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Paragliding ground practice following a break from flying, clip 1

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Uploaded by on Aug 6, 2009

Aidan doing some ground practice following a break from flying, on his first visit to the dunes at Lunan Bay, East coast of Scotland

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  • I've never seen crap like this taught as instruction. How could the student ever expect to ground handle the wing properly under this kind of guidance?

    My advice, find a real instructor!

  • big0chimp (from Canada) is clearly the sort of IDIOT whoose support helped the 'great and mighty' BHPA KILL SEVEN PG 'pilots' last year, including a student and some coaches....

    So mR Ignorant Chimp... try to grasp the basic reasons why, Like this pilot, around 75% of my students come to me to RE-TRAIN, Often folowing accidents!

    Simon a RE-TRAINING pilot from Norway just left two days ago, after spending 10 days with me (7 flying days) and is already planing his next visit :-)

  • Instead of giving him to create a picture in his head from your words, maybe you should have showed him the basic moves? Bouncing, turning, pulling brakes, letting go of the A-risers and such.

  • Hi PM

    As per your comment that has been done already... both when he first came to me following training abroad and also earlier that afternoon, first at the inland thermic/ridge lift site, and again at the main dune (seen here)...

    This part of re-training was filmed with 'voice over' for Adian to review to see better (3rd person perspective) what is/is not working...

    MH

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  • Appreciate the video very much. Clears up more things for me. Thank you, Aidan; thank you, Murray.

  • Interesting to contrast this with the later clip that day. Following my accident, this spot was scary to me, my anxiety shows still I guess. That said, less tendancy to try hauling on with the A's, better use of the harness. Think I was held back by fear here. Close instruction from MH was the only way.

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