Reech, on average, how long can u stay airborne for on a typical flight,?? i know there are many variables, i am thinking about taking this hobby up. just enjoying all the youtube vids at the mo .. looks brilliant.
My average flight time is 35 mins. Flights of over an hour tend to get tiring and I land have a break and fly again. There are many, many variables. Some short flights can be very memorable, some long flights can be boring! Find your local group and have a chat about it!
cheers for the info Reech, i am going to pop down to "Par Avion" paragliding school in the next few days down in Marlborough, they seem to have a pretty good set up, including a winch, which from what i can gather saves loads of hill walking!, maybe see you on a hill in the future, Happy flying my good man!
More good stuff from Reech! Main prob with Blorenge (our club hill) from my point of view is the long hike to take off! And now i've gone and added to my problems by taking a dive down the stairs! Luckily i landed on my head and didn't hurt my caged leg, but i did give myself a nasty concussion and fractured my left wrist and shoulder - such is my desperation to fly ;-) 5 stars!
lovely site , was going to come to the bash this year but the weather put me off.
mdf1958 2 years ago
Reech, on average, how long can u stay airborne for on a typical flight,?? i know there are many variables, i am thinking about taking this hobby up. just enjoying all the youtube vids at the mo .. looks brilliant.
Bonnie43uk
bonnie43uk 2 years ago
My average flight time is 35 mins. Flights of over an hour tend to get tiring and I land have a break and fly again. There are many, many variables. Some short flights can be very memorable, some long flights can be boring! Find your local group and have a chat about it!
Reechforthesky 2 years ago
cheers for the info Reech, i am going to pop down to "Par Avion" paragliding school in the next few days down in Marlborough, they seem to have a pretty good set up, including a winch, which from what i can gather saves loads of hill walking!, maybe see you on a hill in the future, Happy flying my good man!
bonnie43uk 2 years ago
No problem. Say Hi to Trevor from me. Have fun! :)
Reechforthesky 2 years ago
Another excellent one Reech!
peterogden 2 years ago
I could watch these vids all day, so relaxing!, sorry to hear about your little accident Ogwr.
Where are you from Reech?, you sound like your from my neck of the woods?.. I'm kinda guessing more towards Somerset .
bonnie43uk 2 years ago
I'm from Bristol.
Reechforthesky 2 years ago
More good stuff from Reech! Main prob with Blorenge (our club hill) from my point of view is the long hike to take off! And now i've gone and added to my problems by taking a dive down the stairs! Luckily i landed on my head and didn't hurt my caged leg, but i did give myself a nasty concussion and fractured my left wrist and shoulder - such is my desperation to fly ;-) 5 stars!
OgwrDragon 2 years ago
I hope you have quick recovery and are back in the air soon.
flyhghgy 2 years ago
thank-you!
OgwrDragon 2 years ago
Sorry to hear it. Bad luck. Gonna start calling you Mr Glass............
Reechforthesky 2 years ago
Long hike to take off?????
Try taly-bont then.......Or better still come up to the Dales and see some of our walk ups.
paraglidingdave 2 years ago
I kinda like Tal Y Bont. Not been there with much success. One day I will come to your neck of the woods. Looks awesome :)
Reechforthesky 2 years ago
i'm crippled dave, so mostly only fly where i can drive/ride to. when i fly the blorenge, i need an hours rest b4 i can take off!
OgwrDragon 2 years ago
Sorry to hear that mate, don't you get to the top through the gate in a 4x4?
We did the other week.
paraglidingdave 2 years ago
Can do, i noticed two vehicles at T.O. in reeches video, can also get to take off on the 'bike. I don't have a 4x4...
OgwrDragon 2 years ago