THÉO DE BLIC'S TUTORIALS S03E02 : AUTOROTATIONS

Théo de Blic's tutorials is a free web serie where I give a few usefull tips on various aspect of paragliding. The tips I give are coming from an already long career as a professional pilot in acro paragliding.
In today's episode I am talking about how to exit an autorotation ! It's not the most fancy of subject, it's not as flashy or attractive as wing overs, stalls or infinity tumbling but it's one of the first reason to many paragliding accident.
This subject is rarely spoken off on social medias, and there are close to nothing in term of video explanations on what to do in order to react to an autorotation. So I felt the paragliding community deserved to have this here even though it won't make as many views as other subject I am sure it might be useful to many of you guys and it might save some lifes :)
It's a complicated and tricky subject and I tried to make it as simple as possible with being as clear as possible. I cannot cover it all in a video but I think this tutorial will give you as much information as you might need in order to understand and see what this is all about. It will give you first hand tips from a lifetime of experience in flying and if you apply them it should be able to sort out many tricky situations ! I also used an EN-B as well as an EN-C in order to cover the widest range of pilots possible !
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Pour les français il y a la possibilité de mettre des sous titres en Français !
Profitez en !
Pilot : Théo de Blic
Wing : ION6 / SECTOR - Nova Paragliders
Camera : FPS - Production / Mael Jimenez

[@szabbbolcs]

I will nominate you to the paragliding Nobel prize, for these useful and free tutorials, thank you! :)

[@theoflies]

ahahah than you very option

[@ArtOfParagliding]

I second that

[@user-jh5li2nu5m]

I'm third that. Thank you Theo!!

[@LoucassOo]

Hi Theo, good work on this, thanks ! I would add that once autorotation is stopped it's very important to flight out from cliffs to the valleys before trying to clear the cravate. Cheers

[@getshoutoutsforfree8786]

I keep on replaying thats how brilliant it is :O)

[@theoflies]

thanks !

[@stefansmuts8882]

Amazing video! Loving your work! Thanks so much for making these!

[@gfallda1]

Thank you for creating those videos. I just started paragliding and it really helps. I hope at least. 😂 They don't tell you this stuff in paragliding school and I think it's at least good to know what can happen. Thank you very much for sharing your wisdom. You are really inspiring me. Happy landings 😉🙃

[@theoflies]

thanks and enjoy !

[@aurel802mx]

Awesome tutorial :) I just want people to know that in the worst case scenario, if you're twisted or whatever, pulling the breaks or rear risers hard enough will stall the glider and from there throwing the reserve works better than in autorotation.

[@Ruzzaaaaa]

You are awesome. Thanks for your tutorials!

[@dofrefly909]

super video theo ;) ca vas aider pas mal de débutant a démystifier l' auto-rot

[@MaxDubovsky]

Simple and very useful, thanks for your work !

[@Hemersonr]

Muito bom treinamento... O brigado por compartilhar

[@markricharddavies]

Fabulous tutorial, thank you so much!

[@ferelo9538]

Son usefull, didactic and clear. Thanks a lot. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@latemr6186]

Thank you Theo. Love from Nagaland

[@sonyarter]

Thank you very much Theo for all your videos. Respect from Slovakia

[@jasenkojakirlic8113]

Geniale Theo, merci!!!

[@user-jh5li2nu5m]

Thank you for your lessons Theo. Hope you see in the sky.

[@DenverParaFlyer]

You the man Theo! Love your videos 🍻

[@theoflies]

thanks :D

[@christopheleleu915]

merci très belle démonstration et pédagogie

[@ralphvanthoff]

Great tutorial Theo, thanks!

[@theoflies]

thanks !!

[@Ghostello007]

Tnx bro for your tutorials!

[@crickhowellparagliding7440]

Great videos Theo! Thank you. Do you find that you always have to make SAT position to get the wing to auto from a pilot simulated collapse?

[@ikarosdream5971]

Good video theo, love them

[@theoflies]

thanks !

[@kuriankk5761]

Helpful video

[@niculupu5801]

Excelent Video Theo! Can you explain how should change the wing load the pilot reaction? What should I do different if I am heavy loaded (maximum in wing the range) vs. light in the wing range... Thank you!

[@duncansharp6683]

Thanks for these excellent and important videos. Would you ever stall or spin your way out of an autorotation with a big cravat?

[@fervillafuerte]

Niceeee video helps a lot

[@ripmanridin7092]

Thank you for this!.......................new sub!

[@zbleh_16]

Merci Théo, ca explique bien comment basculer son poids dans la sellette réoriente le parapente et sa gestion d'energie. J'espere pas faire de l autorotation dans le futur, mais au moins ca donne un peu plus confiance par rapport à la conclusion du vol. Est ce que quelqu'un à deja essayer de tirer sur les autres elevateurs pour fermer le profil completement ? Je me pose la question de détruire le flux d'air pour stopper l'engagement de l'autorotation et ainsi sortir le secours en mode un peu plus 'sécu'

[@armandodibattista971]

Thank you very much Theo for making these tutorials, I do not have acro ambitions (50 years now), too much adrenaline) but love to learn more and make my flying safe as much as possible. Full stalls, autorotation, cravats, twist, reserve throw are surely matter that every pilot should master. Would you do one day a tutorial dealing with asymmetric and frontal collapse? As seen from your personal perspective. Maybe that is not for your usual audience but many could benefit from it, I would surely spread it around. Thank you anyway.

[@theoflies]

Thats a really good idea ! I am sure I can try to make it happen. :) thanks for the idea ! I am glad that you like the content 😊

[@armandodibattista971]

Wonderful Theo! I have always thought that knowledge from acro pilots is high value for every average pilot doing recreational flying, of course, practice should follow to be effective and this is not happening every time, however many of us want to improve, so we love to know from you what technique you would use is such scenarios.

[@pigikprasatko1253]

You are god of collapses, big respect man.

[@zombichris6256]

Merci Théo c'est tellement important que cela devrait faire partie de la formation école

[@billcallahan9303]

Theo, fantastic video! However, in the future, could you do at least one piece of each maneuver in slomo? You're moving so fast it's hard to see exactly what you're doing, what you're grabbing etc. Thank you very much for your efforts!

[@mrtoddcrowley]

In settings bottom right, you can slow down the video speed. -------->

[@FRANCONATTO]

or you can download "Video Speed Controller";

[@ldigestani]

Tres bon Tutorial Theo. La seul chose je voudrais ajouter ca serait comme dans le video de WO, qq il arrive si par example, tu mets trop frein. On sais qu'on risque de decrocher, mais ca serait cool si on peut le voir en video!

[@theoflies]

Il est presque impossible de décrocher en sortant d'une autorotation, il faut vraiment y aller très fort 90% des gens n'osent pas aller jusque là...

[@jerbearflying9305]

Nice content 👍

[@crashdown45]

I assume highest risk for auto rotation is after an inside collapse and cravat in a big wingover? So you're already high energy and spinning? All the assymetrics I've taken in normal flight, or even on full bar in SIV, have resulted in little change of heading / rotation (high en-B) unless I actually lean into the collapse

[@nachnamevorname5917]

Well. Lovely.

[@ferelo9538]

One question. In case you have a big and fast autorotation and you have spacial disorientation, you feel totally lost will be a good solution to put your two hands and barkes totally down? Then wait a straight descent?

[@flywithBurak]

Hello Théo, thanks for this amazing video. It's inspiring as well as enlightening. I was wondering one thing in the previous episode and same thing happened here, so I decided to ask. Why do you use XXS on ION? Is it just because XS doesn't fit you or is there anything else behind it? Thanks.

[@theoflies]

I used ION6 XXS basically because that was the one I had :) I had it for the acro on an en B video so I kept it for this :)

[@5ty717]

Vvveeerry good

[@Andyg2g]

Can you help me understand the difference between auto-rotations, spirals, and SATs?

[@julo.parapente]

Hello Théo, thank's for the video ! Is it much different when you enter the autorotation with a twist ?

[@DenverParaFlyer]

Yes, reserve toss will likely result! (I've experienced it)

[@theoflies]

Yes with a twist it become even more complicated ! because you have to manage the changes due to the twist, harder pressure, disorientation, changes of direction for handling... Twisted autorotation is one of the few incident which result in rescue most of the time..

[@quoth_raven]

@@theoflies thanks for the video and your tips Theo! I'd be super interested in a tutorial on handling / preventing twists in general.

[@mmmmkkk]

Funny how sector maintains the outer side collapsed, which actually helps the pilot, but indeed, higher AR wings are not made for SATs ;)

[@boris2919]

Ok, so now I know how to counter autoration, it's maybe time to learn how to fly this lol

[@StanBarankiewicz]

Great vid! Your explanations and demonstrations are very easy to follow--well done! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!! Lastly, isn't an autorotation the same as a spiral? If so, why a different name?

[@theoflies]

Hello, Thanks for your message. If you look closely at the outside footage you will see that a full autorotation is not turning the same as a spiral. An autorotation is closer to a SAT with the wing turning around the pilot. + an autorotation is something which is un wanted and un created by the pilot. A spiral is normally created by the pilot. hope this is clear :)

[@StanBarankiewicz]

Theo de blic yes, thank you!

[@englischdude]

Hi Theo, thanks for the great video. last year i did several safegy trainings at walensee in switzerland, there i aas knformed that if more than half the glider has collapsed weightshift makes little difference. Can you comment on this. many thanks

[@theoflies]

It makes to me a big difference to put weightshift. First of all if your weightshift is on the outside it is much easier to put brake in the outside. So I have to strongly disagree with what was told to you :)

[@englischdude]

@@theoflies but if half the glider is collapsed you are basically hanging from one point, namely the one riser. you can shift your weight all you want, your weight is still always hanging on the same point?!? please note, i am NOT an experienced pilot so it is very interesting for me to understand this. THANK YOU THEO!

[@cielaquitain33480]

Super est très intéressant ces Tutos. Dommage pour nous que ce soit toujours en anglais. Pénible à suivre. Bravo quand même

[@dpQUASTY]

"which is EN-C which is most of you guys are flying" LOL come on Theo we all just graduated from flying school

[@FRANCONATTO]

Hi. Where is this place you are flying?

[@asponomarew]

Hi, how about in case of autorotation with a lot of twists?)

[@agronomieecosystemique6893]

Même principe, si on est "face" voile, faut juste inverser les commandes. Si la commande de la demi-aile volante reste bloquée à cause des twists, je PENSE mais me TROMPE peut-être, qu'il faut tout décrocher pour lancer le secours en "sécurité".

[@ulerichwilliam17]

[@zatsereg]

Hi Theo, Thank you for your videos, they are great and very useful! Allow me a question on autorotation: in a podcast by Gavin McClurg Matt Beechinor talked about getting into such situation over a canyon. He said he got out of the autorotation by pulling about 3 armlegths of the brakelines of the collapsed (i.e. slack) side and after that the glider started to re-inflate. I was surprised when I heard this, however, Matt was referring to the fact that acro guys use this method. Do you know something about such a solution? Could it be the way to go when the risers are twisted? Thanks! Ivan (P.s.: He called it "ESP" and you can listen to it here from the 33. minute: www.cloudbasemayhem.com/podcast-episode-2-matt-beechinor-the-glider-podcast/ )

[@ulerichwilliam17]

If it would be possible

[@ulerichwilliam17]

Mi dream its to take lesens from you,,,

[@yasmanz]

I guess if you are in twisted position your only option is a reserve?

[@theoflies]

it all depends on your level ...

[@athazrat3646]

Pourquoi pas en fr?? Ca serait super cool.

[@tobiasfeil1993]

For the Germans: cravat = Verhänger

[@charliespassengers169]

Super ! mais commentaire en anglais , sous-titre en anglais ... sympa pour les francophones ! ;-)

[@theoflies]

les sous titre sont disponible en francais, il suffit de cliquer sur l'option sous titre et de choisir francais ;)

[@grosloup369]

Parfait, seule critique, il faudrait utiliser une caméra ou un objectif moins "grand angle", parce que là c'est un œilleton de porte de couloir insupportable .... L'image doit être difficile à interpréter pour un débutant, c'est le sens de ma réflexion (sinon nous on connait ça même les yeux fermés) ...

[@butchdelayaute]

Pourquoi tu ne précises pas de quel côté il faut mettre le weightshift ? Càd du côté encore solide de la voile. En français on dit qu'il faut contrer c'est dans le sens du mot mais en anglais weightshift est juste un déplacement latéral du poids, or c'est justement en mettant le poids du côté qui a perdu sa portance qu'on démarre l'autorotation. Dans un soucis d'accessibilité, il serait peut être utile de préciser le côté du transfert de poids.

[@theoflies]

Dans la video je dis "counter" qui est l'équivelent de contrer en francais... Du coup il me semble que ca coule de source :)

[@butchdelayaute]

@@theoflies oui counter veut dire contrer :-p en fait je n'ai pas remarqué que tu le disais car tu l'associes a l'autorotation et pas au transfert de poids. car si tu transfert le poids du mauvais coté tu vas empirer l'autorotation. pose la question a 10 debutants: "quand je veux contrer une autorotation du a une fermeture assymetrique d'un coté, je dois faire un transfert de poids. de quel coté doit etre ce transfert de poids? cote ouvert ou cote fermé" pour tous les gens qui savent gerer la reponse est evidente, pour ceux qui ne savent pas ca ne l'est pas forcement.

[@kdcamera3612]

Shame on you

[@kdcamera3612]

Dommage un français qui parle pas francais. En plus la traductioon c'est en anglais. C est vraiment pourri

[@theoflies]

C’est dommage un français qui ne mets pas les sous titre en français qui sont disponible exprès. 😂