Vlog 15: Hang Gliding Mountain Flight#2, 3 at Lookout Mtn Flight Park - Fail Landing Approach

After loooooong no flying months during this winter, I said to myself, can’t wait anymore… I packed and drove 9hrs to Lookout Mountain!
I still had hill training, mountain flights left from my Novice Package deal I purchased back in October so it was perfect! My visit was four days and I knew coming during the windy spring season was a gamble… it was blown out the whole time I was there, hangwait literally was about to drive me crazy. But a window opened up in the evening of my last day at the park. Flew three times total. Got to record the first two with my GoPro. Hope you enjoy😊
#hanggliding #lookoutmountain #mountainflight #clifflaunch #learntofly #yolo #fly

[@lechwoj3582]

Nice 🎉

[@markhoffmann5941]

Great job.....

[@johncrabb806]

Congratulations! As a former hang glider pilot and now a private pilot, those were great landings!

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you sir🫡

[@johnr.6029]

That was GREAT!!!

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you😁

[@azharc123]

You managed to save the short final so that's fantastic!

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you😎

[@flashted]

As a hang glider pilot for almost 35 years, when you did that last turn around at the last minute to get into the wind, my pucker Factor went above 10. I've been in that position also looking at my left wingtip, hoping I didn't scrape it and auger in. In 2003, I had a six and a half hour flight over Lookout Mountain about 5,000 over. I will never forget it. Another thing is to keep one hand on the base tube and one hand on the down tube, and you will have better roll authority. Not only that, but your hands were way too low on the down tubes when turning, and for your flare. Good job

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you for your feedback and sharing your proud experience🙏 ✨I need to keep flying so I can make more and more unforgettable flight experiences and maybe one day I’ll experience something so awesome like yours😊

[@flashted]

@nanoraflyz Come to Florida after you learn aerotowing. Big thermals, in spring, April May. Look up The Florida Ridge flight park. cheers

[@helicopter2630]

I use to be an instructor many years ago. That was flawless. Great takeoff & communication with the wire guys. Legs crossed, very focused on speed & bar pressures. Your a natural. Big thumbs up 👍 Go girl.

[@nanoraflyz]

Aw how kind thank you so much. Slowly but surely I’m progressing. As much as I’d love to fly all the time and get good at it quick, I know there is no rushing in this sport. The personal & mental growth I gain from this, perhaps, is the biggest gift. I’m gonna keep at it. Thank you for leaving me a comment😊

[@verbicj1]

Denis Pagen have quite good described the landing approach in his book. You dont have to judge, you can measure. It is 45 deg and 30 deg angle.

[@nanoraflyz]

Got the book! I just need to read it😅

[@BelykhIvan]

Good job!

[@nupagadii5834]

Great educational flight w/ feedback, Thank you.

[@olsonspeed]

Nice landings, you will soon overcome the butterflys and be soaring with the eagles.

[@nanoraflyz]

That would be wonderful✨🐥✨

[@marcpatten9957]

Fantastic flights. You are on a roll and it won't stop!! What a neat thing and a proud accomplishment. Great job!!

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you so much Marc😊

[@marksTips466]

A M A Z I N G!!

[@petertheiler7720]

wow perfect landing

[@nanoraflyz]

Aw thank you!

[@Wendy-fw2mi]

This was so exciting to watch! I’ve been in California close to 20 years. I’m originally from Alabama. My girlfriend came to visit in May and told me about her hang gliding adventure! I went hunting for information and found your video. So exhilarating! You did a great job! Thank you so much for posting this. I loved every minute of it especially the ending♥️

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you for checking my video out, and that makes me happy to hear that she got your interested in hang gliding😉 this has become my way of journaling my learning process. I do want more people to know about this sport in a real way. It can be done safely, and fear can be overcome by taking baby steps and learning from a good instructor. This sport has a bad rep from 70’s 80’s but that’s long time ago now, both the gliders and harness have evolved. I just want people to know that it is not the extreme sport they might imagine.

[@SVSky]

California is a great place to fly HG. We have a ton of amazing sites.

[@cy-villian]

Loved every minute of that. So cool. Hearing your family was awesome.

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you and glad you enjoy it😊

[@thomasthompson405]

Good job! Thats how you learn... by experience 😉

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you sir🙏

[@johnseabrook1703]

Inspirational x

[@nanoraflyz]

✨🐥✨

[@bonnoughj]

Nice

[@grandmamichelle6753]

The people at Lookout are “the BEST “. You are doing very well.

[@nanoraflyz]

They really are. This was only my second visit but I feel like I’m already part of the Lookout family😊

[@bobflyman]

Well done! I have 500+ hours paragliding paramotoring in Europe and Australia, sadly never USA. and on final approach we do a few s turns to lose height, better to be too high than too low. It takes experience to know when you need to turn, you will get better at it. When you did that turn I thought 'oh shit' 😮, but you handled the problem well. Didn't panic and still managed to land on your feet! 😊. Those take off ramps look VERY SCARY! I've never seen a hangie harness like that where you hang down? Is it a training harness? Great take off and landing. I really could feel your joy! 😎 . Have fun.

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you! Yep it’s just a training harness! Feels like forever ago..

[@justhangin7186]

Nice👍🇦🇺

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you😎

[@tripslip38]

This was awesome and made me smile during that flair, especially when your family started cheering. Reminds me of being young and special times had in microlight flying. Sooo cool! Congrats.

[@nanoraflyz]

Awww thanks✨🙏✨ by the way… the family is not really my family, they are my Lookout Flight Park fam😆 really nice group of people there. I was moved by this sport’s tight-knit community and the level of their support for each other.

[@tripslip38]

@@nanoraflyz enjoy it now, because as you get older and more bitter, the flying community seems more splintered. -grumpy old goat

[@andymccann2716]

Great video as usual

[@nanoraflyz]

Awww thanks☺️

[@shanemoreland]

Nano!! Congratulations!!! Nice approach and landing.

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you Shane🙏☺️

[@djokicmetamora]

Nice job!

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you😎

[@karavalle12]

👏👏 Congratulations! 😁superb! In addition, it must have been embarrassing with the sun in your eyes at the end of the afternoon! But the site is also admirable!

[@daniel-student4679]

flew my first mounting last November. stopped ever since it started to rain. Now Im sitting here crying, waiting for the rain to stop and watching you fly.

[@nanoraflyz]

Daniel! I can totally relate to what you are going through.. I started taking classes in the summer 2021. That winter was so difficult to get through with very little practices. This past winter also was extremely difficult without air time over three months. I got myself into lots of fitness related routines during that time which has helped me to distract myself from getting too frustrated about not flying. I get it 100% get it. One of my good pilot friends told me, after she did her tenth flights at Lookout she felt relaxed. No longer went crazy about flying. We’ll get there one day. We are just still too excited and inpatient. Getting disciplined is a huge part of this sport. We are in the midst of that.

[@christoomey9890]

Congrats!

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you!

[@marcgounard1189]

Thanks for the great comments, as a new flier it helps so much to understand the process!!

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank YOU for this comment. I’m not an instructor or anything but that’s what I’m trying to do. Hoping other beginner fliers find my vid helpful. Appreciate you checking it out and letting me know what you thought🙏

[@marcgounard1189]

@@nanoraflyz Watching all your video and learning a lot!! Keep doing it, thanks much.

[@karavalle12]

Bravo👏👏👏 bon petit vol ! Ça me rappelle ma jeunesse.😉

[@paultanner3053]

Did you land well,,, that's all that matters,,,, learning,judging glide angles,,your sink rate,,(not to mention fences,power lines,,the list goes on,,takes time,,(with a healthy margin for error) safe flying

[@nanoraflyz]

Yes, you are right. Lots to consider and the only way to get better is to fly more. Thank you sir.

[@glidingjann]

You did a very good ‘save’ on your first landing. Means you are talented and a have good clear view on things. Always stay alert 😊😊 and keep on going😊

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you sir! I got a long way to go… really trying to be cognizant and honest to myself how things are going. I don’t want to build bad habits during this earlier stage of my hg life. Really appreciate your kind and supportive comment☺️

[@abrahamsmith1892]

Hi Nano, Just ran across your vid in preparing myself to start my season at Bluesky soon. Good job!!!!!! -Abraham

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you Abraham! See ya soon at the park😁

[@frostyfrost4094]

Thank you for taking us with you

[@nanoraflyz]

My pleasure. That’s one of the reasons why I do this channel😊

[@frostyfrost4094]

When do l get to fly with you again

[@nanoraflyz]

@@frostyfrost4094 ahhh soon right??!😁

[@JohnDoe-1000xt]

nice flight..spot on approach..nice flare on landing..yep ;0)

[@nanoraflyz]

Aw thanks☺️

[@lessainsbury8508]

Nicely done. Keep up the good work. It's nice to see new pilots getting into the sport.

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you☺️

[@p.laberge]

Now I'm jealous :) Can't wait to resume flying myself this summer! Thanks for sharing your flights meanwhile :)

[@nanoraflyz]

Hey, I’ve been jealous this whole winter watching others flying, especially people in west coast… we all get our turn as long as you pursue. Hope your turn is soon😉

[@DumfriesDik]

We are glad to see you flying again and it is hard to believe that it is the same person who flew just a few feet the first time. Really pleased you are doing so well and thank you for sharing your journey.

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you sir☺️ everyday I’m thankful and feel lucky to have met this sport. You r right, I still remember my very first introductory class. I was soooooo nervous holding that training glider, I was scared to step forward as the tow line pulled me. More memories I gain more they become precious💖

[@flyingfreckles6363]

You pulled that landing off super well! When you are learning, you and your instructors are very demanding of you landings, rightfully so. But ur landing better than many seasoned pilots I've seen lol

[@nanoraflyz]

Wow😳 Thank you! You r making my head big here. Tell me more😜😂

[@Highrockman]

nice job!!

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you sir😎

[@SVSky]

Good job! That was not an easy recovery after the pattern error. Good work.

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you! I should have wheeled probably. Good experience/lesson after all.

[@garrykennedy5484]

I don't consider that a bad approach. I call that good adapting to the situation. You still landed great! But I do see what you mean. Even with a less than perfect approach, you did fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love your videos. You have very nice landing gear.

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you for your kind commend Garry! I just disappointed myself because I’d flown here once before and had a good understanding of the landmarks used for landing approach. I needed to review that better before I took off.. I think most sports are like art. We’ll never reach the perfection. There is always something to critique about and be better at.

[@ficamu2]

Perfect flight! Congratulations!!

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you😊

[@Alohakurt]

Glad you are back!! 3 month jitters. You did great!!!! Sorry you have to travel so far to fly. Can I interject something for you to ask your instructors? This helped me a lot!!!! I quit doing the aircraft landing approach that you are doing. You are looking for landmarks and as you had said won’t be there as you fly other sites. I found that once I reached the LZ and knew that I was going to land, even if I got to the LZ at 1,000 feet, I did figure 8’s on the down wind side of the LZ and stayed there doing figure 8’s repeatedly over the same area. That way I was NEVER unsure that I would be too low or too high in my final. With figure 8’s you can come out of the 8 pattern easily at any point of the 8 and go into final. Your figure 8 can be as oblong as you want to burn off altitude. With an aircraft approach you have the unsure feeling of (as what happened to you, when on your down wind, uh oh, am I too low to complete the base then turn to final. On a figure 8 you always in a position to go straight in to land. The figure 8, for me removed all worries about landing. Just a thought! Check with your instructors. Sky Out!!!!!!!

[@17999msl]

Keep on practicing that aircraft approach. You can use the house and get a feel for 45 degree angle to the LZ, and maintain that 45 degree throughout the pattern. That really helps me. It’s probably in the turquoise book, but I can’t read.

[@nanoraflyz]

Woooow that’s a great advice thank you. They specifically told me to keep the left turn path tho, just because it is a flight park, by their site specific rules I guess and also me being a newer flyer they want me to just stick with it you know. So you are saying they were cool with you doing figure 8 over the LZ and going into your landing approach?

[@marccusnz]

always nice to see you hanggliding miss fly fly fly but fly safely

[@nanoraflyz]

Yep safety first!😁

[@mickey1299]

Personally , i think for someone not current , that first landing was not too bad . Yes you did a bit low , but an option i use faced with that is the same as a down wind landing , wheels (legs) up . I've done it many times , following a deliberately landing in very light winds , but once when i got caught on a beach low with no options . I should mention , that i broke both legs summit like 30 years ago , with a motorcycle , so when faced with a down wind landing , i don't even try to land and run it off , i just put it down the wheels . Yes you should pay more attention , pay attention to your flight planning , but let's not forget , even the best laid plans can go wrong . But to my mind , it's how you deal with it , that's the important bit . My advice to you , is don't forget your wheels , it's an option . By the way , i fly a Calypso , and Target , And i'm rated hill , winch , and power , with a doodlebug power unit , and even got involved with training at one point . Don't ask me how many hours i have , because i could tell ya , but at last count when i rated power , i had something like 150 winch launches . Currently like you , i'm not current , i haven't flown since 2019 as i got bogged down with a different task . I'm hoping that will all change in 2024 , when i get over to Spain . But then you are current , keep it up , huh .

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you so much for your feedback. Ya I’m aware flaring in turn is not good. I talked to multiple pilots about the option of rolling in. I think my head always prepares myself to flare land. I need to train myself to be more flexible and adoptable in different landing conditions. Many more days, month and years of practices to come!

[@mxaexm]

I might add this to my bucket list (I used to fly sailplanes and now fly airplanes).

[@nanoraflyz]

Yes do pls!!

[@anthonypolicani7443]

That was fun to watch. Nicely done, and I loved reading your commentary. Hope you have a flying site near where you live. It sure helps!

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you Anthony😎

[@frostyfrost4094]

Miss your shoes of the nike air in the wind

[@JackieB12003]

Great job! Strong launch and safe landings. Do you plan to buy a Falcon? No better first glider in the world than a Falcon.

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you sir🙏 My dream glider is Icaro’s Piuma… I know Falcon is an amazing glider but my heart set for Piuma.

[@garykusnierz2108]

That was really good thank you 💕 where is that place Gary in Pittsburgh PA

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you Gary! This was at Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga TN😉

[@garykusnierz2108]

Thank you sweetheart will make it there this summer i have 3 airplanes and a jet but i have never got to fly my hang gliders yet please take care and always be safe 👍❤️

[@biomacca]

Parabéns. Gata demais e voando como profissional. Tem futuro no hobby. E incentivando outras mulheres a voar

[@nanoraflyz]

Thanks so much😎✌️

[@charliemotakpochop]

why staying position? we saw you on speedbar already, right?

[@nanoraflyz]

I was following site’s specific rules for the beginner mountain flyer. But I think it would have been ok if I flew prone since I have been at Blue Sky. That training harness wouldn’t have allowed me to transition to prone tho😅

[@charliemotakpochop]

@@nanoraflyz oh ok, for how long beginners have to fly like that there?

[@nanoraflyz]

@@charliemotakpochop I think the first four flights need to be in an upright position, but again someone like me who’s learned and flown at a different flight school they probably can make an exception. I’m still in the process of getting used to flying in prone so I still find upright position more comfortable though😅

[@fudogwhisperer3590]

Why don't you lay out flat and grab the bottom bar?

[@nanoraflyz]

I’m flying in an upright position to comply with the site’s mountain flight rules. I’m still a newer pilot especially in mountain flight. First few flights should be flown upright per Lookout’s policy. At my homesite Blue Sky I’ve been flying in prone in knee hanger harness and now got a pod harness so I’m in the process of adjusting to that new harness. Baby steps😁

[@paulsreef27]

Which model of hang glider are you flying?

[@nanoraflyz]

It’s alpha 180, not mine tho, I rented it.

[@paulsreef27]

@@nanoraflyz Thanks, I've read good reviews on the Alpha, good relaxing flyer, builds confidence.

[@nanoraflyz]

@@paulsreef27 ya it is forgiving and perfect entry level glider.

[@stefantwotimes]

Why cant y fly over the red roofed house ?

[@nanoraflyz]

Don’t know the exact reason but I believe some neighbors aren’t so enthusiastic about the sport.

[@stefantwotimes]

@@nanoraflyz OK I se 🙂

[@husnainhusnain4234]

Hi

[@wateaman]

No fails here.

[@nanoraflyz]

🥹

[@sebcam9498]

Good job!

[@nanoraflyz]

Thank you!😎