THÉO DE BLIC'S TUTORIALS S04E01 : SPIRAL DIVE - PARAGLIDING

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 will talk about spiral dive, deep spiral and nose down spiral. Spiral dive is a really well known trick in paragliding. It is one of the most used rapid descent technics and therefore is one of the most dangerous one because many pilots do not know how to perform it.
In this tutorial I am giving you all the tips I have about how to learn spiral dive, how to manage the Gs, how to train the exit, and how to handle the possible danger of Spiral Dive.
This tutorial is one of the most complete I have ever done and so I apologise for the fact that it is 27min long but there are so much stuffs to tell on this particular exercise !
As always please subscribe share and like this video. This is really important in order to maximise the amount of pilots who get access to this tutos but also to give me more views which eventually translates into more videos :) Thanks in advance !
Pour les français il y a la possibilité de mettre des sous titres en Français ! Profitez en !
Pilot : Théo de Blic Wing : ION6 S - Nova Paragliders www.nova.eu/en/gliders/ion-6/
Camera : FPS_Production / Mael Jimenez
Timeline :
00:00 Intro
01:00 Dangers / Gefahren
01:46 Soft spiral / moderate Spirale
03:15 Initiating a soft spiral / Einleitung moderate Spirale
04:00 Exiting soft spiral / Ausleitung moderate Spirale
05:47 Kontrolle der Sinkgeschwindigkeit / Controlling sink rate
06:19 Grades of spiral dives: soft - steep - nose down / Arten der Spirale: moderat - steil - Sturzspirale
06:59 Exercise for deep spiral / Übung für eine „echte“ Steilspirale
07:59 Kontrolle der Sinkgeschwindigkeit / Controlling sink rate
08:41 Slow exit technique / Technik der sanften Ausleitung
09:18 Slow exit / Sanfte Ausleitung
11.20 Pitch exit technique explanation / Erklärung Pitch Exit
14:11 Pitch exit technique demonstration / Pitch Exit in der Praxis
15.01 Controlling the shooting when exiting / Kontrolle des Vorschießens bei der Ausleitung
17:54 You can always exit any spiral! / Man kann jede Spirale ausleiten!
18:40 Deep spiral with strong pitch exit / Steilspirale mit Pitch Exit
19:40 Dangers of spiral dive / Gefahren bei der Steilspiral

[@alfav6dax]

Love the way you demonstrate all the different outcomes Theo. Like the bad exits, collapses etc. It's fine reading or being told the theory, but it's better to see someone actually do it and see what happens.

[@VLADParagliding]

Pour tous les rageux qui ne veulent pas de sous-titres, je propose que Théo se double lui même en français, ça pourrait être fun ;-) PS : super tuto, vivement le prochain !

[@shable1436]

You sir are a KZbin legend on paragliding

[@DanielJonesParamotor]

The volume of information in this tutorial is amazing. It definitely gives an huge amount of background knowledge that hopefully, people will take with them to an SIV.

[@AnthonyChevallier-yo9sr]

Tu as de la chance

[@DanielJonesParamotor]

@@AnthonyChevallier-yo9sr I am lucky? Why? 🤔

[@snakevera]

Your videos are always the best

[@CoyoteOne]

This series has been absolutely amazing. Kudos to you for your hard work on these videos.

[@markmcgoveran6811]

That's a wonderful video about spirals I'm kind of terrified of spirals and spins. I'm just learning to fly my epsilon 9 at the school to get my first license and I'm only ground-handling now. I love your attitude. It's a great big nice flat giant place to land with a tow truck, where I go to the school. I'm worried about getting a locked spiral. You are the happiest most reassuring person on the internet talk anybody spiral how to deal with it, kind of start it how to stop. I love your style flying along with no breaks waving your hands while you talk.

[@nathandrake5127]

Merci Beaucoup Théo . Bien que je sois novice d'un certain âge je viens de comprendre la grosse erreur que j'ai fait et qui m'a occasionné un accident qui aurait pu être très grave. je m'en sors bien L1 explosé. J'ai voulu faire un virage dynamique à très basse altitude et ma voile a décroché en vrille à plat comme comme si j'aurais amorcé un 360 à basse altitude et allure réduite près de l'aterro. Mais en voyant tes exercices je viens de comprendre ma grosse erreur. Je n'ai pas eu l'expérience pour la rattraper. Mais je viens de comprendre sur tes explications en fin de vidéo. Un grand merci. L'année prochaine je reprends 😉. Mais très cool.

[@cowhunterfilmsparagliding5179]

Thanks so much, the light impulse on outside break is a game changer. What a smooth exit

[@alonavraham1492]

I think it's the best video I've seen so far about spirals... Lots of demonstrations and clear info.

[@vikingforties]

Great stuff Theo. Lots more to practice and get the feel for.

[@Pangolier]

Watching this before practice, it helps to remember the details... Awesome work.

[@DrHavaZoo]

Another fantastic tutorial Theo. Thank you.

[@StanBarankiewicz]

Thanks, Theo! Really good content! Love this type of vids!

[@susannewilliams]

Thank you so much! You are for sure an ambassador of the sky people.

[@clearcloudparagliding]

Superbe tuto ! Merci Théo.

[@UavDasher]

This is great. Thanks so much! I managed to learn myself how to spiral dive using your tutorial, and it's so much fun! Perfect explanation, "best practice" tips, and - what I personally really like - you explain how to start easy and slowly and escalate difficulty level according to experience. Perfect for beginners. Thanks again. Please keep up your tutorial series - this is awesome!

[@markbosher542]

Simply one of the best tutorials I have ever seen on spirals. Well done Theo! 👍😎

[@abbott876]

Thank you Theo! Great lesson.

[@lordmaude3809]

Thanks, Great Video, I had a incident in Organya when I tried to exit a spiral by suddenly releasing brake and putting opposite brake which flung me nearly up and over the wing, I ended up in twists but kicked out. Thanks for the tutorial and advice

[@torbjornkristiansen1673]

Thanks! Been missing your tutorials. Great explainory and very nice approach you have with us (pilots watching) going step by step to feel comfortable when doing this.

[@TLSMatt]

Thanks Theo. So well done. As usual. 🇨🇦

[@flynaren1]

Super good one ! Thank you very much,TDB !

[@suyashvaidy]

Beautifully explained. I'll try this! Thanks Theo!

[@joeparker7428]

Great video- thank you!

[@izzetun7618]

Fantastic video and coaching. Congrats theo.. 🥃👍

[@jab0321]

Amazing tutorial and thank you so much for giving back to the community with all of your incredible experience! Well done!

[@wild_wizards]

Best tutorial, thanks!

[@danashworthmaxillofacial1121]

awesome stuff Theo, again! Thanks

[@WesleySmith1920]

Great tutorial Theo. I just finished an SIV clinic and this all makes sense now

[@MaxDubovsky]

Great tutorial for beginners and instructors too) thanks!

[@elenacherjacova7941]

Super! Merci bocoup!

[@eprod8009]

Thank you so much for this tutorial, i really loved your manner of explaining, i hope that i can do it well when i'll try it!

[@nelsotube]

O melhor video sobre espirais que já vi! Muito Obrigado! Geatest video on spiral ever - thank you big time!

[@voolivrepipa]

Great video! Deep spiral is an amazing feeling... 🤘

[@bulentakyildiz3424]

Great video thanks for sharing. ✌️🙏🙏🙏🙏💪💪

[@lieblingmike]

What a brilliant, clear and comprehensive tutorial, thank you Theo, very impressive. I did my first and second SIV's back to back last year and, through this vivid demonstration, could feel those manoeuvres recreated and reinforced again.

[@billyen]

👏😎bravo tutorial

[@solsotenido]

Thanks for sharing your invaluable knowledge, master

[@ANNAI89]

Thank you for this video. You obviously a very very good teacher as well.🙂

[@alexpalma7977]

Awesome video Theo - gives me a bit more confidence to try these things

[@animarku3749]

Thank you Theo !!

[@user-jh5li2nu5m]

Thank you for your sharing Theo. Most pilots are thanks about your lessons. Keep going stay safe. Hope you fly together in Olganya. 👍

[@kaptanpilotunuz4047]

You are an amazing pilot 🤙💪😎🌼

[@theflow497]

Great explained video. 🤙🏽

[@zsoltzax]

Thank you For your video. very useful

[@sjgyomrey]

brilliant, thank you

[@haimerej1000]

Merci !!! Super tuto, tout est clair, et très bien les exercices progressifs ! Très bien d'avoir insisté sur l aspect progressif "en confort" de l'apprentissage, notion très importante de toujours être dans le vert pour favoriser la vitesse d'acquisition corporelle des justes sensations à ressentir durant la manœuvre. Bons vols

[@ennybm]

Thanks for the tutorial!

[@sonyarter]

Perfect tutorial , perfect way how to explain and demonstrate. I am a beginner and I really appriciate this kind of video lesson. I cant wait to excercise. Thank you very very much Theo. Respect from Vetroplach (Slovak Republic)

[@ParaglidingProgress]

This is excellent. Thank you Theo. Please everyone watch all 27 minutes, because what could be more important?

[@climb315]

Thank you wery much!

[@fervillafuerte]

Nice video theo thanks for sharing your knowledge love you! 😂

[@davewolfe5169]

Thank you very much

[@DiggeryDoodle]

Brilliant

[@dikootr2471]

nice!!!

[@nisslife23]

Thank you master

[@MyTriqui]

Thank you so much for your amazing tutorials. They are a great and wonderful gift. When does one deal with the subject of twist in the lines?

[@niculupu5801]

Well done Theo! very helpful... I fly with NOVA ION 5. One quesition please, when you initiate the pitch exit you apply the outside brake. What happening with the inside brake that moment? Is it necessary to release totaly in the same time or is better to keep slightly brake the inside during outside brake input?

[@szabbbolcs]

Thank You!

[@phil07110]

Grâce à toi, j'ai l'impression d'être bilingue 😂😂. Bravo pour tes tutos clairs et progressifs. J'aimerais tant avoir la même décontraction en vol

[@latemr6186]

Another great video. SAT next please

[@pubsdrinks2166]

Awsome!! Perfect video! I'm just not sure to control the pitch.. When goes forward: Pull breaks... Release at the top.. And ... Pull again when the PG is swinging backwards? Thank you!!

[@anto2699]

Super vidéo. 👌 Moi ça mes déjà arrivé d'avoir des invertion c'est assez drôle tant que la voile reste bien rendu 🤣😅

[@twingoman2000]

My Teachers showed me different way to do, which seems to be wrong or simply with missing information. I will try this simple way next time in Annecy, thanks! I watched and was just like 😳... Eh so easy? 🤦‍♂️

[@ryanlarraman]

awesome clip bro got so much out of it

[@bawabrijeshjoshiuk0469]

Nice😍😍😘😋

[@okamyst2135]

super

[@j4nch]

Je suis curieux, à notre école, pour sortir des spirales, ils nous faisaient garder le frein intérieur et ajouter très progressivement du frein extérieur et ne rien relacher avant de sortir, on avait pas trop d'abattées à la sortie. C'était vraiment super facile à gérer et assez rassurant. Quel inconvénients tu y vois?

[@ParaglidingPilotSHASHI]

Thanks

[@marcodorici8658]

Théo I m 86 kg in flight ,it s ok to take an xs ion 6light for me ?Now I fly an arak which is an 75-95 range but I feel uncomfortable in thermaling and turbolence .thank you so much for your tutorial

[@chamanne1547]

Super nice tutorial, thanks a lot for that, but what about compensation and it's effects on exits ? Could you develop a little about the outside brake and its effects on spiral dive training ? Cheers ^_^

[@PhilippeLarcher]

You're showing both regulating by releasing inside and by releasing a bit inside and braking outside. Any difference to know between the 2 approaches? I think outside break stresses the glider more?

[@dmitrylapin6125]

Nice tutorial Theo. Maybe it will be better to make a window where you were filmed from the side a little bigger as this view is also informative. Anyway great thanks.

[@germantobon5498]

I wonder how or why during asymmetric colapse spiral the flying side doesn’t stall under additional load from g load

[@benjamindry4364]

Thanks Théo, I enjoy your tutorials and find them helpful. Can you clarify something: You say that you must keep your hands up before the glider goes past your head. Watching the video it seems you are braking a little bit after a rapid exit while the glider is still behind you. (18:56 into the video.) Did you mean that you must not brake while the pilot is shooting up (glider falling back in relation to pilot), but that as soon as the glider starts to rise in relation to the pilot you should brake a bit to slow down the glider, even when it is still behind you and you are facing the sky? (I suppose while being careful not to stall it.)

[@laltin0]

I guess, on that try he brakes while the glider is behind just to show what would happen if you do that, not that it is correct to break while the glider is behind the pilot.

[@jpwengertv]

Great video! During a strong pitch, should you look upwards at the glider or straight at the horizon?

[@theoflies]

In between. The idea is to have the glider and the Horizonte both in visual !

[@korkoskpp7431]

Hello , great tutorial, thanks to you. What is a average sink rate speed m/s in small spiral ?

[@theoflies]

It goes from 5 / 7m/s on a small. And 7/15 m/s for an intermediate one. And then 15+ on deep spiral

[@grindboyrol]

Good one again! Question: yo say that some en-A or B they have the tendency to remain locked. Why, what is the reason, theory?

[@theoflies]

The lower aspect ratio of A and B gliders make them more sensible to instable / neutral spiral. The fact that they also are really solid helps that’s why :)

[@grindboyrol]

Makes sense. Thanks!

[@pacoterra8781]

Nice Video, Please, where this place?

[@taylorwoodbury5983]

Great video, Thanks! What microphone do you use to get such clear audio?

[@keremyldz3013]

It might be GoPro camera microphone. It has wind filter.

[@theoflies]

Actually I used the iPhone microphone which I placed in my breast’s pocket

[@taylorwoodbury5983]

@@theoflies That's a great idea, thanks for the reply!

[@johnathanball3344]

🤙

[@amgalbu185]

I learnt spirals during a SIV course, and the instructor there told us to exit a spiral only by pulling the external brake, warning us that releasing the internal brake will just make the spiral faster. Is this wrong? From the video I understand that releasing the internal brake is a very common way to exit spiral

[@theoflies]

You did not watch the video completely. You can exit the spiral by releasing the inside with a small spiral. But for deep spiral you need to pull the outside brake to exit

[@amgalbu185]

@@theoflies thanks for your reply. Actually my doubt is: is it correct to exit a small spiral by pulling the external brake or this could lead to issues?

[@riconjos]

@@amgalbu185 yes, you can exit pulling the outside brake and releasing the inside brake...it will be a faster exit (with more energy), but as long as you are aware of pulling the inside brake and/or weight shifting on the inside immediately the glider is in the vertical/neutral position...otherwise you risk going in the other direction, etc. If the spiral is small and you are just starting, slowly releasing just the inside brake and keeping inside weight shift, as Theo recommends in this video, will allow for a slow/safe/controlled exit (energy management).

[@zacksvoboda6050]

You know he’s right…it is written “comfort-able”. Why do we pronounce it “comftorble”?

[@ozoneswiftak]

You are sinking!!!! No your going up!

[@athazrat3646]

Pourquoi pas en fr??

[@theoflies]

Parce que seulement les français parlent le français

[@sreveooo]

les suisses aussi 😄

[@jeansalerno1842]

Bonjour un sous titrage en Français serait le bienvenu

[@theoflies]

Bonjour. Il y a un sous titrage en français…. Il suffit de cliquer sur l’option sous titre !

[@ruokcu2]

Do video with mistakes. More difficult to do with as the best Acro pilot in the world what!

[@smismi74]

Super tuto mais toujours pas en français... c’est dommage

[@theoflies]

Bonjour il y a les sous titre en français avec l’option sous titre de KZbin

[@AnthonyChevallier-yo9sr]

Sérieux quoi… un français qui fait des vidéo en anglais… 🤬

[@luiscevevery123]

Pouce en bas ! Un Français qui s'exprime en anglais sous prétexte qu'il touche de la tune d'un sponsor... cela me gonfle. Sinon il n'y a qu'à conserver la langue britannique sur tous les supports multimédias et cela en sera fini de toutes les autres langues d'ailleurs !

[@theoflies]

Merci de ton message, cela me conforte dans l'idée que je préfère utiliser l'anglais dans ma communication. Cette réaction belliqueuse typiquement francaise montre que vous êtes mieux sans mon tuto.

[@luiscevevery123]

@@theoflies : Mais j'en ai rien à cirer de ton tutoriel, je ne le regarderais pas ... je défendrais ma langue maternelle contre vents et marées, comme je suis pour la langue roumaine, russe, etc ... Vouloir tout faire en anglais, c'est la mort des langues. Si t'es incapable de comprendre, c'est ton problème, mais au moins je me bats, je ne me couche pas pour du pognon ! Pour ta gouverne, rien de belliqueux, juste du patriotisme

[@fredche7909]

merci théo.j espere te croiser a oludeniz🪂