Paragliding, GorillaPod chest mounted camera test :-)

[Pml2DarkNight]

lol im 14 and im gonna buy the small for beginer xD on my country brazil there is alot of them, my city governador valadares lol,world copetition

[LEXPIX]

Very cool. Looks like a blast.  Good implementation of the Gorillapod.

[murrayhay]

It's the 'Pro' version of the Gorillapod by the way, one leg goes down and the other two 'wrap' the chest, most of the camera weight is taken by the 'V' formed by the open top of my (zip) jacket... with the neck strap helping to hold the camera in place to a small extent.

The main advantage (using a Fuji s9500) is that, when required, in flight you can check the 'flipped open' LCD screen which sits easily at the 45* position as the 'pod keeps the camera just clear of the chest.

Murray

[karltind]

Hi Murry

How do you know when to just use the A`s or just the Safety`s, and pulling back on your harness, when starting ?

Is it just a matter of wing speed ?.

If not, why not just use the Safety`s every time.

[murrayhay]

First thing, I NEVER use 'just the A's'.....

When A's are used they are only used to ASSIST the harness control...

Note: OVER use of A's is one of the biggest problems I have to work to correc t in RE-training 'pilots' (also MASSIVE 'overuse' of brakes/looking at wing)...

This was clearly see this week with a RE-training CP (he managed 1 single hop flight)

'Safeties' are used >10kts, however rear risers (restrained use) are better than brakes when 'ski towing' up slope (mod breeze)

[karltind]

Hi Murray

Are you useing the C`s to walk the wind up the hill?

[murrayhay]

Hi, use of C's (or D's if a 4 riser design) when 'Ski Towing Up Slope' works well on 'lower' rated gliders, however with 'DHV 2/3's or Comp wings' this would tend to drop the wing too much/quickly..

Personally 90+% of the control I use is via the harness/pilot movement... just with a little 'asist' using the A's (go), C's (stop) (if a 3 riser design) and an occasional touch of brake.

One KEY to safe PGing is use of harness control both on the ground & in air.

[ParaglidingManiac]

Why are you getting it down with your controls when it just got up? Is it a way to move higher on the starting place? Couldn't you just make a "rose" and get it on your back, and walk up with it? Just asking.

[murrayhay]

Hi ParaMan, just 'cause I'm lazy... instead of carrying the wing in light conditions (not enough breeze yet to keep the wing overhead while walking up..)

;-)

[johnnyblunder]

Nice angle of camera footage, be nice to watch it on a good flight with more airtime, i learn more from watching Murrays videos than i do fly myself...Excellent mate.

[ticoglider]

I like your new pod, that will help us see how you take off and taxi. I too am looking forward to you new videos. congrats!

[misterket]

woohoo! almost like flying the glider oneself! very looking forward to your new videos with this mount. cheers

[FegrusMojo]

Cool, good video quality, no shaking around of the camera and it shows which way your body is moving as the wing moves overhead. Nice field, I remember that spot ! It seems to be a very light wind there BTW.

[murrayhay]

Yep, just enough breeze to (mostly!) keep the wing overhead while walking... unlike 'today' (Sat) when it was gusting to well above 20kts down at the foreshore (flew down/along) from the layby to the TV mast site near the road bridge.