Rough Start - GH JOB - BANDARRA

It is finally Day 1 of Gemma's new job! She passed the interview process :P and today was assessment day to see where she is so we have a baseline to go forward and improve.
The day was a bit rough, the wing was too big and the location was wrong, but there were still some valuable lessons to be learnt.
Tune in tomorrow for more :)
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[@benjaminevans8740]

This is SUPER helpful. I'm on day 2 of trying to learn this on an ancient (1998) wing, and it is easy to get discouraged. But seeing that you weren't that great on your first time out sure helps, because I know how much better you get! Of course, having a pro right next to you sure helps too!

[@snakevera]

Your videos helped me so much. I'm actually on my way to Morningside Flight Park right now in southern New Hampshire, United States. Today will be my 4th day of PPG training and we'll be kiting with a motor on. I got a 11 or 12 flights in from the 150' launch and it is just the most amazing feeling. Cheers and thank you!

[@paraglidingpassion338]

Great to see that you are practicing the key to your flying is GH flying is the easy part.

[@freeflybri1790]

This is a good video for showing people what their first day will look like. :)

[@CGreciful]

You guys are great, watching your videos makes me feel like I'm at launch goofing off with my friends

[@phillipbirch7534]

Exellent start to the series...Go for it Gemma.

[@AndreBandarra1]

Cheers Phil! it might be an early start tomorrow!

[@Wintermute909]

Crappy wind, massive wing & still Gemma improved heaps in that short time! I'm going to try doing this regularly myself. Thanks so much guys, much appreciated!

[@AndreBandarra1]

Thanks dude, much appreciated! Do it, you will learn loads! :)

[@TyrhoneTubbs]

Interesting to see (and remember) how awkward and difficult it all feels in the beginning. Keen to see the progress.

[@pimplequeen2]

"smug bastard".... lol, keep up the effort and you will get to enjoy being the "smug bastard" :) You can never get too much ground handling practice... can see the improvement in just this one session.

[@gcm4312]

Are you guys under the influence of the rotor from that plateau on the back? Or is it far away enough that the air gets laminar again??

[@mbrunnme]

3:20

[@gcm4312]

@@mbrunnme 🤣missed gema's comment. Thanks for pointing that out!

[@peterkemp4372]

Loved the video, I an training on a BGD seed, I am having a hard time with the cross contol, and turning my body forward! Any tips? I guess just practice, look forward to watching and learning. Go Gemma.

[@AndreBandarra1]

Cheers Peter, love the Seed to practice with and play around but I find that smaller wings might be twitchier and move a lot faster than a big wing. For tips I would agree with you that it's just practice and more practice until you develop the muscle memory. It's nice to know that some people might be doing their Groundhandling with us and do keep us updated on how it goes if you manage to get out and play!

[@cloudwalk66]

Day 1 and you have clearly improved already..... keep at it. ...and remember the old saying: every minute of ground handling is worth an hour in the air for your control skills

[@AndreBandarra1]

Thanks a lot for the encouragement! Really helps :)

[@carbonlarge]

I hope that wing is one of Andre's cast off's, cos it's going to be knackered ground handling on the beach... mine is still full of Bridlington sand and stones

[@deusaudadecoisasantigas.980]

Congrats...good job...God bless you guys!!!

[@itsalifestyle496]

I just bought my paraglider three days ago I've got it up in the air took off and it went down I put it on my KZbin channel can you tell me what I'm doing wrong ty

[@peterkemp4372]

Thanks will do, I am OK facing the wing, it does move about and I am in a very turbulent area, I have a hard time committing to the turn with confidence and walking or running forward! Will keep at it and when success is reached I may send the video, cheers.

[@AndreBandarra1]

That would be awesome Peter. Yes I noticed for myself when I was learning and Gemma too that GHing in turbulent wind at the very beginning does more harm than good because its hard to know which reactions of the wing are your inputs and which are just turbulence. If you get the chance to practice somewhere with laminar flow (or close) you'll get a lot more experience out of an hour's groundhandling. Best of luck and keep at it!

[@HeartPumper]

Niiice !!!! :D But seriously, weather up here is waaaaaaay, waaaaaaay shittier :P And Gemma is slowly stealing the show Andre, you've been warned :D Good job kids!! Keep it up!

[@AndreBandarra1]

ahah, would happily have the show stolen! :D way prettier to look at than me :P

[@TeamDayaShankar]

Great series! Look forward to the learning & tips through the video. A suggestion: May be, at the end of each video, you could just point out 1 or 2 instances - where a new pilot can learn - "how to avert a particular situation" For. e.g. #1 When the wing goes sideways at 6:18 in the video, we can turn our body at our waist towards the falling side - inducing weight shift towards the higher-side and walk in-to-the wind and sightly towards the side touching ground, to get the wing back up overhead.

[@AndreBandarra1]

Thanks a lot for the encouragement, really helps! Yeah that makes sense and we try to do a little bit of that so we'll keep the suggestion in mind the the future!

[@robertmcneil5086]

Thank you. Definitely won't fly, just want to work on my mechanics. Would like to find a small C wing, like you guys use. BTW, i live in Anchorage, Alaska

[@AndreBandarra1]

We use a BGD Seed, not a C wing (wouldn't recommend those). Yeah you can try an old small EN-A or B. Maybe an speedwing could work too? I know ozone and U-turn also do a groundhandling only wings but they are harder to find used and cheap

[@robertmcneil5086]

Andre. Where can one go to shop for used gear? I have found a used BGD seed for $940.00 US dollars, but a new one isn't that much more

[@AndreBandarra1]

I would try ebay, craigslist/gumtree, skyads.aero, paragliding forum and always look at the schools or dealers closest to you as they some times have old gear or can at least advise you on where to get some. hope it helps

[@ThomasLa]

I too would like a month of ground handling :-D lucky you !

[@kairollmann]

Hey, the series is a great idea, I'm curious about the progress! Good point with the wing size as well, I thought it would be a little large too. I've build Gliderbase.com and there's a "takeoff weight filter" to help you find the right wing size. If you want to check it out, I'd love to know whether that helps you.

[@AndreBandarra1]

Hi Kai, thanks for the nice comments! he site looks great, really nice UI and has quite a lot of wings and curated data. I know how much time that will have taken!

[@HTI4711]

Here in Portugal you almost able to do ground handling every day at our beaches without freezing your fingers off... lol

[@AndreBandarra1]

Algarve Paragliding "almost" :P

[@carbonlarge]

The weather is what ???

[@cw2126]

👍👍👍

[@instrumentenfreak]

In Germany I do have good conditions at maximum 5 days a year :D

[@nachnamevorname5917]

Rubbish

[@manumatute]

YOU cute latin and viking faces! :) Big hug from both of us!

[@AndreBandarra1]

ahahah, you crazy Manute! :D how you guys doing dude? kisses to you and Callie :D

[@robertmcneil5086]

Just want to concentrate on GH, where can i get a cheap harness and wing.

[@AndreBandarra1]

Depends on where you live but probably ebay? be careful and really don't fly an old battered wing that you might buy for 50$

[@ralphvanthoff]

Andre please teach Gemma the Mitsos launch method. I'd hate to see her injure herself as she's clearly not in command.

[@AndreBandarra1]

If I thought she was in danger I would have intervened and picked up the wing don't worry. There's a difference between teaching and learning. Doesn't matter how good you are at teaching (I'm not great by the way) the person still has to take their time to learn their own way in a safe environment and invariably, make mistakes. We've all been there.

[@HeartPumper]

@@AndreBandarra1 Gloooveeeesssss all the time as well! ;)

[@user-or1lu3ku3m]

@@AndreBandarra1 word of caution, just because you are near by and think you can react in time doesn't mean you can. Good luck and stay safe

[@letoff29]

Thanks guys, that is great to watch but sometimes it can be a bit hard for non English people to understand. Could I ask you to speak a bit slower or just provide us some subtitles? Anyway I'll improve both my groundhandling and my English so that is really cool 😎

[@amedelmecanico2675]

bad direction of wind ..turbulences

[@aerojovmodelismo]

Hello

[@gstanchev420]

advice: If you care about your equipment don't do groundhandling on salty/sandy beaches :)

[@AndreBandarra1]

true, but if sandy beaches is all you have, it's better to wreck your equipment than to wreck yourself for lack of training :P

[@CGreciful]

Yeah sand is bad, but equipment is just stuff, skill development is king, and soft sand is real nice to practice on.