Kiting Drills to Improve Stall and Spin Recovery

[@royceallenson728]

This type of training is more than next level! Its Absolutely brilliant! This sport generally lacks quality training. That is training that is SAFE for the student. Safe not only in the physical sense but mentally and emotionally as well. So that any anxiety during the drill, regarding something going horrbly wrong, is reduced not compounded. When a student performs the skill, then they know it. They don't have to be convinced that they can do it. Therefore, when the shit hits the fan, then they are more likely to go straight to actions that constructively recover than trigger a cascading catastrophe. In short this is the best type of drills I have seen. Well done! I hope that more instructors follow your lead.

[@BriMacsFly]

My single surface AD wing makes me look like a rock star when ground handling.😀

[@xinuganda221]

Absolutely Brilliant I’m practicing this in the morning for sure. Thanks Chris 🪂 And Fantastic Job Mr. Austin!

[@verticallines212]

welcome back Chris, great to see ya again!!!

[@johnlangham8065]

Your teaching style is tremendous! Great drills!

[@SuperFlyParaglidingSchool]

Thanks - I get to practice tons - like 32 years - most days. Sounds crazy but its true. lol

[@Daveyjones-zv8rb]

Day 2 my arse

[@austinadesso8344]

Lovely! Also like having one hand on a break and the other doing the raw break line primate style to make your brain figure it out. 💪🏻

[@loums52]

Great video and advice. Can’t wait to get to the hill to practice this. Thanks!

[@alex-in-the-sky]

Amazing set of exercises I wish my school would have taught me! First time I see such a clear video on the topic, thanks! You're also pretty blessed with such soft laminar winds

[@SuperFlyParaglidingSchool]

no doubt we are super lucky - thanks for tuning in

[@paraglidingflyer]

Chris, thanks for the continued education

[@wardified8566]

Thanks Chris, great video with awesome skills🪂😎🪂

[@SuperFlyParaglidingSchool]

Thanks 👍

[@mountainflyhigh]

Great stuff Chris. A similar trick I use for students that struggle with reverse kiting, is have them lay on their back, facing the glider, with risers crossed. (the normal reverse kiting position, just laying down) Somehow, it magically makes reverse kiting "click." They can kite with brakes, or "primate" as you say, then just transition to standing up. Part of it may be that when brakes are used, the ground limits the amount of brake they can apply, minimizing over control, plus they don't need to use their feet at all. Maybe it's just that the relaxing and safe-feeling position of lying down, frees the mind to just kite the wing. Then I do the same thing you do, just grab their harness and assist them up to standing position while they're kiting. Of course, once they transition to standing, you have to get them to stop looking up at the wing ;-)

[@FlyPhiGuy]

Great quality helpful video! Thanks.

[@charliewalsh9247]

Great stuff Chris

[@JohnUllrey]

Cool! Fun stuff to try next time I go kiting.

[@SuperFlyParaglidingSchool]

That's the spirit!

[@dmshanks1]

Excellent!

[@EPH620]

❤thanks Chris Cisco

[@chucklist3074]

Reminds me of thirty years ago you doing this stuff for fun. Remember the deep powder day on the S Side where you were stalling into the snow on your back? That was the origin ;)

[@SuperFlyParaglidingSchool]

Totally - good memories. We had that much snow this year too.

[@Bah4jc126]

Will get on it!

[@ripmanridin7092]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@Odddball6]

Wish I kited like that on day 2!

[@romeromf]

love it!

[@CloudWalker33]

How do I get one of those hats?😮

[@Paiadakine]

Two day student is a ringer.

[@knuble]

Are there recommended excercises to practice cravatte recovery?

[@SuperFlyParaglidingSchool]

great idea for another video - thanks for the idea - we have the goods on that for sure

[@paraglidingSafety]

next step would be to learn spins and stalls at an siv, so that when the monkey makes you spin/stall you know how to recognize and exit it

[@SuperFlyParaglidingSchool]

totally - thing is that people are more at risk of inadvertent spin and stall before they do SIV - will do another video on how to avoid manifesting initial stall and spin - it will be titled something like ---> "like you touched a hot stove" etc.

[@ppgtraininguk]

That’s not a brand-new student on day two 😂

[@SuperFlyParaglidingSchool]

Sure is

[@ppgtraininguk]

@@SuperFlyParaglidingSchool how many hours?

[@ChrisSantacroce]

@@ppgtraininguk thinking that he had a couple hours of activity the day before with about 45 minutes glider above head then an evening Tandem/Keating session and he was at it again for his second day. You can’t imagine how sweet the conditions are here and the single surface gliders are a dream. Plus this guy is a champion.

[@davidmexico4381]

If you knew what caliber instructor Chris is, you’d know THAT is the special sauce in the whole equation.

[@charvais]

Not sure enough was explained here!?

[@SuperFlyParaglidingSchool]

Thanks for the message. This makes more sense when you have been around a while. It also really helps for the instructor to set you up with some perspective on how much postures matter and what the primary causes of accidents are. Holler if we can help.

[@wmedlinmd]

Love this! Full face helmet helps control my monkey response. Even use Mt Bike armor for big kiting for not overreacting to drags. “Monkey” is what the Kestrels at SS are always calling me!

[@kazelroy]

is that mantra supposed to be *less* like a monkey, more like bird? 1:34

[@SuperFlyParaglidingSchool]

Totally - good catch. We actually noticed before we published the video and made a note about it in the description. You get all of the points for calling us out on it though. Good job. The Preflight video has an error in it as well. Good catch.

[@kazelroy]

@SuperFlyParaglidingSchool 👍 I thought to look in the description a moment too late, after posting the comment haha. hopefully most people will get the idea!

[@andrewpearse53]

Hi guys, without meaning to be rude or take away from the quality of the content of your vid but, my word that music is totally distracting and very awful. Sorry...

[@SuperFlyParaglidingSchool]

Good feedback - I don't select the music but it's good to know how it sits with you for sure.

[@mountainflyhigh]

There was music ??