The Art of Launching

[erica1509]

todos os pilotos q decolaram estao de parabens !muito bom.

[erica1509]

eu gostei deste video!e que tem uns otarios europeus que cagam de medo de parapente e nao tem um lugar bom de voo q e o BRASIL.nosso pais e o melhor na area de voo livre!

[uliflieger]

Those Starting conditions are tooo dangerous also for experienced pilots!! They are all crazy!!



[albedran2]

The winner was the only one without any broken bones?

[albedran2]

Tooooooo much everything

[paraflymichal]

Super!!!

Great video...

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[kaniamos]

i dont see any art here. Competition pilots should know better to launch

[lookus69]

fucking GREAT video!!!

[Kounglou]

ROFLMAO haha

really if you come from kiting/kitesurfing this looks as such a huge fail but is soo funny to watch.

Just launch some meters dowhill and will make it so much more easy, then just pull them break and let it carry you uphill in the stronger wind then rise.

Such a pitty they all competitors 0.o

[maxmorrien]

It's a pity that sttill the most competitionpilots (and other) can fly but can not start .But they are to pride or lazy to learn groundhandeling in rough conditions .

We start a tandem in these conditions without a/c technique.or a competition glider even with 6 Bfr.

[spamstoper3]

5*****

[alfredo0474]

Classica giornata di volo a Castelluccio di Norcia :-)

[crador99]

If they cant control their gliders on the ground how will they do it in the air...

[19PX]

Local Alfredo Chaves - Brasil

[drumatic86]

ever heard of the cobra start ?? ..

[aleshaleee]

Looked like a circus at launch. Big wings are gay. My zako16 would have torn that place up

[wolverineks]

man, i had to do hundreds of forwards and reverse inflations in all types of wind and that was just for P2 training, this is just ridiculous, i would be embarrassed to be their instructor

[GroovieB]

You can not be excellent pilot if you start at these conditions...

[commandro]

most of them are experienced paragliders but taking off in strong winds requires different techniques. here in holland soaring is very populair among gliders, learning to start facing the glider and to "kite" your glider in high winds is a must. though not required handling if you want to have your licence because it still based on mountain flying where normal take-off is the standard procedure. only reverse start is briefly dealt with.

[soulformusic4020]

3 out of the 100 actually new what they where doing.

[sundancer84]

I would never ever start in coditions like this.

[sundancer84]

this is insane, i would never ever start in wind conditions like this!!!

[TeTNavis]

NIVIUK rules =)

[TeTNavis]

Nice vidéo and funny music ! =)

[Rhautz]

SHOWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

FORT HUG

Rosan Garcia

[saprkie21]

i dont get it..why the heck none of the pilots have control over their wings.. hold your B lines people!! this is not art of launching this is stupidity of launching.

[thermalf]

Try hang gliding. Much safer with fixed frame of light aluminum and carbon.

[yoshyoka]

@thermalf : true and you even fly faster and further.. BUT: try to hike, or even better to climbe, with a hang glider on your back, try to bring it up on a small mountain road, pack it to fly to an other country or just try to pull the emrgency without getting hurt. In other words, if getting to the take off is less than convenient, allthough I lohe the hanglider, I still go for my paraglider.

[michaelcapponi2]

5:48 is a pretty good decking

[facelessbel]

Let'em learn the A/C risers launch.

Classical reverse approach at strong wind conditions is way too dangeround.

[sakoshooter48]

Just got my A/C riser launch down and was able to launch in 15 gusting to 22 the other day. Got her up, eased off the C's tapped the brakes and I was OFF! Kinda freaky but all in all I can say I was pretty happy with myself!

[bankslord]

Must be a pain untagling them, i fly a 3.6m powerkite and i have enough bother with that!

[mihajlo777]

You can't fly powerkite...

[bankslord]

cheers for the constructive and positive comment...

[mihajlo777]

Yo thanks bro :)

[NZwingtamer]

These are all experienced pilots - conditions are very rough and strong. I think I would launch a few 100 feet down the hill not at the top like these guys are trying to.

[dedefuori2]

What a bunch of idiots.

And not because launch is impossible, but because they should fly a kid's kite not playing with big boys stuff if they cant manage it.

[sakoshooter48]

Uh...........these are all comp pilots heading out for goal! And if truth be known, most comp pilots got over being real pretty on takeoff long time ago. Grab the bag and Go!!!!!!!!!

[dedefuori2]

its not a matter of being pretty. Its a matter of being safe for yourself and others. The competition should start from takeoff, like 60 seconds penalty for bad takeoffs. This is a good way to improve safety

[sakoshooter48]

There is that, but try telling the skygods that!

[saraiuna]

Title should be colective stupidity in high wind day instead of art.....whatever

Launching in those condition was pure luck

[tincholimonada]

porque arriesgan tanto en despegar bajo condiciones tan incontrolables?? Porque es una international cup? no lo entiendo

[skysurferuk]

Take offs are optional...

[Flightdevill]

It's too crazy

[ricoflyrico]

só comédia decolando!!!é foda!!!vários pilotos de alto nível e tal,mas fica evidente como em toda rampa,que muitos pilotos não dão atenção pro controle de solo e quando o vento aperta um pouquinho é essa comédia!!!

[torturtroxx]

Mye av det meste... de fleste av mine takeoffs er bedre enn de fleste vist på videoen.. da må de som var der være ganske ferske..

[staslig]

du min venn er en tosk, tipper du er temmelig fersk selv.

For det første så regner jeg med at du ser at de fleste vingene er åpen klasse?

og for det andre, legger du ikke merke til at de stiger rett opp og at de så og si ikke har noe fremdrift? det er minst 10m/s på start der. Det er ikke lett å starte i slike forhold, 100% sikker på at du ikke hadde turt å prøve en gang

[torturtroxx]

Jeg sier jo i passelig klartekst at jeg ikke har allverdens erfaring enda. Da er vel forsåvidt også startforholdene og vingene deres feilvurdert av meg. Likevel er det mye som går litt villt for seg på filmen. At du kaller meg tosk er jo leit for PG miljøet. At du kaller meg venn, er kanskje greit mht at vi begge driver PG, men blir feil når du samtidig kaller meg tosk.

[staslig]

ok, beklager tosk greiene, var teit av meg.

trodde du var en gjennomsnittlig troll som bare var ute etter å rakke ned på andre ved å mene du var selv bedre.

Beklager.

Forholdene der i filmen er meget vanskelige, er usikker på om det er vind eller termikk som er problemet, tipper det er begge deler.

Temmelig sikker på at det er bare meget erfarne piloter som starter i de forholdene der, mindre erfarne piloter ville skremt vettet av seg selv

[2008urubu]

Doidêêêêêra !!!!!!

[00Muttley]

Wow! The dude at 1:17 is lucky not to have a major collapse - at least he wouldn't have had far to fall.

[nsdgerjf]

ventaca do kralho !

[rodrigooelke]

Que locura ventania !!!!!!!!!!!

[smad333]

How are those people even allowed into those comps, and on those wings! The wind is maybe 18 mph and they can barely launch wtf

[iftyshifty]

Holy crap! that top landing at the end was very very risky. I would not have the guts to even launch in these winds.

[andrecote007]

You will live much longer. He landed behind trees in their rotors.

[AMAZINGPROSTATE]

Great video - but for all the wrong reasons!!!

[firobad]

super!

[Svenneke78]

Very funny video! And reactions are even more funny! Well, as I can read; the pilots who were there had fun and a good flyingday, so, why be negative? Nice video, makes me think about my launching in the dunes, he he.

[rapidius]

Que horror...

[andrelbecker]

I was there as well and was a very good day to fly....strong...but very good day !!! First thin...was a national championship so....we had many good pilots over there !!! Best Championship ever...more then 545 km in 7 days...DO YOU WANT MORE LOL...

[sergiohsam]

As I remember this day, all the good pilots launched without no problem. We had a very good 82 km task with the start opening at 02:30 PM, 92 pilots on goal and the winner did it in 01:40 hr. So, it's not fair to judge the organization because an edited video. Andradas Cup organization is one of the best in the world.

[utkuokcu]

There is a cumulus up on the take of point...Do you think that could be a reason for turbulance?

[prawynieprawy]

Look Look!!! at this!!! The Hang Glider pilot start and take off... every single try...!!!!

[MICHAELJL1]

lol...lol...lol

very strong wings, but it seems to be that was a nice day to fly..

[jimmypiper1966]

Why are all these students on high performance wings...looks a bit dangerous!!!

[stainlesslobster]

What a cluster fuck. Free for all. No organazation what so ever. very dangerous. try spreading them out or give them two trys and call next pilot. Something. Dam

[daniwenna]

I am thinking now... way did i fly that day???

[Rednuts142]

What's that music?

[tyronius12]

kruder & dorfmeister...on k&D sessions

[sundancer84]

I would never ever start in conditions like this

[AMAZINGPROSTATE]

was that a crash near the end?

[elchicofresa]

it is a glider flying by its own, witout its pilot

[janosparag]

lol

[plimauro]

WTFFFFFF!!! Janela fechada!!! those are the words... i hope someday pilots will start to think with they're own head... close the window!!!

[ticoglider]

This video should be renamed "the unmastered art of Lanching" this is a sad reflection of our training methods.

[ticoglider]

This video should be renamed "the unmastered art of Lanching" this is a sad reflection of our training methods.

[Gonzgonz23]

Sometimes i wonder about humans!

[guilhermemartins]

I was there, and the wind was 38-45km/h....

[joefaetheblock]

What was the windspeed it looks 20+

[tyronius12]

I think it was around 18-20 with a few pulses over 20.

[sundancer84]

@tyronius12 insane

[xckelly]

@tyronius12

It looks well over 20kmh, I'd say closer to 30kmh in the gusts. Look at the gliders parked in the wind. They are comp wings from the time and trim is easily 38-39kmh.

Unless you mean 20 Mph, then I agree totally. Only for the brave ;)

[manolo6061]

Who opened the window? a stupid for sure....

[tyronius12]

in the defense of the organizers, the wind didn't start blowing until after the window was opened. The more experienced didn't really have any problems. Most of the bloopers you're seeing are inexperienced pilots.

[monoacidosinger]

inexperience pilots in a boom 5 and omegas????????

[tyronius12]

let me restate...underexperienced.

[SplitPhase]

Scary stuff, I hope they make it.

[gmcomc]

Looks like a training day for a bunch of students!!

[rimwithbrim]

one would have to be pretty brave (or stupid) to launch in conditions like that!

[SplitPhase]

There is nothing better than vertical takeoff,

great video.

[TherealGwaihir]

Two words: Shit show. The launch window should have been much earlier & with people hucking like that, they should have cut their losses and canned the task.

[jethroclampetbodine]

Organizer should have opened the start window earlier. Poor planning. It looks like it is getting blown out. Any restriction on assisted launch at comps? I don't like to do it as a rule, but it may have helped in this instance.

[Flyfever]

Now that is what I call thermic! And having massive balls! Great video, really enjoyed it.

[bobflyman]

I was taught, if you need launch support, (ie if conditions are too strong) you shouldn't be launching?

[Kolibrianer]

no Lounch support at these condition

stupid! they got turn off the brain?

irresponsible from the organisator

nice negativ turn at the end!

tz tz tzk

[pgcrash]

best takeoff at 5:48

[SplitPhase]

Very cool :)

[RicScavuzzi]

Very good condition.. rsrs

[sigmedical]

With this kind of excitement launching, who needs flying.

[SimchSLO]

crazy :)