XC UNPLUGGED: Flying in Colombian turbulent air on a paraglider

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2 ай бұрын

XC UNPLUGGED series: no music, no comments, full immersion. This video demonstrates flying in turbulent thermic conditions on a high performance paraglider.
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Flying site: Roldanillo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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Niviuk Peak 6

Пікірлер: 33

@bubstacrini8851 2 ай бұрын

Excellent demonstration of active flying that is most educational for those of us that have yet to fly such turbulent conditions! Thank You, Sir!

@martinsulek1139 2 ай бұрын

You are quick man! Quick and decisive!

@johncoutts 2 ай бұрын

Superb piloting! I was at Roldanillo during Jan - Feb too and had switched back to a 'B' glider, a Swift Six from a 'C' Bonanza. On the whole no real problems as I was flying within my skill level and comfort zone. I witnessed reserve throws and heard of several too. The basic message is fly what you can handle and not what you think you need. It's not worth the 'fear factor'. You can obviously handle the Peak very well. :)

@dymanoid 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely! I cannot agree more with your statement about flying the gear that allows you to focus on decision making, not on piloting.

@kurkotava801 2 ай бұрын

Awesome reactions and skills! Inspiring footage!

@billS-c3n 2 ай бұрын

Every time I ride the ridge to the tower at La Union I just know it's comin.

@santysmith 2 ай бұрын

Awesome piloting😊

@SkidzFPV 2 ай бұрын

Great active piloting!!

@safranpollen 2 ай бұрын

a real nice relaxed flight :-))))

@redhawk9883 2 ай бұрын

👏💯🔥❤

@DiggeryDoodle 2 ай бұрын

I thought I had a high tolerance for flying but thats a different level, think I would prefer to be in the local cafe having a brew.

@RoofAndAMeal4UsAll 2 ай бұрын

So active. In control of his place in the air, so in tune with the nature of the sky this guy is tight. Only hope that when I present myself to big sky I am as ready to the wind as @dymanoid.

@Random-es7yo 2 ай бұрын

I know a couple of people who threw reserves in Columbia this year. Not very nice at times apparently.

@dymanoid 2 ай бұрын

There have been reports of reserves being thrown every day for several consecutive days, up to 6 per day. A friend of mine threw his reserve as well, and three another friends saw other pilots throwing. The conditions were very turbulent this year, but they also made several record flights possible.

@MrTozuyi 2 ай бұрын

That cute frontal at 2:58 got me 😂

@dymanoid 2 ай бұрын

Yep, loved it too 😁 Also was happy to prevent it from being something creepy and nasty 🤭

@AMJB100000000 2 ай бұрын

@@dymanoidyou were all over it… these cameras are so good at capturing these shots

@verkkoveijari 2 ай бұрын

Nice one. Additional request: Can you make a video without image stabilization to get a better feeling of what it's like?

@dymanoid 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! It feels very shaky and twitchy! I first tried to turn off the stabilization completely, but then the footage gets too shaky and it's hard to understand what's going on. My camera is attached to the carabiner, and the carabiner moves a lot in rough air because my wing transfers all the air movement directly to the harness without any damping.

@Larzemensch 2 ай бұрын

Very nice active flying, hard work! When was this? Ps Sometimes it looks like a reverse puppeteer😊

@dymanoid 2 ай бұрын

Jan/Feb 2024

@adrianrusu1082 2 ай бұрын

SUPER ,nice skills men

@FlyingSucuk 2 ай бұрын

Krass wie heftig man an den hinteren griffen ziehen kann, ich hab da eher angst so dran rumzureisen.. aber da sieht man halt.. skill und anderer Schirm

@dymanoid 2 ай бұрын

Bei den 2-Leinern geht einiges mehr, 3-Leiner vertragen weniger Zug an den hinteren Tragegurten. Aber immerhin - in sehr turbulenter Luft muss man entschlossen reagieren und den vollen Steuerweg nutzen, um Kappenstörungen zu vermeiden.

@anotherwingover 2 ай бұрын

Wow! You have got imressive piloting skills in this conditiins! To me, it is quite hard to see what you reacting to. Is it shoot or wing pressure? Would love to learn from you

@dymanoid 2 ай бұрын

Actually, both. Because of the image stabilization, it's not always clear, but in some clips you can still see the wing pitching or surging forward - that's where it needs to be stopped. In other cases, the airflow causes the wing to lose pressure on one or both sides, so a brake or rear riser pull is needed to keep the wing inflated.

@bosquo310 2 ай бұрын

wow, high workload! how long can you fly in conditions like this without getting exhausted?

@dymanoid 2 ай бұрын

These moments were mostly taken from 7-8 hour flights, so it's possible to get used to the turbulence and keep going. The workload is quite high, you're absolutely right, but there are always some (more or less) calm glides in between, so you can recharge your mental battery. Indeed, when you land after such a flight, you feel quite exhausted, but at the same time very happy!