Paragliding - How to pack

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@grisymarco 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Marc. I took lessons from a certified school and on my first flight I got injured. Now I only follow you out of pure instinct. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@leavesleyaviation 3 ай бұрын

Stay safe and find maybe a better school 🙏

@EduardoMartinez-ys6fb 9 ай бұрын

Always fascinating seeing how others do things because you always learn things. This is how I do it. After throwing the lines in, I weigh down the centre of trailing edge with my harness (lines still attached). I then gather the leading edge rods from the center, gradually bringing both tips into the center and the whole gathered leading edge is secured in a concertina bag with straps. Once this is done, I just throw the rest of wing in and zip it up. Trailing edge of concertina goes inside my harness and I roll the harness together with the concertina bag twice. The leading edge of the concertina bag ends up on top of the bundle. Then the whole bundle goes in the rucksac with the leading edge (with all the rods that you want to protect) on the top and facing out inside the sac.

@keysersoze3866 2 ай бұрын

Great video of packing. You make it look super easy. Can you do another one when it’s windy and starting to rain? That’s been my experience of the weather this year.

@leavesleyaviation 2 ай бұрын

Haha😂

@markhwirth7718 11 ай бұрын

Thanx Marc ! Keep up the good work ! It’s appreciated!

@martinpolach1330 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@leavesleyaviation 9 ай бұрын

That's very kind of you Martin.

@markhwirth7718 11 ай бұрын

Hi Marc , I wonder if you can cover para glider canopy collapses and the accidents related to them ! I am a Hang 4 hang glider pilot with over 5000 Hrs in Hang Gliders alone . I am very interested in para gliders but am concerned about the rigidly of the airfoil in turbulence or the Airfoil collapsing at low altitude and such . I wonder if you can fill us in on accidents that you have had first hand experience and the causes so that we can learn to avoid and deal With para glider collapses And avoidable accidents ! As a retired Arline pilot we learn a lot from peoples accidents and what situations to avoid ! Our Philosophy is True Safety is No Accident or You Don’t Rely On Luck You Make your own luck ! Thanx for your informative videos Captain Mark H Wirth

@leavesleyaviation 11 ай бұрын

Hi mark, great stuff I will do that no problem at all matey, prob episode 3 or 4😊🪂

@vt7241 Жыл бұрын

Thank you both 🙏🏼

@botsprofit Жыл бұрын

You simply is the best coach 🎉🎉

@leavesleyaviation Жыл бұрын

@pilote768 Жыл бұрын

Always a pleasure to see a new video is out !

@leavesleyaviation Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

@choriuru Жыл бұрын

Congrats very interesting and useful video

@chrisstevens4680 Жыл бұрын

For a super fast one man factory pack: Lay out the wing flat. Take the left riser and walk with it to the right (past the end of the right side) so that all the left cells are pulled to the middle of the wing. Then do the opposite for the right side and ‘hey presto’ perfectly aligned cells! PS like the ‘Captain Sensible Specs’! 😎

@leavesleyaviation Жыл бұрын

Yes that also works well, these ideas are just how I do it to try to help pilots, not saying there the best but they work for me.

@sandrainthesky1011 Жыл бұрын

Interesting on folding the forward in first then rolling. That surprised me! Before that was pretty close to how I concertina, but on my own so must fix the trailing edge. Anyway, no matter which way I pack, flaking or precision, when laid out I always go along each trailing edge and flip up the lines as sometimes there's one or two going up under the wing which drives me nuts!. I also do the flip up / fold from the end, and if there's wind it can help from either side. Then sort out the cells after. Makes for a fast pack, especially if windy.