🏖️ Paragliding at the coast - the essential guide! 🏖️

↓ SKIP LINKS BELOW ↓ Find out about the hazards and differences in a coastal environment and some top tips on how to take off and land safely!

0:39 Wind indicators
1:31 Areas of turbulence
2:03 Diagram of turbulence
2:12 Where to set up
2:23 Launching
3:27 A&B riser method (2 liners)
4:22 Taking off
5:52 Upwind/downwind legs
6:06 Weightshift
6:43 Tides
7:23 THE WORST SITUATION!
8:16 Other hazards
9:18 Keep checking the sea
9:53 Top landing

** The content in this video constitutes tips and advice only and should not be used to replace instruction from a qualified paragliding instructor. **

[patrickswayze]

Great video man, I will definitely be using this in the classroom with my students.
And thank you for pointing out the fact that ‘jumping’ in launch is one of the worst things you can do on any site, especially coastal, I’ve seen so many people end up flying backwards straight into rotor!..
I teach my students just to simply run and keep running until you’re up and flying
Thanks for sharing
Jaye from Aus 👊🏼

[martinginsburg]

1) Don't suntan your wing while waiting, unnecessary UV degradation
2) A helmet cam is a hook for your lines and a future epic crash. Get rid of any helmet cam

[sandy_knight]

I don't know the local rules at this spot and I've never done any costal flying (I learned to fly in Chamonix, all my flying is alpine thermal flying or occasionally soaring on valley breeze) but if the wind was strong I'd be setting up right on the ridge with my wing almost on the footpath. Is that not allowed or is there another reason not to?

[nathansciacqua]

That was a awesome video, well done. Great information.
How was your top Landing, would like to see that? Thanks.

[JonasPersi]

It would be really nice to know where this is. there is no name, no geo-position, its hard to find out.

[apcetojako]

i really wanna buy parachute and learn skills how to fly if there is strong wind can pull up in sky i'm afraid cuz i will not know how to land haha?

[supersuper]

wtf break mean, im waiting to someone explain since 2 month

[planecrazyish]

Excellent video, very well explained 👏👏👏👏👍👍

[panther-xc]

Very helpful. Thank you for explaining thoroughly where the boundary of the rotor is. Subscribed :-)

[doraexplora]

God that was the simplest and most concise explanation of coastal ridge flying I've seen on paragliding, ever!. Thank you so much. (From a beginner)

[HTI]

Could not done better. GREAT video and very well done. Thank you so much for sharing and greetings from our coast here at the Algarve Coast :-)

[AviationSports]

Dew Point is good to know on your flying site so you don't get caught out by the Sea fog.

[consuelolinaresdg]

Hi Al, much clearer descriptions than people typically give. You describe you thought processes which is really useful. Any future videos will be really appreciated.

[ScKBrMsE]

Hey Acro, very helpful video! 
I have a short question: if the Wind is so strong that you cant get to the ground and you flying backwards. What options do I have?

[phillipbirch]

Hi. Your base local ? any restrictions on someone kiting from this site.
Sorry found it in the Links.

[solentfisher]

Really good video and advice, thanks for making and sharing! :)