Stomach clenching thermaling and dedicated cloud chasing on my paraglider - Race day 3

[@davideophile]

thanks for keeping these videos as raw as possible., and awesome commentary! please continue uploading more, you deserve so many more subscribers!

[@ryancookparagliding]

Thanks! More videos to come :) Lots of fun making them - appreciate it when people tell me they're worth it.

[@davideophile]

@@ryancookparagliding yeahhhh. I know how unsatisying it is when you've invested time and gear in making videos, but the viewer count and subscriber count doesn't go up much. Just continue uploading. There might not be many of us yet, but we surely do enjoy the content. Maybe you can make a video about staying in thermals? I always lose them too early.

[@chestyoz9725]

love the commentary, keep it up mate

[@Baron_von_Fargone]

You got skills bro.i like the way you hunt out them thermos bro.👏🏻✌️🐜

[@JustinAndersen]

Love these videos Ryan! Keep up the good work 🤠

[@ryancookparagliding]

Awesome, appreciate hearing that! I enjoy making them haha! It even effects where I fly sometimes

[@KilkennyLights]

Nice Flying

[@5ty717]

Good

[@contraband1543]

Not that I would ever attempt to do this. I lose my stomach looking over a second story railing 🤣

[@ryancookparagliding]

No it's super awesome, the takeoff is gradual and next thing you know you're comfortable in a chair. Can get scary when you're high and things get bumpy!

[@mosesmundall]

Great video! Subbed for more!!

[@ryancookparagliding]

Thanks Moses! Welcome :)

[@LostYF]

YOOOOO NOOO WAYY!!!!

[@5ty717]

South Africa?

[@ryancookparagliding]

Yes, South Africa. The place is called Barberton

[@contraband1543]

And do you know what's up with the vegetation being in such a straight line? That's weird I've never seen that before

[@jaidenwessling6334]

Would be differnt boundary lines for properties

[@ryancookparagliding]

If you're referring to the Pine trees, they're grown as a crop and cut down for paper I believe. Would be strange if they weren't in a straight line - imagine when it comes to harvest time 😀 Generally, human grown vegetation is organised and the wild looking stuff is natural (don't land in the natural stuff!).

[@Fausto_4841]

i'm guessing the beeps have something to do with thermal pockets?

[@TheMysteryman347]

It's his altimeter making the beeping.

[@ryancookparagliding]

Indeed! Higher pitched beeping means you're going up and the lower deeper one is not good - you're going down. Really makes a big difference as you can't tell when you're up high as there's no frame of reference on a mountain to visibly show you you're going up

[@paraglide2546]

Hi Ryan whats the name of the Vario?

[@ryancookparagliding]

Hi there, its the Syride Sys'Evolution. Works a charm :)

[@marceloneves117]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@contraband1543]

The beeping would completely ruin the experience of flying for me.

[@aitoririso2257]

You get used to it

[@wconnar]

I think it's probably better when you're not recording a video and talking, it's the only thing that way. And it has a purpose, so I think it would be fine.

[@ryancookparagliding]

Yeah, you get used to it. I flew for a long time without it and it's fine when you're close to mountains, but in flatlands you really have no idea how much you're going up or down. Also some instruments are more annoying than others - this current one I'm using is much better than my old one!

[@Baron_von_Fargone]

Have you ever flew

[@kc22in]

@@Baron_von_Fargone he has not