Launching by accident (a common paragliding crash, analysed by instructor)

Today we’re up on the launch site, talking about paragliding launch fails and you’ll learn how to control your wing on a slope, what to do if you’re twisted and the key exercise that very few pilots do.

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"I still have my ‘steam punk’ ankle bracelet on. The process is far longer than they initially lead me to believe. I will be lucky to have this contraption off by Christmas. I am definitely making progress – step by small step. I so want to get back up there and fly! Leonardo's famous quote: Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. That just about sums it up!"

00:00 Intro
00:55 Getting in a twist
01:43 Accident footage
04:16 Aerodynamics of sloping launches
07:18 Training exercise
11:16 Join the community

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