Flying XC with low cloudbase in Bassano

Can you fly XC when the cloud base is just above the takeoff, at 900 m?
Let's explore my paragliding cross country flight in Bassano to find out what's possible!
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Flying site: Bassano del Grappa, Italy
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Music:
TrackTribe - Higher Kiss
Nico Staf - Walking in the Sky
Niviuk Peak 6

[@ondrejrohon5696]

Top notch data overlays, so good to see your movements together with vario readings and altitude. Awesome work dude. Keep it coming pls.

[@dymanoid]

Thank you and I'm glad you found them useful! Yes, definitely more videos to come!

[@KilkennyLights]

Beautiful Video and excellent commentary. Cloud flying is difficult. Here in Ireland In the south Mt Leinster I was sucked inside cloud for forty Minutes. I travelled thirty Kilometers before the sea breeze cleared the cloud. It was like being in a dark washing machine most of the way. My two euro compass ball saved me and kept me sane during the flight giving my brain something to focus on. Big ears and speed bar were of no use. Patience and not panicking were the best way to stay safe. Also to fly east away from the mountains. Cheers Frank. I landed at the door of a small church and kissed the ground. The most terrifying flight of my fifteen years of flying.

[@dymanoid]

Thank you for sharing your story. Yeah, cloud flying should be avoided. It can lead to horrifying experiences as you describe.

[@JoarABTheflyingraven]

I love this type of xc 🤩 thanks for another great video.

[@brunohornung]

Great flight and great commentary! Your videos are awesome 🪂

[@dymanoid]

Thank you so much 😀

[@skAt79]

Always a pleasure watching and learning from you and your great vids. Keep them coming!

Nice as always. It looks so easy in your video, almost effortless :-) With such a low cloud base, I'll stay right before the start and don't hope to fly any XC. Its a long journey before me to learn it that way.

[@dymanoid]

A few years ago, I was also quite sure no real XC is possible on such days 😊

[@StanBarankiewicz]

Fantastic! Great flight! Love that area!

[@sgdran]

Great, as usual

[@alexsakon]

I’m an experienced pilot but I find your vids and commentary tremendously helpful

[@dymanoid]

Thank you, I'm glad my videos are helpful!

[@gerharduscombrinck]

Great flying Dmitry and greetings from a Cold winter South Africa! I enjoy your videos and comment to convey you're strategy. I wish you could sometimes in those difficult or turbulent thermals, slow down the video so we can see your pilot input since i think you are very talented. All the best and keep posting those videos!!

[@dymanoid]

Thank you for watching! In this particular flight, there were no turbulent thermals, only weak stuff, so I didn't want to make the video too boring. If you're interested to see how I cope with turbulence, there's a video I made exactly about that, you can see my input and the wing behavior, have a look: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnfHfJKCiqydb7Msi=2hPY6SvH2uSD_0MW

[@chaewoonsong3525]

Thanks for another great video! I am looking into buying a camera myself to document my flights - may I know what sort of camera you use to capture these footages? Thanks in advance!

[@dymanoid]

Thanks for watching! I record my flights using an Insta360 X3 camera. I also sometimes use my old Insta360 X2 and the small DJI Action 2 for some footages.

[@chaewoonsong3525]

@@dymanoid lovely!! Thanks for the reply. I’ll look into the insta360 then!!

[@rootoslav]

А показатели (высота, скорость и тд) на экране откуда берутся, как их вставить в видео? Особенно линия маршрута интересна.

[@dymanoid]

The flight data overlay in this video is created using a tool Telemetry Overlay. It analyzes the IGC flight recording and visualizes the data in a nice way. / Видео-оверлей с параметрами полёта в этом видео подготовлен в специальной программе Telemetry Overlay. Эта программа анализирует IGC файлы и создаёт хорошую визуализацию.

[@OyuncuKEY]

Hello, how you could put all the information on top left corner ? Are they recorded by insta360 or did you record them with another app ?

[@dymanoid]

I use a special tool called Telemetry Overlay for visualizing the flight data. It processes the IGC flight flies.

[@OyuncuKEY]

@@dymanoid thanks!!! ☺️

[@Ansemyo]

С одной стороны здорово когда летишь и тебя почти везде держит. С другой, низкая база и слабые потоки выматывают. Быть постоянно в напряжении, искать потоки, рыскать туда сюда. Сам отвисался в ноликах и крутил +0,3. Было нудно. Но справился.

[@dymanoid]

So, you can use such conditions to practice surviving low in weak thermals. A useful skill for every pilot! / Как раз такие условия можно использовать, чтобы потренировать выживание в низах и при слабых потоках. Очень полезный навык для любого пилота!

[@PhilippeLarcher]

Alright I'm doing it wrong ^^"

[@dymanoid]

What exactly? Did this video help you?

[@PhilippeLarcher]

@@dymanoid super interesting to see how you float for such big distances and select thermals etc. I'm not doing Bassano like this :D How dependent is it of the wing performance and season? I'm flying a Low B in september.

[@dymanoid]

Well, a good glide is important for flying straight lines. On a Low-B wing, it will be difficult to achieve in weak conditions. The season makes no difference, it's the conditions that matter. But next time you're in Bassano, try to fly a long straight line without thermaling over every spine. You'll be surprised how well it works!

[@PhilippeLarcher]

@@dymanoid thank you! any tips to make a good line like this? use feelings, specific distance to the hill? aiming point?

[@dymanoid]

If I only exactly knew how to fly good lines, I would be the best pilot in the world 😊 But for now, I use two techniques: 1) trying to imagine where the air could rise better and 2) just randomly flying forward hoping that I hit a wide thermal at some point.