PARAGLIDING PRO TIPS : GROUND SPIN

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P R O T I P S
A few keys that might be important to perform your skills. The goal isn't to teach you everything from A to Z there are courses for that.
If you want to know perfectly how to do it please contact me or www.waggaschool.com.
While attempting these tricks keep in mind that I am not responsible for you or your safety and by that, I decline all responsibility in case of an accident. These videos are just a few tips I share with you, from pilot to pilot. If you have any questions feel free to ask and I will gladly answer back. Have fun !
CONDITIONS
To do this exercise you need a certain power in your glider that you will get because of the wind.
It will depend on the type of wing you have, but you generally need about 15km/h of wind
BACKFLY
First of all, before practicing the Ground Spin you have to be able to inflate your wing only with the brake.
It would help you to understand where your stalling point is.
Be sure to know how to inflate your wing in Backfly before starting ! This means 70% of the job is done !
THE ANGLE
To start spinning the wing you have to put it at a 5° to 10° angle on the side you want to spin it. Otherwise the wing will take the wrong direction while finishing the spin or you will end up stalling it.
It's possible to start from the center and it's even easier that way with some wings.
SPIN IT
Start to spin it by pulling the inside break and don’t forget to keep a little bit of contact outside to anticipate the next step.
AFTER 180°
After spinning it, the wing will change directions of flying after 180 rotations. The glider will want to fly again and take energy while the leading edge is facing the ground
To avoid destroying your leading edge on the ground, you have to make it fly on the tail. That's why it’s important to know how to inflate your glider in Backfly and where your stalling point Is.
Don't forget that you already started braking the outside in order to find your stalling point at the right moment
INSIDE BRAKE
You want to keep the pressure on the inside brake but beware that it will be more sensitive as this side of the wing is already backflying. If you loose the pressure you probably are braking too much.
In every acro trick the game is to keep the tail as clean as possible. It’s the same here don’t loose the pressure on the tailslide.
OUTSIDE BRAKE
You will have to pull harder on the outside brake as this side of the wing is taking speed and energy. You have to progressively brake until you feel that you loose pressure on that brake. But don’t loose the pressure or it will take the energy out of the wing and start flying on the tail.
You probably have to wait a certain amount of time while braking in the same position because you need to wait for the wing to loose the speed it gained before. If the leading edge hits the ground you are probably not braking enough.
THE MOMENT
At one point you will feel that the brake pressure changes as the wing will start to fly on the tail.
At this moment the glider will go a little bit up.
When the glider passes over 200° of rotation you can start releasing the outside brake and let it fly.
MOVE YOURSELF & WEIGH SHIFT
If you don’t have the perfect wind and start. You probably have to move yourself.
The game is to keep the tension between you and the glider if the wind is not strong enough or if the wing spins too much on the side or too slow.
It’s simple as when you're groundhandling. You have to follow the center of your wing.
Play also with the weight shift depending on the tension on the raiser.
MISTAKE
Here are all the mistakes that I saw on a take off.
Backflying with the brake over your head. It doesn't help the tail, because you don’t have the perfect curve to fly again.
Starting the spin on the wrong angle.
Overbreaking. Just a back flying lack of skills
THE END.
Ground handling is fun so enjoy ! ;)
Glider used on the video.
Sup'air Leaf 2 Small: www.supair.com/produit/leaf-2
Sup'air Prototype
Sup'air Acro 14sqm
Supported by:
Sup'air
Red bull
Iriedaily
Triple A

[@TimAlongi]

Thank you for all the positives feedback ! Feel free to ask me questions on the comments below 😉

[@jonathanb6378]

TimAlongi great video! Would it be possible to make an edit with french subtitles?

[@TimAlongi]

@@jonathanb6378 Sorry but I don't have the time

[@anindersinghmalhi1032]

Hi Tim, I see that in the last moments of this video went the wind gets gusty you just simply spin the wing towards the windward side and let it fly to you and eventually grabbing it, this is one of the best techniques I have seen to depower the wing, could you throw some more light on depowering the wing this way and how to actually change the direction of glider towards the windward side?

[@larssorenson9916]

The BEST ground spin instruction video I’ve seen so far! It’s broken down logically and concisely with text overlay to keep the lesson flowing smoothly. And the music - it is so good. Who is that? Thank you

[@MaxDubovsky]

Oh... Thank you very much. I was trying to do this for a long time and had only few success spins. Now it's more clear how to do that. I'll definetly try it then I will have time and a good weather )))

[@callmebettyboo]

Super nice edit!! Some of the best paragliding videos out there

[@carlosgarcazon9711]

Si que lo hiciste, no solamente con la musica. Buen trabajo!! Gracias por el video!

[@nicolasmoussu6050]

Merci beaucoup

[@ernestoibarra3034]

Thank you very much for this tutorial. Cheers from Brazil !

[@denishooper2618]

great music great job so clear about the important of body position and what an awesome public 😂 the cows ...not afraid ... thinking wtf!! top ... thx U for sharing

[@britishnomad]

Great video and cool Latin Vibes by Los Invasores 👌🏽 Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@sza1985]

The best part of the video is common mistakes. A bit more elaboration on those and how to correct each, would be icing on the cake... Thanks a ton

[@OttawaParagliding]

me encanto la musica

[@pascalreedsmith9593]

merci pour ce tuto ! un des meilleurs que j'ai trouvé :)

[@VijaydanLanga]

What a beautiful place 😍

[@vivianmadrigal7343]

merci ! 😄

[@Vagaboarder]

We want more! 💪💪💪

[@BateDoktore]

Legend! Big thanks Tim! We really apreciate your work!

[@TimAlongi]

Vladimir Georgiev Thank you 🙏

[@DutchSailingFamily]

Great video on the subject!! Will be trying it out soon... wish me luck. 'it looks easy' haha 😅😅

[@GeorgieWorgiey]

this is HIGH QUALITY!

[@JERFALCON]

Thanks for sharing!🤙🏽🦅🏴‍☠️

[@mediocre2]

short and informative, quality video

[@millyboarder]

Great video on it! Thanks for your tips and tricks!

[@Tenouxx]

Thank you !

[@nicolalionello4421]

Excellent ! I will try :)

[@Olga_Kustova]

Круто! Спасибо

[@sebsiro1640]

excelent tip, will you make more?

[@RGrubba]

Great tutorial, I will definitely try that!

[@TimAlongi]

Thank you !

[@parapentefun]

Thanks a lot!

[@jeffturner2693]

Thank you for the secrets

[@mariusjenny8973]

Amazing tutorial! Thanks a lot The location looks amazing? Where is it? I would love to fly there

[@marceloneves117]

Simplesmente conplicado.

[@milanmilan7879]

Well Done. ! Is IT important to Have some slope ? I had a problem keeping it high enough on a flat ground even though I know the stalling point very well ( with my normal size ozone Delta /gradient Aspen). I Felt the Wind Is going straight or even Down. Is IT even possible with those conditions ? Thx .

[@fype]

Merci papa pour tout ce love ! hi hi hi ;-)

[@daz792]

Hey Tim Thanks for the great Tutorial! I want to learn it but i have only a light glider that would break. I want to buy a cheap glider to learn it. What kind of wing should i buy?

[@Rick_Cavallaro]

I'm dying to try this, but I don't have any cows. Could I use dogs?

[@jr7227]

Nice!! Subbed!

[@RalfausBonn]

Thx Tim. Do you think this might be possible with a six years old (very "dynamic") Advance Alpha 5 26m²?

[@valhallacarne8840]

Dawg this video is a work of art!

[@TimAlongi]

El Raton - Los Invasores

[@sashimifr]

Do wing types make a difference ? (acro vs. B+ XC like a Swift for instance)

[@TimAlongi]

Each glider is different but you can almost do a ground spin with every kind of wing. On the video I use Acro - Freestyle and EN-B ;)

[@TheUsatoream]

what song name??

[@dimebagtribute]

Not my level for now...

[@dofrefly909]

:)

[@TeamDayaShankar]

Wow! Tim, Thank you so much for sharing this. Especially the wrong/maybe/perfect positions of the wing, showing what happens in each case. Each and every frame has rich details!!😁 Appreciate your work & for sharing this with us. Have a good day & thus my quest for ground spin - begins.

[@idanghelber8282]

nice, like how you included to kite in backfly before trying to learn the trick. That is how my buddy harrison taught me to learn this trick and is the first thing I tell people to do if they want to learn it. You don't see this in the other youtube tutorials on this trick

[@cesararevalo.u]

Learning from the best style 🎉🤘 well done 👏

[@TimAlongi]

Cesar.Arevalo.U 🙌🙌🙌

[@sapey2113]

Vraiment Bon ça, je m'entraîne à le faire depuis quelque tant est je viens de comprendre mes erreur go test ça aujourd'hui ! Merci pour les astuces

[@Evgeny007]

very useful and helping video! Thanks Tim)

[@hellflash_1191]

Please more😍😍😍😍

[@SkiFahrer]

marvelous video. really very, very teaching. thanks for sharing. kisses to the cows :-)

[@TeamDayaShankar]

Tim, Could you please talk about the weight-shifts & their timing in the sequence of the spin as well? Thank you 😁

[@TimAlongi]

bhushan sohani Just practice and follow the flow with your body 😉

[@consuelolinaresdg1592]

Hi Tim, where did you shoot the video? Looks beautiful!

[@david8ever]

PERFECT

[@floreacalin4754]

Song name? :D great tutorial!!!

[@TimAlongi]

El Raton - Los Invasores

[@claudiojeroncich2492]

Muuuuy buenó