How to connect to your paraglider while looking at it for reverse launch

I made a small guide on how to connect to your harness while looking directly to your glider. This is a very useful technique if you don`t want to turn around for reverse launch.
Please practice everything while groundhandling first and not on a launch site.
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Hier eine kleine Anleitung wie man sich mit Blick zum Schirm direkt einhängt. Dies ist eine sehr nützliche Technik, da man sich für den Rückwärtsstart sonst eingehängt umdrehen muss.
Bitte übt das gezeigte erst beim Groundhandling und nicht am Startplatz !

[@richardwallinger1683]

Perfect .. coming from a 74 year young wannabee. Your presentation skill is just the right speed for the confused newbie.

[@TheParabolous]

Nice to hear that it could help you. Still Doing this Method everytime i fly.

[@candidoalcantara6718]

THIS S THE BEST VIDEO TU ME NO BODY ELSE SHOW HOW TO CONNECT TO THE PARAGLIDER ONLY YOU, THANKS SO MUCH

[@tiberiuvatamanu9971]

thank you for the presentation. I find the lack of words makes it easier to follow.

[@helihandler]

So well described, and so well shown, AS IT IS FOR THE PILOTS VIEW :-) This vid. is a great reminder of pre. launch take off drills. Well done you Sir!

[@schmohawk_]

Remember back in the days where I learned it from this video, great!

[@kurikost]

danke für das Video. Als Wenigflieger (dieses Jahr muss das mehr werden) habe ich oftmals das Problem das die Bremsleinen verdreht sind. Es gibt zig Videos auf KZbin, aber keines wo man wirklich jeden Handgriff sieht. Hier sieht man wirklich alles. Danke

[@tomekz28]

Thanks for the video I have been using the same technique for years. It works very well.The only difference is how I inflate the wing. No need to cross hands when inflating. Just grab the A line closest to your hand.

[@uni000ver000sal]

Many Thanks for this, as a "novice" to the sport I really appreciate.

[@totallyradjeff]

Thank you sooo much, this is really helpful, don't think twice about the ignorant negative comments...if they don't like it, they don't have to use these methods. These are the methods I learned on and sometimes, at least for a beginner, it gets confusing which way to hold, turn, etc. the risers. This was very helpfull...I will be downloading this into my library for future use. Thanks

[@BrunoModigliani]

Wonderful video! I've just started taking ground controlling lessons. This video givis a nice idea and refresh the beginner mind about what was practiced during classes. Very good idea and great way to expose the material! I hope you keep editing other videos about learning paragliding techniques. Thanks a lot!

[@captainsuperfly]

Very informative. Thank you for sharing this excellent video. Absolutely brilliant. Please keep on with your good work.

[@eddieflynilopolis5403]

Very good! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@thomasnappo6309]

Quietly well done..

[@jimmyb.5356]

Thank you so much for this video.. very helpful and easy to follow instructions!

[@TheParabolous]

Thanks

[@anthonyoh4304]

Wonderful, easy to follow. Thank you. God bless.

[@GregiiFlieger]

Thanks for the Video! Nice job on the editing and contents. I have somewhat different system (usting the D-lines as you mentioned) but I still like the way you sort out the gripping of the A-lines and brakes! Thanks! Gregii

[@kevin11007]

ok thanks , i am lefthanded and i turn to the left also, i imagined that if you were left or r ight handed you would have a strong tendancy to turn in that direction, but as you say its not a hard rule. thanks again

[@assiwahab9103]

well done and thanks so much

[@DuffMan-lh9lc]

Absolutely clear

[@mariano7158]

Mejor explicado, imposible, Muchas gracias

[@Jbruwer4]

Thanks for the video.Its helped alot!

[@skysurferuk]

Nice one, good for newbies...

[@iryss2041]

Very usefull! Thanks a lot!

[@wylchyl]

......Great clip - Thanks!

[@HegoakHaizean]

Muchas gracias , por la aportación.

[@samanwahhab]

that is so easy well done

[@pmoretti64]

Many thanks for your good video,ciao grazie

[@poliglide]

Great video.. Thanks

[@TheParabolous]

Oh wow ur right .... always read brakes but i typed breaks ... ;) i think everybody knows what i meant, so i just let it now. Its too much work to correct it.

[@davidwbaty]

great very helpful much appreciated

[@groganzolla1]

Hey Murray... I was going to flag this one to you. I'd love to see you do a pre-launch sequence type detail video.

[@SteveWrightNZ]

That is the best, most concise, and clearest method I have seen! Thank you, and keep them coming!

[@Jozef_Drab]

Great, thank you.

[@TheParabolous]

Nope i am right handed. The Image u see is exactly what i see when i start without any reversal or sth. I personally prefer to turn out on the left side that`s all. If u turn right after starting ur wing the whole process is the same but u turn ur riseres 180 degrees right instead left. Good help is: After connecting the upper riser has to be the riser in which direction u turn out.

[@insaninsano3607]

Good Job Thanks

[@TheParabolous]

gerne ... aus diesem Grund hab ich das Video auch gemacht. Gab mal vom DHV ein ganz schönes Paper in nem Heftchen mit dem man das gut lernen konnte. Find es aber leider nicht mehr online !

[@jesas3359]

Odličan snimak, bravo.

[@florinmindrutoiufly]

Thanks, Thank you now know how to fly

[@TheParabolous]

Also bei mir isses so, dass ich so nen Packschlauch habe und da bekomm ich den Sack dann nicht ins Gurtzeug. Zumal mein Packsack eher schmal und lang ist und ich erst den Schirm einpacken und dann Gurtzeug drüber legen muss. Außerdem finde ich persönlich das Leinensortieren einfach wenn der Schirm nicht am Gurtzeug hängt. Ist aber vermutlich Geschmacksache ;)

[@PrimusPaoloDova]

Perfetto :D

[@kevin11007]

so are you left handed,or does loading the video up on you tube reverse the image?. great helpfull videos thanks.......

[@TheParabolous]

@murrayhay Thanx Of course this video can`t show the whole real launching process. Of course you have to do your 5 step preflight check, but i can`t show everything in the video. It`s just a help to learn a new method of connecting nothing else.

[@waylingtons]

Never cross your arms when reverse launching.

[@TheParabolous]

i started with crossed arms several Years. Its Ok because after turning out you are in the right position. Its ok to start like that. Today i don`t do that anymore, due to better Wing handling skills.

[@waylingtons]

That’s cool. It’s just the way I was taught. Whatever works for you!

[@Runi58]

tell me, what is the speed risers for`?

[@TheParabolous]

+Rúni Jacobsen The Speedsystem is attached to the riseres ... You can change the angle of ur wing by pushing it with ur feet while flying. Thats a way to speed the wing up !

[@TheParabolous]

@ mic mac I only have a copyright on the video, because i made it ! What you do with the technique is up to you. Maybe u wanna modify it linux style *g*

[@TheParabolous]

Sorry but u dont understand, the fact that ur right handed or leftahanded doesn`t matter for ur side of turning out. Most people snowboard with the left foot in front but they are right handed. It depends on which side u personally turn out after launch. I personally prefer to do it to the left side. Dont ask me why. But that has nothing to do with the fact that i am right handed.

[@TheParabolous]

Sorry but thats wrong ;)

[@kocot.]

that's seriously the dumbest paragliding 'skill' I've ever seen so far :D It's quite easy to figure out how to do it, but its just more time consuming and error prone than doing it... normally, so what's the point? Hopefully no beginner pilot is going to go that way...

[@TheParabolous]

mikocot so maybe u do it the beginner way

[@joakimentoft6467]

Please link to your selfmade video then

[@IMFORRESTFORRESTGUMP]

Wise man told me that if you are right handed you should turn left , if you're left handed you should turn right .

[@ardeleanion4435]

thanks for upload.

[@zuberek92]

good thanks :)

[@IMFORRESTFORRESTGUMP]

Funny ! You wrote above that you're right hendet . I can see that you turn left . Maybe you don't even notice that you follow that rule .

[@jonneville]

So helpful Thanks

[@jp6868]

Great thanks!

[@fronwaldy]

This is how I learned it in 2011. I still do it this way. Even if I start forward. Maybe you could reupload a shorter/more concise version if you like but this is the only best way to go.

[@fronwaldy]

One small suggestion that I found helpful during my career: At 05:45 with the right hand you hold the brakehandle but this hand can at the same time grab the other brake-line (slight pressure only). This gives you control over both sides while your left hand pulls the A-risers. Whichever side comes up faster can be breaked/slowed easily like that.

[@4scope]

Tja..als Starkwindflieger gehts gar nicht anders....aber den gesteuerten Start mittel D-Leinen habe ich jetzt nicht gesehen ;-( , denn der gehört automatisch mit dazu.... trotzdem cool, dafür extra nen Filmchen zu machen...wäre mir zu stressig :-)... Die guten Sachen bringt man sich eben immer selber bei ....Gruss Udo

[@walterpezz4857]

Gracias.... muy bueno

[@phreykin]

Very clear and informative, very similar to Patrick Eaves' instructional video, but I think yours shows the twist/cross-over of the risers better. For a beginner, the stage-by stage approach is just great - one thing at a time! (small minus: you might think of correcting the spelling: breaks -> brakes, to -> too, but who cares about this nowadays?)

[@TheParabolous]

@4scope Jepp hast recht der is auch nicht drauf. Soll eher ne Anleitung sein wie man sich richtig einhängt ,ohne dass nach dem Ausdrehen großes Unglück entsteht. Hatte da am Anfang extreme Probleme und bin fast verzweifelt. Zum Thema Rückwärtsstrat bei Starkwind gibt es bei youtube ja genug Beispiele wie man die D bzw. sogar die C Ebene einsetzten kann. Wenn ich Zeit und Lust hab mach ich da viell auch mal nen Film ! Hauptsächlich giengs mir darum dass die Leute beim Start weniger Stress haben.

[@gbowman7344]

Good video. I use both A's in my left hand when I reverse launch. Hope to meet and fly with you one day.

[@ehweiner]

Frage: wieso hängst du die Gurte überhaupt aus beim Gurtzeug? In der Schulung mag dies als Übung noch Sinn machen, aber als Pilot bin ich am schnellsten in der Luft, wenn ich nur noch den Schirm auslege und quasi sofort starten kann (vor- & rückwärts) weil Gurte schon angehängt sind! Bei vielen Piloten am Startplatz kann dies von Vorteil sein.

[@Barmaleyy]

thanks buddy. My instructor confused hell out of me. Your video helped to make much more sense

[@billcallahan9303]

Very well done! I liked the last part best. Breaks is spelled brakes.

[@TheParabolous]

right ;) found that fault some time ago, but can`t change it anymore.

[@billcallahan9303]

@@TheParabolous .....No problem guy! It's just that I went to school in the 50s & 60s when you actually learned something. Many college graduates today are technically illiterate. Yours was the first video that actually demonstrated proper placement of lines into hands. Thank you!

[@acroturk]

thank you for this clear, simple information. it is very useful for everyone, especially for the beginners.

[@micmac7298]

theis technique is ancient how can you copyright it? ;-)

[@martinpi11]

Danke für die Anleitung! Das war genau das was ich gebraucht habe!

[@lakisg9699]

Great video buddy.Thumbs up!!

[@legeantdavid1937]

Hi I liked the second option

[@riccoratzo]

Its easier and more safe to connect the risers while looking forward and THEN turn backwards.

[@haraldfauske1599]

If its a bit windy, i guess it is better and safer to face the wing, so you can kill it if its start to inflate, being plucked and dragged isnt always fun