240
    @horaciorivara1240 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderfull Greg, an excelent racont of a Cross day

  • @stephenplace3575
    @stephenplace3575 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Crikey greg that was an expensive flight, awesome though 👏 😎 👍

  • @donjohnson2639
    @donjohnson2639 ปีที่แล้ว

    See the airplane at 3:08 ✈️

  • @waheedshah8087
    @waheedshah8087 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Big fan sir

  • @fwkb2
    @fwkb2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it!

  • @johanheyns2266
    @johanheyns2266 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Noticed you flying with new gear. Harness? Helmet ?
    Any reason why ?

    • @FlyWithGreg
      @FlyWithGreg  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Helmet only because it was freezing a base and the visor looks cool! And reduces face exposure. Harness was Strike2, for reviewing before deciding on Weightless for the XPYR race. Strike2 is more accessible for most pilots

    • @johanheyns2266
      @johanheyns2266 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FlyWithGreg Alright then thx for the feedback sir. You must come and join us in some South African comps when the weather turns. There's a lot of pilots that can lern from you first hand.

  • @T-gashi
    @T-gashi ปีที่แล้ว

    A perfect day

  • @tomekbumat
    @tomekbumat 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Coming home after longer XC is usually a pain, especially when you have to start your work with clients early and pretend to be fresh and focused -;)

  • @TimPentreath
    @TimPentreath 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice vid Greg, but expensive day out - £1.25/km flown by my calculations 😂

  • @YankeeinSC1
    @YankeeinSC1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just curious... how inclined the average UK driver is to picking up a hitch hikers? In the states I could see getting a ride fairly quickly if you had your gear with you, but a regular bloke, just standing on the side of the road, not so much. Is your wife (or husband) understanding of your cross country adventures?

  • @raoulduke1914
    @raoulduke1914 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    70 quid train ticket! :(( But yeah worth it! great vid, we are so lucky to be able to do this

  • @garnoli
    @garnoli 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The real adventure begins after landing ....

  • @bernhardmuller4601
    @bernhardmuller4601 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All fun and games... but why take the car in the first place?

  • @Hemersonr
    @Hemersonr ปีที่แล้ว

    how could we recognize this special day???

  • @CoIoneIPanic
    @CoIoneIPanic ปีที่แล้ว

    Here you would have actually had your car stolen. And the police would have said, file a report, we are too busy. But the silver lining is a vast space to fly with huge mountains.

    • @Milo_Olo
      @Milo_Olo ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah, Renault never gets stolen

  • @george44987
    @george44987 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I didn’t know Louis Theroux was into paragliding

  • @alexxbcg
    @alexxbcg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Out of interest, why didn’t you go up by train and then fly back to the south east and do the final part back to your house by public transport? Seems
    a lot of the day was spent retrieving the car!

    • @SteveShovlar
      @SteveShovlar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Because if you do that Sods Law will stop the day coming on and you won’t leave the hill! Nothing is guaranteed in paragliding.

    • @niconico3907
      @niconico3907 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And he was driving by himself. He should have found a friend to have 2 cars, park one car near the expected landing spot, and drove to the launch.

  • @christophostrowski3382
    @christophostrowski3382 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Goooo----Fly4it