FRONTALS - #3 of 4 Paragliding Maneuver Pitfalls

Here Chris Santacroce talks about the third paragliding pitfall we need to learn about: Frontals. Thought you know everything about frontals? Did you know that advanced pilots are more prone to this pitfall? Watch the video to find out why.
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[@13luckyhawk]

What a great video! Thanks for taking the time to make this. Chris your such a good instructor.

[@houman8066]

Amazing video! Thanks for your time and sharing your experience.

[@SharkyintheSky]

Thanks for another great set of tips Chris. I appreciate what you are doing for our community. Good stuff.

[@Jpreou]

Just learning, 31 flights, just got my BGD Epic and really appreciate these videos, thanks

[@usmcculp]

Chris, this was one of the most eye opening, ah ha moment videos I have seen on this. Cant wait to see more in this series.

[@SuperFlyParaglidingSchool]

Thanks Jeremiah - will do. It's not easy to get it all straight.

[@ripmanridin7092]

Excellent info!

[@577buttfan]

Wow,more to a frontal than I thought,thanks Chris!!

[@PapaPapaGolf1]

thanks for bringing me to this series

[@flyul1]

Awesome info . Thanks for the video. I want to do an SIV.

[@Hemersonr]

wow... this tip about the use of breaks is very cool... I see in my region must of the pilots have a misconception about active piloting and excessive braking... less speed, a canopy always fighting to reach trim speed... oh gosh... thanks for sharing this golden tips...

[@dwaynedawson9661]

great stuff!

[@E620SE]

Best with frontals is not too brake until it shoots and then break really hard. Because the glider has a lot of drag when collapsing, so pulling brake in that moment is bad. When it shoots und you just apply a small amount of brake the wing will shoot even more because the airflow on the profile is better. So doing nothing at all or break hard the moment it shoots in front of you are the best options.

[@hendsonyu5167]

So choose to trust your wing is best strategy.

[@projectairtime]

Only on this maneuver and only if you let off the speed bar already and only if the front doesn’t stick in and only if it does it need you to manually restart it because it’s slow and old and out of trim. On every other maneuver there is some thing that you better do proactively to fix it. Don’t apply the trust the glider rule anywhere else.

[@7up-weee]

Interesting what you say about not getting a second frontal after the first. On my accelerated collapse tasks on an SIV in Annecy I got a second frontal after the first because I didn't come off the bar and another time where I did come off, the wing would definitely have frontalled again without catching the shoot. It's all here if interested (Iota2 so a high B): kzbin.info/www/bejne/aofGgKh-rtx7hZY

[@bill2292]

Great information Chris, but you REALLY need visuals to better explain your malfunctions.

[@ChrisSantacroce]

Agreed 100% - thanks for the feedback -

[@tonyevans3297]

Who gave this a thumbs down!? lol