With flying it to the side, the advantage is a gust will pull you sideways, not up and off your feet, and you don't have to go through the power zone (where you have a high angle of attack, lots of drag = lots of loading = lots of acceleration = hard to stop overshoot and must move quickly to avoid getting dragged or lifted). Oh, and it's fun :)
Just wanted to add something - in stronger winds, you can fly it the same way - if you're not sure if it's too strong to fly right way up maybe try back flying first to get a feel for it. The principles are the same - same angles of attack / brake travel, sits in the same position - only everything happens faster. The same analogy as when you have a heavily loaded wing - things happen faster, you need to react quicker. Back flying needs you to be very sensitive and quick on your inputs = fun!
Thanks mate,
tried it at cooks on the weekend. I found the spot after a few goes and got rid of some sand and manilla grass.
I feel more comfortable with the wing as a result.
Cheers
Mat
MWparapente 1 year ago
With flying it to the side, the advantage is a gust will pull you sideways, not up and off your feet, and you don't have to go through the power zone (where you have a high angle of attack, lots of drag = lots of loading = lots of acceleration = hard to stop overshoot and must move quickly to avoid getting dragged or lifted). Oh, and it's fun :)
sharemyjoys 1 year ago
Just wanted to add something - in stronger winds, you can fly it the same way - if you're not sure if it's too strong to fly right way up maybe try back flying first to get a feel for it. The principles are the same - same angles of attack / brake travel, sits in the same position - only everything happens faster. The same analogy as when you have a heavily loaded wing - things happen faster, you need to react quicker. Back flying needs you to be very sensitive and quick on your inputs = fun!
sharemyjoys 1 year ago