Good Groundhandling skills make the Life much easyer and safer. Actually i fly a really fast high B, at the change it was harder to handel. For now in my opinion is it easyer than my old A Wing.
very nice toplanding!! after many hours of souring with an En D Wing I now stepped up to a CCC class Glider and I am very excited about the upcoming changes :)
How's ot working out? I went from a B to a C and quickly realized I really want and 2 liner.. so got an enD... Beautiful wing.. goes quickly from min trim to min sink to stall of course but that's par for the course.
IcePeak 6 it's a wing that has marked a generation when they surgin a big performance and safe! I have one too and i love so much because they it's very smooth on hard conditions and a full speed bar.
Hi Andre. I have a Sol Ellus 5. Which I find to be rock solid, have done SIV on it and it looked after me really well. The Ellus has been replaced with the sycross which is supposed to be even better. Sol gliders aren't the lightest but they can take a pounding
If you are looking for a fun wagga wing you should check out the gin gangster 2. still thermals better than some other freestyle wings, turns super nice, all in all a fun wing. also relatively safe, the 22 kg is a low en C if in the weight range.
Did anyone hear the name or this beach / location in this video? I could not make it out when André mentioned the name at the beginning. I want to fly there! It would be great if André and Gemma would write out a list of the places they do their recordings. Then again, maybe they prefer to keep the places a secret - or under wraps. After all, Portugal is already under “foreign invasion.” I’d love it if they took a trip to the Azores and did some footage from there - or even from Madeira!
Hello, my friend. Try the wing from the company "Swing" Agera RS - high EN-C wing. I am the proud owner of this wing and I would like to hear your honest opinion about this wing. The wing is a 3 liner but it behaves like a 2 liner.
I am searching to replace my Swift 4 which is a great wing but after nearly 400h the lines are done. I tried the Delta 3, UP summit xc4, BGD Lynx. All great I guess in the end it is the weight range that will do the choise.
@@janmachacekcv Sol has one that claims to EN C but without certification. Whish there would be more gliders like that. 2 liners can't have a C certification because of the EN procedures. But if they have only As and Bs in the test (and maybe a C for asymmetrics at full bar) than it's clearly a C glider for me
it is ridiculously easy to fly a paraglider in those conditions - ridge soaring in light winds takes very little airmanship compared to other forms of aviation and other types of soaring. The learning curve for this type of flying is not steep.....what takes time and effort is learning to understand dynamics of the air around you in varying conditions from ridge to thermal to wave....from beach to mountain...when it is safe to fly and when it is not...that is the biggest challenge for a beginner transitioning safely to an experienced pilot.
i would be so excited if you talk about wing upgrade and when a pilot should change the wing class from EN B-Low to B-Mid or B-High and after that upper classes.. and how many hours we can use or we should fly with our wing..thankyou Andre
When to change wing class depends on so many factors, its impossible to tell you. Depends on where you fly, what condition you fly in, how many hours you fly per year, what kind of flying you are interested in (coastal soaring, acro, flat land cross country, mountain cross country, hike and fly), what kind of pilot you are( fly for fun, want to improve yourself, want to win races) what level of risk you are willing to accept, what kind of training/courses are you going to take to mitigate those risks, what kind of piloting workload are you looking for, what kind of peace of mind you want ( on a B wing on coastal sites I fly full bar, hands in my pockets to warm up my hands for 20minutes, on a D wing I was too scared to remove my glove in very smooth conditions). what kind of performance you want, what kind of price you want to pay.... everything is a trade off, only you can decide. You dont need the latest, highest performance wing to do great flights, I have done a 50km triangle with an EN A wing. Some people have done 200km with ENB wings. The only advice I can tell you is to do a SIV course when you change wing class, because the biggest difference between wing classes is when thing go wrong.
Hello! I am a complete noob to this sport (0 hour pilot) and I've been listening to episode after episode of the Cloudbase Mayhem Podcast (started at 1 and currently at episode 32). I keep hearing about 2-liner gliders but google searching comes up with almost no info on what that actually means. I've gathered that there are different EN ratings (A, B, C, and D) and that EN-A gliders are considered the safest and have the most "passive safety" features. Let me know if I'm incorrect there too, but would it be possible to define and explain the differences of 2-liner vs 3-liner gliders? I'll most likely learn this as soon as I do my first lesson, but I'm eager to learn as much as I can before entering the sport. If it's difficult to explain/type out, no worries. Thank you in advance! Hopefully I look back at this comment in a few years and give myself a laugh at how little I knew :D
Hey dude! Yeah the 2-liner 3-liner thing is just bad terminology to be honest, but very simple to understand. Simply replace line with riser. The risers are pieces of flat webbing that connect the ends of the paraglider lines to the carabiner and hence harness. Most Paramotor wings are "4 liners" meaning they have 4 risers (named A B C D from front to back). Most sport class freeflight paraglider wings are 3-liners these days (A B C risers) and some EN-D and competition wings are "2-lines" (with just A and B risers). Hope that helps explain it :)
On the high performance wing, they remove as many lines as possible, to reduce air drag. But it comes at the price of less stability, and it becomes more difficult to inflate, and ground handle.
Yup. Thats 100% true. I already own Artik5 size24 (AR 6.3), upgraded from Dudek Optic (5.45) and it feels like very smooth transition from one wing to another. I was so suprised that 6.3 can be so "user-friendly". Did around 30h of XC in Bassano, strong spring thermals, bumpy air, zero problems, allways feeling safe, max performance in it's category. Give it a try, I think you gonna like it.
Wow, you rarely see someone ground handling a enD with such grace. Most videos I've seen the wing looks like a snake trying to kill the pilot.
It is trickier, but the wind was very light so it makes it a little bit easier to do.
I agree, even in light winds the wing is tricky
Good Groundhandling skills make the Life much easyer and safer. Actually i fly a really fast high B, at the change it was harder to handel. For now in my opinion is it easyer than my old A Wing.
Gemma and Andre the best instructor and documentarist on this planet in this universe !!!!!!!!
Used to fly a Gin Boomerang 4 for soaring years and years. Now i have a Gin GTO and it flies like a dream even with around 9knots
very nice toplanding!! after many hours of souring with an En D Wing I now stepped up to a CCC class Glider and I am very excited about the upcoming changes :)
How's ot working out? I went from a B to a C and quickly realized I really want and 2 liner.. so got an enD... Beautiful wing.. goes quickly from min trim to min sink to stall of course but that's par for the course.
IcePeak 6 it's a wing that has marked a generation when they surgin a big performance and safe! I have one too and i love so much because they it's very smooth on hard conditions and a full speed bar.
If you get an old Enzo 1EN D, try it. I had both the Icepeak and later the Enzo 1. The difference is noticeable.
Nice Vid.....
Hi Andre. I have a Sol Ellus 5. Which I find to be rock solid, have done SIV on it and it looked after me really well. The Ellus has been replaced with the sycross which is supposed to be even better. Sol gliders aren't the lightest but they can take a pounding
If you are looking for a fun wagga wing you should check out the gin gangster 2. still thermals better than some other freestyle wings, turns super nice, all in all a fun wing. also relatively safe, the 22 kg is a low en C if in the weight range.
The Skywalk light weight Cumeo High B - very nice flying, excellent weight ranges
Loved my old IP6 - I literally wore it out, even had it re-lined. They’re all a bit long in the tooth now though ;)
Try an Advance Sigma. Low/mid EN-C glider.
I love your videos!!
Great video !
Did anyone hear the name or this beach / location in this video? I could not make it out when André mentioned the name at the beginning. I want to fly there! It would be great if André and Gemma would write out a list of the places they do their recordings. Then again, maybe they prefer to keep the places a secret - or under wraps. After all, Portugal is already under “foreign invasion.” I’d love it if they took a trip to the Azores and did some footage from there - or even from Madeira!
Hello, my friend. Try the wing from the company "Swing" Agera RS - high EN-C wing. I am the proud owner of this wing and I would like to hear your honest opinion about this wing. The wing is a 3 liner but it behaves like a 2 liner.
very nice video my friend :)
Missed yooooou! 😊
Bro, would be nice if you test the new Vision from U-Turn
Looks really nice! need to try to get in touch with them somehow
@@AndreBandarra1 Yep it would be really nice if you get to test the U-Turn Vision. it looks so promising!
Where abouts is this place? Looks amazing! :)
I am searching to replace my Swift 4 which is a great wing but after nearly 400h the lines are done. I tried the Delta 3, UP summit xc4, BGD Lynx. All great I guess in the end it is the weight range that will do the choise.
should also consider the new BGD Cure 2
I'd recommend Delta3, it's really great EN-C
But no 2 liner
@@E620SE Today there is no 2-liner in the EN-C category
@@janmachacekcv Sol has one that claims to EN C but without certification. Whish there would be more gliders like that. 2 liners can't have a C certification because of the EN procedures. But if they have only As and Bs in the test (and maybe a C for asymmetrics at full bar) than it's clearly a C glider for me
try a skywalk wing there are many to chose from.
gto2 3 liner
lighther that a A glider but trick to control...
is it a real 2 liner???
it is ridiculously easy to fly a paraglider in those conditions - ridge soaring in light winds takes very little airmanship compared to other forms of aviation and other types of soaring. The learning curve for this type of flying is not steep.....what takes time and effort is learning to understand dynamics of the air around you in varying conditions from ridge to thermal to wave....from beach to mountain...when it is safe to fly and when it is not...that is the biggest challenge for a beginner transitioning safely to an experienced pilot.
yep, very much agree. Also makes it the perfect place to try new gear because generally speaking it's very benign air
i would be so excited if you talk about wing upgrade and when a pilot should change the wing class from EN B-Low to B-Mid or B-High and after that upper classes..
and how many hours we can use or we should fly with our wing..thankyou Andre
Good idea Mahdi! I'll add it to the video idea list :)
You should upgrade the class when your current one stops scaring you in any condition
@@Florian24 i don't think so :D but in general yes , we shouldn't change the class before that..
@@Florian24 when it stops scaring you it's time to pack in
When to change wing class depends on so many factors, its impossible to tell you.
Depends on where you fly, what condition you fly in, how many hours you fly per year, what kind of flying you are interested in (coastal soaring, acro, flat land cross country, mountain cross country, hike and fly), what kind of pilot you are( fly for fun, want to improve yourself, want to win races) what level of risk you are willing to accept, what kind of training/courses are you going to take to mitigate those risks, what kind of piloting workload are you looking for, what kind of peace of mind you want ( on a B wing on coastal sites I fly full bar, hands in my pockets to warm up my hands for 20minutes, on a D wing I was too scared to remove my glove in very smooth conditions). what kind of performance you want, what kind of price you want to pay.... everything is a trade off, only you can decide.
You dont need the latest, highest performance wing to do great flights, I have done a 50km triangle with an EN A wing. Some people have done 200km with ENB wings.
The only advice I can tell you is to do a SIV course when you change wing class, because the biggest difference between wing classes is when thing go wrong.
Hi Andre, would you test the independence range, any of these I have one and would like to what your think.
Yeah, I'll happily fly any wing, just need to have it :) send them a message and see if they would be willing
Hello! I am a complete noob to this sport (0 hour pilot) and I've been listening to episode after episode of the Cloudbase Mayhem Podcast (started at 1 and currently at episode 32). I keep hearing about 2-liner gliders but google searching comes up with almost no info on what that actually means. I've gathered that there are different EN ratings (A, B, C, and D) and that EN-A gliders are considered the safest and have the most "passive safety" features. Let me know if I'm incorrect there too, but would it be possible to define and explain the differences of 2-liner vs 3-liner gliders?
I'll most likely learn this as soon as I do my first lesson, but I'm eager to learn as much as I can before entering the sport. If it's difficult to explain/type out, no worries. Thank you in advance! Hopefully I look back at this comment in a few years and give myself a laugh at how little I knew :D
Hey dude! Yeah the 2-liner 3-liner thing is just bad terminology to be honest, but very simple to understand. Simply replace line with riser. The risers are pieces of flat webbing that connect the ends of the paraglider lines to the carabiner and hence harness. Most Paramotor wings are "4 liners" meaning they have 4 risers (named A B C D from front to back). Most sport class freeflight paraglider wings are 3-liners these days (A B C risers) and some EN-D and competition wings are "2-lines" (with just A and B risers). Hope that helps explain it :)
@@AndreBandarra1 You're the best. Thank you for the explanation!
On the high performance wing, they remove as many lines as possible, to reduce air drag. But it comes at the price of less stability, and it becomes more difficult to inflate, and ground handle.
Adavance Sigma 10 the best low C you will ever own
Do you have used paraglider wanna send it to your fans on CZcams.
Like like like........ 😄
The Artik 5 is a very nice wing 😉
Yup. Thats 100% true. I already own Artik5 size24 (AR 6.3), upgraded from Dudek Optic (5.45) and it feels like very smooth transition from one wing to another. I was so suprised that 6.3 can be so "user-friendly". Did around 30h of XC in Bassano, strong spring thermals, bumpy air, zero problems, allways feeling safe, max performance in it's category. Give it a try, I think you gonna like it.
Its a shame you feel the need to put music on all the time. Theres nothing better than listening to the wind, sea and surf, the day as you had it.