Paragliding Tutorial : Weight range on Paragliding

Hello Guys
I made short video about Weight Range on paragliders. How will be effected performance and safety when you are Heavy or light on wing.
Will talk about stalls, weigh range, behaviours of glider, why is the best to by on top heavy end of your glider limitation.
What mean weight all up ? how you find your weight when you deciding to buy a new wing.
Hope this video will help you understand more about weight range and hope it will keep you on safe path !
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Hope you will enjoy this video!
Take care , fly crazy and stay safe !
Kind regards Peter Holdy

[@barrywebber100]

Thanks for posting Peter, very interesting points made! Lovely colours showing on the beautiful day you made your film!

[@PeterHoldy]

😉 beautiful day, beautiful clouds and we need to stay on the ground 🙈 Thank you Barry for comment and take care , hope soon all will be normal 🙏

[@nobojyotiroy8631]

Thank you brother. I really needed this video.. it has cleared many confusions I was having before.

[@PeterHoldy]

You are welcome 👍 glad that cleared your confusion. Take care and stay safe 🙏

[@E620SE]

always at the top of the range (actually I fly 3kg above the limit) :D

[@PeterHoldy]

thank you for your comment

[@E620SE]

@@PeterHoldy just my preference, I like my wings dynamic ;)

[@577buttfan]

Flying loaded is great especially if it's turbulent. Great video 👍

[@PeterHoldy]

Thank you for your comment 👍

[@Mloger]

Thank you bro. I just changed all my equipment and buy new one. Im now on the top weight range:)

[@PeterHoldy]

😝 this is the way to do it proper 😁 thank you for watching 🙏

[@56932982]

Thanks. Now I understand why sail planes use water ballast: Ballast gives higher wing loading, i.e. higher speed. If conditions get bad at the end of the day the ballast can be dropped easily. Then even light thermals will give enough lift to stay in the air to return home.

[@PeterHoldy]

Yes that why 🙏 little useful trick 😁

[@charliewalsh9247]

Great video, I’ve learned a lot from your videos. Thank you buddy 👊🏻

[@PeterHoldy]

Thank you Charlie 🙏 soon you will be pro pilot 👍good pilot is always learning. I always do 😉

[@pedropaulosantos1771]

Hello, I m Peter too...in Brasil gliders pilots got no coments on weight range guys...preffer to look label weigth limits...and thats all...make sense ja, you brother...should you make another video with more examples, think we need controll our wings, like a bird guy is atached to his wing... Great video tutorial... God bless you!

[@PeterHoldy]

Thank you Peter for watching my video 😁 I will try to do another similar video in near future 👌 Take care , wishing you safe flying 🙏 Brasil is beautiful country , hope to one day Visit and fly Brasil 🤞

[@SheffieldBoys]

Hi Peter, Thank you so much for the video. great stuff 👍

[@PeterHoldy]

Thank you for watching 🙏

[@hanyro]

My entire equipment is about 110 Kg, and glider is rated at 115 kg, I feel safe with the wing and Yes, I'm much faster than any other lighter pilot, my instructor had to put in the speedo just to catch me :) My normal body wight is about 95-97 kg. In conclusion, be heavier as Peter explained. Awesome video Peter!

[@PeterHoldy]

Thank you Hany 👍 you making instructor working hard to chasing you everywhere 🤣

[@hanyro]

Peter Holdy 🤣 Indeed, imagine, we were at 2200 meters and coms went off, I was waaay ahead of him, he struggled to catch me and started shouting so I can hear him, it was hilarious but fun :)))

[@PeterHoldy]

@@hanyro 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Hemersonr]

I use the 50% to 75% range... if it's necessary I can put some ballast... in my case I prioritize buoyancy...

[@billyvosnakis6313]

am in between 2 sizes .. 65-75kg or 75-95kg 🤔

[@Hemersonr]

@@billyvosnakis6313 what is your current all in weight?

[@billyvosnakis6313]

@@Hemersonr For low soaring withoyt Reserve am 77-79kg & with Resreve Mountain XC Thermals 81-83kg .. So with the size S19 am very near the top 85-90% & size M21 am 40-50% load .... due to I live on an Island .. its pretty windy most of the taime .. 80% windy from 10-25-35kph winds & 20% from 5-15kph winds. my concern is when its not windy I will not Float with the S19 & when its windy I wont Penetrate with M21 🤔👀😤

[@Hemersonr]

@@billyvosnakis6313 it's better to fly at the higher wing load as possible due the strong winds... take care bro

[@billyvosnakis6313]

@@Hemersonr thank you .. everything is pointing towards the S19 🤗.. if you get the chance to visit Kefalonia Greece .. pls come & find me ...

[@GoldFlys]

Just stumbled across your channel. Youre doing gods work my friend, thank you for all the amazingly helpful videos!!

[@PeterHoldy]

Thank you 🙏 appreciate it 👍stay safe 😉

[@xistsixt]

Thank you for the info Peter, again well explained. Now I'm in a stupid situation. I bought a 28 alpha 6 85kg up... Now I've had a tuff time in personal life, lost 10 kg.. Now I'm in the lowest weight range possible... 😔 My teacher told me that too, it's not the best situation for beginner course.

[@PeterHoldy]

But now you are more fit person so you can add some ballast. Nothing wrong with that. 👍 Or you can trade glider and instructor should find you good glider for you 😉

[@xistsixt]

@@PeterHoldy yeah, after 50 hours+ groundhandling I think I will just try it out. At least I will be able to climb easy and have reserve for the first Biwak flights...

[@stephenlam4820]

Great vídeo as always mate. Thanks for making this 👍🏻

[@PeterHoldy]

Thank you Stephen 🙏😉

[@sound7417]

another great video info :) well done Peter

[@PeterHoldy]

Thank you Tomasz 🙏

[@arisekee2686]

Thanks sir for the information

[@aaronlawrence1507]

I fly at 50% weight because the more speed you get is really only for 30km/h wind and more but if you get up and all the others bomb out thats a big deal for me

[@PeterHoldy]

Absolutely 🙏 Thank you for your comment. Take care fly safe 👌

[@patrickaubichon]

very well rounded and informationive.

[@PeterHoldy]

Thank you Patrick 🙏

[@JasonHam41]

New camera Peter? Really nice colours in this video.

[@PeterHoldy]

Same camera, my gopro 7 🤪 just pick nice day and nice spot, spring and flowers do that trick 😉 no colour edited just pure RAW video 👍

[@arzhicbasirov8578]

Dear Peter Thank you for the hard work that you have put in all to produce your educational DVD;s I think it will help if you can talk about 30 percent slowly so that foreigners would have time to digest your verbal commentary By the way do you have a club or school and how close are you to Flight Culture iDorset Regards Arzhic

[@PeterHoldy]

Sorry , that is my nature to talk fast , ups 😉 no sure if understand your question correctly. I helping www.flyingfrenzy.com school which is based in Dorset south coast in UK.

[@arisekee2686]

Very informative . Thanks

[@gasmanrus]

Great info! Cheers Dude!

[@PeterHoldy]

Thank you for watching 🙏

[@Paradyski]

Hi Peter. I want to start my paragliding journey this year. Watching your videos and trying to learn as much as possible. My question is: would you be willing to meet me here in the UK or Slovakia to show me basics ?

[@PeterHoldy]

If you will come to me then it won't be any problem. Do you have your PG kit ? Or you just thinking to buy it ? You can do tester day in any PG school to try it if it will be for you 👍Cheers

[@FlyBabyFlyPPG]

thank you nice simple word from a pilot, Fly Baby Fly

[@PeterHoldy]

🤣👌👍 yeah baby 🤪

[@sarjudave]

Very good explanation 👍🏽

[@PeterHoldy]

Thank you 🙏 take care 👍

[@Adventure_Bum]

Thank you for posting this Peter. Good info

[@PeterHoldy]

Thank you for watching 🙏

[@believeinrakesh846]

HI Peter. Thank you for making this video. I am a paramotor pilot and my weight is around 71 KG. I am planning to start paragliding. Now my question is i m planning to buy "Air Design - Easy 2" glider and the sizes are small size "72-92" (weight range) and Medium size (85-105). Which wing size is sutiable for me. I m new to paragliding and i never did paragliding in my life since i started flying paramotor directly.

[@PeterHoldy]

Hello , as you are 71kg then you add around 15-17kg (paragliding kit , wing + harness , helmet rescue parachute) on top of your weight and you will be around 88kg all in. So best glider for you will be Small size 72-92. Is best to be on heavy side of your wing 🙏 Thank you for watching, take care and have a fun 😁

[@believeinrakesh846]

@@PeterHoldy Thanks buddy :-) Happy flying

[@HalwestAbdulkarim]

Hello Mr. Peter, I weigh 75 kg with all my flying equipment (harness + reserve parachute + helmet + radio, etc.) without (paraglider wing), but with (my paraglider wing) I weigh 80 kg. Which weight is counted in the weight of the range? 75kg or 80kg?

[@PeterHoldy]

In your case it is 80kg including your paragliding wing as well, this 80kg is all yours all up weight 💯👍

[@abdrahmanbaharin2618]

good explanation...

[@PeterHoldy]

Thank you 🙏 glad you understand it 😉

[@jimkeys4758]

Great video Peter just what I needed. I have a question from the purview of one that is planning to be airborne in about 2 years. I live in the NC mountains USA and there is not a paraglider anywhere in sight. For now I want to learn as much as I can and continue to search for a group on my end of the world that can point me to some real training. There are no launch points in the dense Appalachian Mountains so I plan on going to the east coast of Florida where there are what seem to be long stretches of flyable dunes, averaging about 30 feet/9meters in height. I keep a regular check on wind direction and speed for these locations at different times throughout the day. Around noon they average about 12-15mph. So back to my question, based on your principles of "light and heavy" loading and given that I am just beginning the journey, what type or brand of wing would be good for dune flying and beyond given that I weight only140lbs/64KG butt naked? Thank you for giving us all the chance to go along on your great adventures and please don't edit out too much, it wouldn't be nearly as lifelike and fun. Watching the Tenerife paragliding trip now!

[@PeterHoldy]

You should be fine with normal wing and normal weight range. As 12-15mph wind is just perfect. You can check my video where i flying similar dunes you just describe. Name of video is " having fun Weston-super-mare" So you will be able to see how it looks like to fly low dunes 👍 i have big dream and plan to fly around the World. I know i can do it but i will need help as i can not to do it on my own. Looking for sponsors, people who will help my editing videos, and people who will help with paperworks and other stuff. 🙏 hoping for the best 🤞

[@jimkeys4758]

@@PeterHoldy Brand, type and size?

[@stephenlam4820]

Hi Jim, apologies if you already know this but thought it’d help if not. Have you tried an app called ‘Paragliding Map’. They have an online version. Like you say there aren’t a lot of places marked on the map in NC but there are a couple. Have a look www.paraglidingmap.com the markers show where the flying sites are in that area and are split up between launch sites and landing sites. There may be more sites that aren’t marked on the map but once you meet other pilots you’ll quickly find out from them where to fly. Good luck

[@radoslavnovotka4043]

Greetings from Žilna 🤣

[@PeterHoldy]

Zdravim Zilinu 😉

[@ranman58635]

Thanks mate!

[@PeterHoldy]

Cheers 🙏

[@airgaborpara3824]

To fly in the middle or low weightrange have only advantage when the thermals are super light and the weather too stable , its easy to escape from the ridge or from the top of take off. Other hand just a disadvantage, lots of collapses, slow speed, more risk! So be on the top 95% of all the time. If you fly on very top the reopening can be much faster in case of collapse. Fast reopening much better than a slow one, my opinion, even causes less hight loss. airgabor76 on youtube. Cheers, G

[@PeterHoldy]

Well said 🙏

[@hashemkoremy7172]

Thanks for thes iinformation

[@PeterHoldy]

You are welcome

[@nfeealiff1206]

nice video! one question 🙋🏻‍♂️. I’ve got one wing GIN SpRInt M size. (90-110) .. haven’t use it because my all up weight is 113kgs.. (after use pod hrness) . is it safe if Im flying it with extra +-4 kgs?

[@PeterHoldy]

Yes it is safe ! 4kg is not a problem. If you will be over 10kg then it could be a problem. Enjoy your glider 😉

[@nfeealiff1206]

@@PeterHoldy thanks peter 👌🏼

[@andergliding]

Hello, I'm 80 kg, is the Prion 4 S 75/100 kg good for me ? Harness is Supair delight and reserve is light. Together they're like 3 kg . Thanks

[@PeterHoldy]

Yes you are with mid range of your glider 👍 you are little more that 85kg. 😉

[@girajoshi2651]

My weight is 100 kg... And I love paragliding... But I can't due to my weight... I want to do it once in my life before I died..

[@PeterHoldy]

That is OK 100kg. You just need Large size of glider 👍 Extra large gliders go as 130kg

[@mojtabaebrahimi]

Thanks a lot

[@PeterHoldy]

You are welcome 🙏

[@jumpleadsx2]

How about the wings that simultaneously advertise 80-105 for paragliding but 115-136 for paramotoring? I dont real understand how these numbers make sense.

[@PeterHoldy]

On PG you have special weight which will make your wing efficient with thermaling and gliding. So in paramotor you do not care about hermals you care about speed ! Heavy wing are stable in fast moving like PPG. Hope it make sence ?

[@JasonHam41]

The motor is DGAC weight, not EN weight. EN is tested for good recovery in collapses. DGAC is not tested for recovery.

[@marksaul2281]

Peter if I want go come flying with you when I’m in the U.K. how can I find you?

[@PeterHoldy]

I am everywhere i am sky god 🤣🤣🤣 just kidding. Did you check my instagram or my website ? Easy to contact me there 👍Cheers Mark

[@nejcdezelak6358]

Is it correct to consider the wing weight itself? I thought everything that is attached onto the risers should be accounted as wing load.

[@xistsixt]

Yes, it's the total mass... Like with an airplane too.

[@PeterHoldy]

Absolutely 👍 like @AerialArtPictorial said. Like aeroplane 😉

[@jimfuhrman8665]

Thank you for the video. How heavy is too heavy? 20kg. 30 kg. Or a % of the weight range? 15-20%

[@PeterHoldy]

Good question Jim. Be honest with you , i have no idea 🤷‍♂️ basically mini wings are like normal wing in small scale. I saw 2 people on normal wing and that will happily fly. But in some point wing explode. I guess you need to find that point 🤣

[@JasonHam41]

My Epic medium has a EN range 75-95kg but with a motor DGAC rating it is acceptable to be 75-115 KG. I weight 80kg when free flying but with a motor, fuel, reserve ect I am right near the top 115. When just gliding (off power) it feels very similar in a straight line, but if you pull brake and weight shift into a turn it dives and accelerates into the turn much more! Perhaps it would no longer pass as a B rated wing. The DGAC does not test characteristics so we will never know what it would score.

[@PeterHoldy]

@@JasonHam41 well said and explained 🙏 thank you Jason 👍

[@factdesignbr]

@@PeterHoldy hahhaha so true... I flew tandem with my girl when I bought my first wing... double the weight limit lol it's like flying a mini wing... its fast... you gotta be gentle and fly it in windy days. Later I bought a tandem.... I fly alone... with ballast or not... and when tandem flying I sometimes have to add ballast. So yeah...

[@PeterHoldy]

@@factdesignbr 🤣👌

[@jimkeys4758]

Is adding approx. 20 KG to my actual weight a good rule for a beginners first wing?

[@PeterHoldy]

Absolutely ! You hit the sweet spot. Avarege paragliding kit 18-22kg. Pro light kit is about 10-15kg. So 20kg is perfect 👌

[@carlosgarcazon9711]

Any advice on a good radio?

[@PeterHoldy]

I using baofeng uv-5r cheep and quiet good. But if you looking for pro then Icom are one of the best on market

[@jimkeys4758]

Could you suggest a type or size wing for me to start with?

[@PeterHoldy]

Did you done any kiting ? Do you have experience with any type of wings ? If not then an A class wing any brand you fancy just make sure you will be in weight range. So you need to know your weight, harness weight + reserve parachute, helmet ... i quiet like BGD wings , i flying BGD-Cure. You will need order BGD-Adam or Echo. Or you can go for Ozone, Advance. Anything you fancy and get hold of. Make sure you stay with A class wings or low B class ! Do not go higher.

[@jimkeys4758]

@@PeterHoldy Thought I would look for a wing that I could do basic kiting with on flat ground and add my gear to the kit slowly, a wing that would eventually get me into the air and safely take me through the initial phases of learning the fundamentals -- into the air and beyond a bit. I am 140 lbs butt naked. What do you think of a wing like this one? www.ebay.com/itm/Paraglider-wing-Swing-Mistral-6-22-60-80kg-2012-model-EN-B-20-flying-hours/283801277964?hash=item4213dfd60c:g:0~sAAOSwAlJeXLXY It's a Swing Mistral 6 22 (60 - 80 KG) B wing Thanks again for your valuable suggestions.

[@PeterHoldy]

@@jimkeys4758 weight range is OK for you as you will be heavy on it and that is good. It is B wing. If you have no any experience about any kiting, kite surfing then i recommending that you will fly an A class wing in school and then you can buy this wing as your personal. Hope it make sence. B wings are good when you finish school and you feel good about PG then B is for you. But if you wish to learn on your own then stick with A wing 👍

[@racingturtel5002]

What would happen when you fly a 25m² wing wiht 50kg

[@PeterHoldy]

You will be on light side of the wing , good for really light conditions. But you will struggle in normal days , thermals will collapse your wing much easier , performance and penetration would be poor. You will feel like feather in air 😉

[@racingturtel5002]

@@PeterHoldy Ok thanks for the fast replie

[@DeepakSharma-wc1gr]

Sir my total weight is 80kg and my glider weight rang is 100-115kg, so can I fly on this glider..?

[@PeterHoldy]

Is 80kg just your weight ? Pilot weight ? If yes then 80kg pilot + 15-18kg paragliding kit you will be just on light limit of your glider and in that case you can fly it 👍 but if pilot is 65-75kg + 15-18kg paragliding kit then you would be too light and you should choose different size of your glider. Hope it make sense for you 🙏

[@DeepakSharma-wc1gr]

@@PeterHoldy🇳🇵my weight is 53kg paramotor weight is 27kg=80kg, so it's ok or not ok, on this glider 100-115kg, if I will fly then what's happen...?

[@PeterHoldy]

@@DeepakSharma-wc1gr you won't get proper performance from your wing. Wing will be slow ,heavy on turns, more often small colapsess in rough winds. If you will be just 5kg lighter then no problem but 20kg is little to much 🤞

[@billyvosnakis6313]

Great instructional Video 🤗.. myfuturee wing is 75-95kg & my all up will be from 82kg light Run & Fly ... & 89kg+ on Heavy load ( Bike & fly ) so light 80's & heavy 90's .. is that ok ? ( wind conditions forCross Countryy & Thermalling 🤔🤗😊... Thank you

[@PeterHoldy]

Yes that sound just right , but if you will fly really strong cliff winds you can still add some ballast 👍

[@billyvosnakis6313]

@@PeterHoldy thank you for you advice .. am between 2 sizes .. 65-75kg or 75-95kg .. but am worried in light conditions I will sink like a stone .. 👀

[@PeterHoldy]

@@billyvosnakis6313 you need to find out which condition you flying most the time , then choice will be easier 👍

[@billyvosnakis6313]

@@PeterHoldy 😊 easy nice XC with some Thermals with medium wind & some low Soaring with strong wind 🤔🤗

[@PeterHoldy]

@@billyvosnakis6313 then i recommending that you will stay on heavy part of weight range 👍 that will keep you safer, better response with glider are more confident in thermal bumpy air 👌

[@pilotopedia]

can you be my instructor?

[@PeterHoldy]

Are you local to me ?

[@user-uu1ix7uh7g]

Можно русские субтитры?

[@PeterHoldy]

You may find them in youtube setting , but as i am not English person so automatic subtitles which KZbin do. Auto machine do not pick up my English correctly 🤷‍♂️

[@user-uu1ix7uh7g]

@@PeterHoldy Your videos are interesting to watch, but I don't understand English. I plan to buy a paraglider. I can't fly yet. I'm new to this business. Show more training videos. Thanks. I'm from Russia.

[@PeterHoldy]

@@user-uu1ix7uh7g Will do my best do more tutorial , but you can check my tutorials i did so far 🙏

[@user-si1mj1gg9t]

Double check. Wing weight must be included when i counting weight of wing load?

[@PeterHoldy]

Yes that is correct , your wing weight must be included 👍 wings are generally between (2-7kg)