PARAGLIDING TUTORIALS: 5 TIPS FOR GROUNDHANDLING

Paragliding is all about groundhandling, if you can be a good pilot on the ground, it makes all the difference when it comes to flying. That's why I am really happy to release this tutorial from which I hope many can benefit. When controlling your wing on the ground, many people can get bored and they find they need tasks to help them improve. Here are my top 5 excercises!
Massive thanks to Mael Jimenez for working on this project with me, go check out his insta: @fps_prod
My instagram: @jackpimblett

[@nittayamaneesang9446]

I am very new to this sport. Thank you for your hard work teaching, it’s very useful for me.

[@arvind8927]

Second is really useful to avoid mushrooming and carry the glider to the top. Also the last exercise is useful to bring leading edge on the top. Both of these exercises will save my lot of time. Thanks for those tips.

[@joereidbogfrog]

Thanks Jack, really great tips.

[@SunilSheth]

Great video buddy very well explained by actually doing it!

[@piercews]

Great tutorial. The last trick is especially useful.

[@kevincanfly]

Fantastic tips! Thanks for the show Jack.

[@JackPimblett]

Thank you buddy, glad you enjoyed!!

[@Larzemensch]

As always, very clear and accurate! Looking forward to your next one.

[@JackPimblett]

Thank you so much!

[@christophostrowski3382]

THX from Germany - started this sport last year in September.. Today i will try to do some Groundhandling... and i will go for Your tips. Thank You

[@PaulFrancis-SkyRascal]

These vids are great jack!

[@JackPimblett]

Thank you mate!!

[@girlskywalker]

This one is nice) will try to use for self-improvement.thank you

[@pomsters3264]

Helpful as ever!

[@JonMcG]

Great video , great advice , great delivery of the lesson , well done and thank you

[@JackPimblett]

Ahh thank you so much man that’s very kind!

[@KilkennyLights]

Hello Jack. Great tips. Any tips for river landings. Parachutal stall while flying in rotor or cloud suck and stuck in the white room for 30 minutes. Love this sport. Not a fan of the scary bits. You are a great inspiration to young pilots.

[@thegoodride]

great tips ! thanx mate

[@anightin]

Brilliant. First time I've seen most of these exercises.

[@JackPimblett]

Ahh that’s great! Thanks for your feedback!

[@derrybrinley860]

I am new to the sport! You step by step explanations and demonstrations are EXCELLENT!!! Really helps me “understand” what is happening and why we do what is done!!! THANK YOU!!!!

[@JackPimblett]

That’s so good to hear, I’m really glad! Thanks for taking time out of your day to comment!

[@manocornuta]

Thank You so much! This afternoon are my first hours of ground handling on my own 😅!

[@JackPimblett]

You got this! Absolute legend, so glad you got out there!

[@SkyElfix]

One Again, nice video man ! I'm already impatient to try these tricks:)

[@JackPimblett]

Glad you like it buddy, go out there and give them a try!

[@darcyfoley]

Thanks Jack, gonna be practicing these this afternoon 🙂

[@JackPimblett]

Go for it big man!

[@pauleckett6713]

Very helpful, thanks...

[@pingpong9656]

You maybe the best paraglider teacher on KZbin - very understandable for newbies.

[@JackPimblett]

Thank you so much! Not sure about that but that is very kind!

[@Adralba007]

Very poor choice of footwear. Setting a bad example here.

[@graemesalmond9241]

CLEAR, step-by-step, communication & video for this beginner, THANK YOU! 😊

[@JackPimblett]

You’re more than welcome, I am really glad you enjoyed.

[@graemesalmond9241]

Thanks again, Jack. Lesson no. 2 tomorrow but your excellent step-by-step instructions & video give greater clarity.

[@patagoniaelemental5075]

Hi! Very good tips!! Im a beginner and I just move from a heavy “A” wing to a lighter “B” wing. Its so much sensible and Im in love learning with it! I will try your tips today. I really like the tip number 3 stalling and grabbing the A’s. Thank you for your time in film videos like this, they are really good !!

[@JackPimblett]

ahh cool! How have you got on, have you gotten a chance to test it out yet? I do try my best to get some good content out there for everyone!

[@tuubaisik]

Wow thx a lot It looks easy while you are doing. I am spending all of my energy until I do just one of them :)

[@BlaiseinSky]

Super tips right there. 🤙🏽

[@JackPimblett]

Thank you mate 😁

[@wardified8566]

Can't wait to run these drills. Thanks

[@JackPimblett]

Get it done!!

[@jarvisoutdoors4313]

Hi jack thanks for tips, very useful and the last tip helped me alot especially when wing is upside down,cheers jarvis

[@JackPimblett]

My man so glad you enjoyed

[@nev483]

Awsome practices

[@ijlalkarim286]

Informative video.. thanks

[@pjbrewer56]

Jack, GOOD stuff, GOOD content!

[@JackPimblett]

Thanks mate!

[@KilkennyLights]

I like the upside down reversal. Nice and simple. but looks very effective. Thanks

[@JackPimblett]

No problem dude!

[@skycrazyk]

Cool tips Jack. I like it.

[@JackPimblett]

Glad you liked it!

[@MikkelsenR]

Love this videoseries :D keep it up

[@JackPimblett]

Ahh thank you so much!!

[@sarjudave]

Very good tips

[@MilesofBeard]

Awesome video

[@LeoFPV]

as always a banger vid

[@JackPimblett]

My guy

[@candidoalcantara6718]

GREAT VIDEO

[@andywendler3887]

Super tips Thanks a lot

[@JackPimblett]

No problem man, have a great day!

[@asuccessfulsloth6203]

Thanks for the video! I'm taking my first class tomorrow 😁

[@JackPimblett]

Good luck!!

[@joeydart]

Well done jack. Good clear inspirational stuff.

[@JackPimblett]

Thanks mate, lovely to hear from you

[@pilotmiami1]

thenks

[@MrTJSLADE]

Thanks Jack .Really useful advice here. Having the brakes in your hands at all times makes these exercises more practical than many other ground handling videos. Just curious what is the purpose of the point of spin on the ground exercise? I’m aware that it’s a useful anti collision manoeuvre in the air.

[@JackPimblett]

Hey mate! So for a couple of reasons really, groundhandling I see as I chance to practise SIV on the ground with very few risks. Spin is one of those manoeuvres you will learn on SIV for the most part in order to understand where that spin point and how to recover from it. When you are coming in for a landing in a tight area, you want to know where your spin point is and to avoid it at all costs. By doing the excercise, not only are you having fun which is priority number one but you begin to understand where the spin point is and that to recover from it, you point your hands up and the glider will recover. Spinning the wing can also happen when you are groundhandling and therefore it would be good to understand where that point is for that reason too. Lastly, these excercises, clearly, are no replacement for SIV but practising grounhandling will always make you a better pilot and that is the aim here. I hope this helps and I apologise for my slow reply.

[@skydog230]

Well done Jack, more great guidance and properly structured lessons, loving the energy you communicate through the lens. Have you considered some split screen shots, so we can see the glider moving with your control inputs? In tip 5, you suggest deciding which side of the wing is catching the wind before flipping it over, but could that lead to a double twist in your risers? I try to position myself so that pulling on the correct brake will reverse the rotation that got me there in the first place. Keep them coming, this stuff is gold dust. Brian.

[@JackPimblett]

Hi Brian, thank you for your kind words. A split screen would be a great idea, we are certainly exploring different options too so that we can use different angles. I don't think checking which side is inflating would lead to a double twist. Typically if the wing is upside down on the floor, there would be 0 twists between you and the wing, you are then checking which part of the wing catches air because its angled into the wind correctly. Then you can follow the rest of the steps to upright it. Once that is done, you will have a half twist in your lines like a standard reverse launch.

[@skydog230]

@@JackPimblett Very true Jack. I was thinking of the other day when I messed up kiting my wing back up the hill and turned it upside down. I had to think about which way to rotate it, but that's because I already had a double twist in the lines 😂. I nearly added another by pulling the wrong brake. Interesting that I watched one of our local heroes do a high-wind launch from an upside down wing: as he pulled the trailing edge over he turned it into a cobra launch. Looked really slick. Maybe do that one in your "advanced" video series.

[@JackPimblett]

Oooo yes!! I love this idea!! I should definitely film different ways to launch

[@triphonovav]

Спасибо большое !!!!!!!!!!!! очень полезное видео

[@JackPimblett]

Love it!

[@apelfed]

Nice one mate. (Looks absolutely boiling in that field)

[@JackPimblett]

Haha yes, was absolutely roasting. It killed me off completely!!

[@kansaimike]

Helpful

[@joenguyenle7018]

your tip number 1 is the one I have the most problems with but I still can't follow your instruction. So if my left-wing touches the ground, I lean my body toward the right to balance it but what do I do with the left break or right break?

[@JackPimblett]

Hi Joe! You must lean to the right and apply left brake! I hope you enjoyed the video!!

[@JA-qs5be]

😍😍😍😍merci!

[@omarsingerparagliding6958]

hello from lebanon for our hero Cauch Jack plz u can make tutorial for Acro beginer pilot for stall exit infinity im not bad Acro pilot actuelly i did infinity but to this moment sometimes a small few bad correction in infinity but its ok already in mistake shes gone,but my exit just antirhytmic,we need stal exit tutorial thank u🙏🙏🙏😘

[@sheraagaikwad7661]

Fan of your touching tips

[@MatrixMachine]

here to get acquainted with ground handling

[@JackPimblett]

This comment was 9 months ago. How did it go??

[@NicPandaRealtors]

That’s crazy that I’ve gone to 4 sessions so far and I now know how to do all of these moves from my instructor. Before the session I was like. What? How? But not anymore

[@thomasnunn6343]

Quality video

[@JackPimblett]

Thank you man!

[@pingpong9656]

Can you practice with a full paragliding wing or should you use something much smaller when practicing ground handling?

[@JackPimblett]

Any form of ground handling will help you but typically using the wing you usually fly will help you the most!

[@TihiSelak]

Too bad that you cannot like it multiple times, that how good this video is

[@wenigdabei]

Bitte mehr ihr habt mein Abo !!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Kommentar für Algorithmus!

[@JackPimblett]

Thank you so so much man!!! Glad you liked it!

[@Muktic]

good job bro

[@JackPimblett]

Thank you man!

[@lucianosantucci108]

Cheers 👍

[@JackPimblett]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@stavroula-dorotheamaraki7477]

🙏

[@thegoodride]

What model of BERN are you wearing? Do you use it for flying also ?

[@JackPimblett]

I believe it’s the Watts model and yes I do buddy!

[@LeonardLeon]

there is a tip I was given: have a groundhandling wing that is higher class than the one you're flying. I fly i low/mid En-B and I purchased a used En-D wing only for groundhandling. I did only a couple of sessions with it but it shows. Compared to that my B wing feels like it moves in slow motion. I am way more relaxed on my B wing now. Oh...and the groundhandling wing to be smaller weight range, so you can practice in strong winds too.

[@JackPimblett]

Oh I like this one! This is how I learned as a kid, I had ENC’s and END’s to ground handle. Although at this time they were 2-3’s and 3’s etc. Great suggestions all round!

[@FragCool]

And subscribed...

[@JackPimblett]

My guy!!!

[@aussiemotorman]

Nice tips Jack What about some light gloves?

[@JackPimblett]

Great suggestion! At this point, I was already dripping with sweat in the heat. However gloves are a great idea to increase your overall level of protection!

[@Larzemensch]

Jack Pimblett I’ve noticed you got your breaks most of the time around your wrists. What would you advise when wearing gloves, so the brakes won’t get stuck while getting up to your hands?

[@JackPimblett]

Hi Lars, good question. We come across this problem a lot in acro and we often feel 'trapped' by the handles thinking we can't get to our rescue handles in emergency. Truth is, if you really need to get to something, you will do it. You will move much faster than usual and it will come off your wrist no problem. I typically fly with thick gloves and have the brakes around my wrists. I hope that helps!

[@kunjandave5526]

आभार सर 🙏🙏👌👌 सिखाने का तरीका परफेक्ट हे कुंजन पी दवे गांघी नगर गुजरात

[@paraworth]

Include slow mow Jack. It’ll take you’re instruction to the next level. You’re a craftsman

[@JackPimblett]

Thank you man I’m glad you like it! I’ll bare that in mind

[@Daniel-fj8yx]

Am I missing something? For me it looks on the video as if you're doing the exact opposite of what you are saying in exercise 1. You are weightshifting right and braking on the right side before the left wingtip touches the ground.

[@sheraagaikwad7661]

Hello sir how are you

[@luappaul7240]

And when looses control and wing goes to high stop that lesson and talk about it

[@Miusilis]

Good, but I would recommend to use gloves. Always !!!

[@JackPimblett]

Yep good idea!

[@tamilkeerthi]

The video needs improvement. I was not able to see how the glider reacts to your inputs because you haven't shown them. The camera is focusing only on you and the lines. I was having no clue about the movement of your sail. I suggest that there should be a picture-in-picture type of video so that the view shows both. But for this, it is a good tutorial. In fact, you can replace this video with the p-in-p video, if possible for us to get the maximum benefit.

[@asepss286]

Wanna learn paragliding.. flying like a bird..

[@JackPimblett]

It's the best!

[@ankittthakur2756]

Take 500 bucks extra