Paragliding Skills: REFRESH Your Launches

What are the best things to practice after a long break from flying? What can you do to refresh your launch skills? Join Greg on an easy site on a light wind day to ease back into the swing of things with this short paraglider control tutorial.

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[CarlosAraya-ohze]

Thanks Gregg you makes Paragliding looks so easy to do with this videos and your clear explanations to practice thanks a lot

[brenthollady]

Always clear out your brake I launched last night cleared my As and had a small tangle in my R brake line... no problem I thought, it will sort itself out like always... not this time! I took off a immediately felt a pull to my R, looked up and sure enough that tangle was about 3" pull on the R trailing edge. I'm on a Spyder 3 so I was able to counter with weight shift and landed... I laid the wing out... no crossed lines no twists in the risers just a tangle that would not come out in flight. Lesson learned. I will always kite my wing on layout before launching now. Always clear your brake lines! Thanks for the great content Greg! Fly safe!

[peterelliott]

My tip for getting back to flying would be watching Fly with Greg lol. 2nd thing, be really happy to walk up the hill, then walk back down if it's not a really good day for flying. 3rd, if you can't ground handle for 10 minutes on the launch site, don't bother flying, it's too dodgy. Leave the days when you get sucked straight up for next month. Thanks for the channel Greg! You've always been my favourite.

[EARAISED]

If you had a trauma or long pause, strart with the first steps, with the basics. Don't try to go into strong and/or thermal conditions. It's ok to do a lot of ground-handling or just flying from up to down a lot of times. It's better to remind your reflexes, instead of feeling stressed in serious conditions

[airgraham]

Great to see you “launching” the new channel !

[attilab.]

You make anyone love paragliding like you love it. I ´m a Big Fan! Looking forward to more Learning Videos!

[xistsixt]

One thing I really love to do in groundhandling training is taking the wing up in reverse. Brakes locked in the magnets, hold brakes lines (gloves!!!) on the outside, running backwards and play with the brakes between wing pulling back and point of overshoot and running speed, if it is a little gusty and everything is matching perfectly in the sweet spot, short flights until 5-6m heights in flat fields are very possible. (do not jump) If practiced good do kiting sideways, lean in, get speed, let you pull and again in the sweet spot turn with a short pull into the wind and off you go. Until 40m flight lengths on a field are possible. I have learned a lot doing this, especially by seeing the wing and what it does, balancing the flight, getting thrust and confidence. And somehow it grew my abs too... 😊

[YankeeinSC]

My good buddy Ripman Ridin pointed out that I was braking too much and too early on my nil wind inflations because I'd flown a lot recently in strong wind where a surge check was needed.. It is so helpful to have (qualified) observers or video of yourself for critique.

[ratfor]

What a lovely playground you've got there! Amazing videos Greg, congrats!!

[SelfproclaimedDCSdebriefer]

Nice to see you up and running Greg. Keeping us honest on day one! Bring on the adventures!

[englischdude]

tip: partner check, regardless how experienced one may be! Congrats on the new channel. Regards from Austria

[pierrealcayna]

Good luck with your new channel. I would like to see a video about going from threeliner to twoliner.

[yazdankhah]

When I watch your videos, I feel that paraglider and other tools you have are part of your body. :)

[JohnHendos]

Maybe a discussion on the pros and cons of the A’s and brakes vs the A’s and C’s technique?

[steveg]

hi Greg (great vids, thx) I´m coming off long a layoff following a heart op which was then extended due to the lockdown so, a refresher is a great help. This works for me...
1. a few days ground-handling before going in to the mountains (I fly in Apenzell in Switzerland)
2. reverse launch: when you´re ready to turn, step back and push your chin down to the shoulder in the direction of your turn. Your body naturally follows your head, stops the potential ´arched back´ and keeps you in unhurried control
3. don´t go solo, go out with a group from your local flying club
Steve

[jphdxb]

I love your videos Greg, you make it look so easy, while motivating me to put more focus on my practice.

[jeffsinason]

Great kickoff to the new channel. Thank you Greg.

[darrenbaldwin]

Love your videos. Can we have one on how deal with fear of rough air 😁. I'm starting to lose the urge to fly in anything thermic. LAT.

[AddictionHappiness]

Great to see video like that in these days! 🙏 Also congratzz on 1K Greg! 🚀

[paragliding]

thanks Greg 🙏your videos are always very useful and important you are very good at explaining and making it clear that safety and training are the number one rule👍