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Nice video. Informative. Can BHPA pilot fly in US?

Whats duration to learn?

I chose red, yellow and white for my Airborne Fun2 (a single surface hang glider that is ideal for coastal soaring) for safety reasons but as you make clear in your video it can be a tricky choice. For example, when you're checking-out the landing area from up high and the houses below have light coloured roofs, a (mostly) white hang glider or paraglider can be hard to see.

Jonathan Deitch has a modern take with his laser reflector patches on the leading edge. Props on another good vid.

Good Stuff 👍👍👍 Well Done 👍👍👍

So awesome. I am terrified of heights but I am so interested in this. I actually want to overcome my fears and learn this

Awesome content!! Very educational and thorough. Thank you🙏

gosh its amazing

As soon as I saw the Tinkerbell shirt I knew this was gonna be good but you exceeded all expectations. Thanks for the advice, time to book a tandem flight

…. an adamant … an excellent description of what it takes to be apart of this form of flight and it’s communities on our oldest form of flight.

What a great intro to the world of Free Flight learning. Very well written and described. We as want a bees can take away with your expertise is well displayed. I was self taught in the early seventies and taught in the early decades and have always respected the teachers in this sport and take all knowledge into account to this day as I still fly. With your take always I will say that back not so long ago was the sail of old wing designs of the past even in good shape BUT not friendly flying performance up to today’s standards. I’ve always told them that cheap used purchase of older wings are not up to today’s safety standards.

A simple solution to calculate cost. Tell people what the MAXIMUM price is. Then they can decide from that point if they can afford it, and what they can afford. So add up the maximum of all that is needed, and give them that number. Or slim it down to the maximum of what it costs to get started, at the time the conversation is occurring. When people ask questions, always give them a straight forward, direct answer. Not this washy washy language of well, it might be, and up to, tell them directly, point blank, all in, and give them the number that is top of the mark. They won't complain if it turns out to be less. You will NEVER hear the end of it, if it turns out to be more. I have this motto. Always under promise and over deliver. Doing that will grantee exceeded expectations, every time. For example, if you can deliver good on a promise tomorrow, tell the customer 3 to 5 business days, and when you present them with it the next day, they will be so impressed. Plus, you did it under what you told them it would cost, they'd think you're phenomenal !

What about the people that say hand gliding 😂

The best explanation and presentation, very interesting I will like to begin in the wordl of hang glider, I will like to be a good pilot. Thank you!

Good job!

This is a very useful guide video for Hang gliding!!! and the guy in the video looks like a very kind person!

Hang gliding made easy! Thank you!

I skipped the tandem flight Trained from zero twice to get certified by USHPA 💰 H2 @Ed R Levin Park #105408 🤛🏿

I like the way you present this sport, honest, patient and friendly. Thank you!

Thank you Eric for the review.

good video.

Eric, are you a teacher?

Hi.. well done sir keep promoting HG. I need CZcams channel like this which give step by step guidance on each phases / stages of HG . A complete VIDEO explaining practicals of Dennis Pagen book chapter syllabus. If we want HG to survive we need more youngsters to learn this will make HG factory workers business --HG shop-- HG school -- HG clubs affordable and survive. This paragliders instant food is killing HG . Thanks 🙏

Nice that Alfredo keeps his passion going even though his business focuses on something else. Great for the sport to have people like him.

Good video. I liked the factory tour.

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next up.....aerotow school, a great way to learn and a fun skill to have on the old resume...???

Eric, I'm an H4 pilot. You've done a great job clarifying the details and passion needed for Hang gliding. Also, I enjoyed seeing the Andy Jackson LZ, where I spent 6 months between 2019 & 2022 flying and meeting so many great pilots and 50 hrs building the new shade structure. I'm amazed that we never met...maybe in the future. Thanks for taking the time to create this video.

It takes up a lot of time

Lookout Mountain Flight Park has more reasonable prices

Keep promoting hanggliding with informative videos

Good stuff!

Manufacturers recommend supporting the glider at minimum three positions along it's length, with padding. So two roof bars and a front support is enough. Though most cars can have more than two roof bars, mine has 4. Using a ladder to support your glider is a popular overkill. Very kind to your glider but makes your rack suitable for one glider alone. I wish everyone padded their racks to carry at least three gliders. Then we can all help each other, leave cars at landings and take everyone in one car to launch and pick people up who landed out. Nobody should make their rack for one glider only, or even better for their glider than it is for any guest gliders! Not unless they really are "Billy No Mates"!

Great video--thank you for sharing this!

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Great stuff, thank you! That said, I was amazed how you kept misstating the facts with the words certified, certification and license when there is none of that here in the USA. That level of instruction comes only from the FAA as I'm sure you know. The word you were looking for all along is "rating", which you finally get to much later in your video. But hey, I'm getting pretty picky. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

Great video and great series. Very inspirational. And content I've been looking for for a while now. Well done and thank you 👍👌

Thanks for the great video!

Telescopic ladder is too flexible and bendy, basically the same as nothing since it's not supporting the middle of the glider at all. 3 contact points with a padded glider travel/rain bag is all you need. Use 3 EVA rubber rectangles of 8 inches x 3 feet under and wrapping around the glider, and combined with the travel bag you can tie as strong as you want, and travel any shitty roads. That's the setup everyone in brasil uses, including dealers travelling with 12 gliders on the roof. Suction cup at the front also works for up to 3 gliders if you build a strong rectangle. Your setup looks a bit too complicated... I'd slide the roof front rack forward to support the middle, and use only those 3. Also tie with something simpler and quicker. I use a wide cotton stripe that can be tied in under 10 seconds, works well with 3 gliders. The only people using ladders here are the ones who didn't want to install a front rack or use suction cups on the hood. In the beginning I used one with suction cup on the hood but soon realised it was pointless and cumbersome. Since then, just 3 points.

very nice rack ! I have to build one for my Subaru Forester, but cannot find front hitch receivers...

What a great host. Eric's got a way with words. Very much looking forward to it!! Thanks.

This looks like over-kill to me but I appreciate you sharing it. I made something with three suction cups and pvc plumbing pipe for the hood which was less than $100 total. The most important thing is that it can stick on the hood in a few secs. You really want to make sure not to make it a chore every time you go flying - otherwise the motivation can wane, just my two cents!

Great Information

Nice vid

Great video well done ❤

PVC tube weights like 100lbs. Maybe not that much, but I owned one and it’s so heavy that I just abandoned it.

I hope you also did this video for the kid who wore his superman costume, climbed up onto the roof of his home and jumped for flight!? Lol ..i have it on good account he knew the cape wouldnt work but had a bit too much faith in the large trash bag. Well legend has it, he survived but still yearns for flight in all the most ultralight types of ways.

Much kudos...best most inviting intro into to any type of ultralight aviation ive ever seen. Most these days focus on the scare tactics n try n recruit by fear. While you display all the options n pros n cons. Very well done!!! Wish i could shake your hand, ppl like you will make ultralight sports more approachable for the average joe! Thanks again...👍👍👍... P.s. we could really use a personality like yours in the pg and ppg arena as well!!!

Well, I dropped out of flying in the mid 80's. The thing about flying is that anyone can fly one. The hard part is learning to take off and land SAFELY. I spent 2 years on the training hill learning just that. It saved me a lot of money compared to my friends who could fly well, but didn't know how to take off and land in all conditions.

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