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ron freeman
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Why risk getting hurt trying to t/o off in strong wind only to be stuck 200ft ato wishing you had not taken off ! 
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This article is ment for the R10.2 serious competition wing, yes it is talking about conditions where sport class wings would be gale hanging but the r10.2 would fly straight away from the hill. I didn't originally reply to the post as it bares no relevance to the wings we fly except Gary maybe
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Aye, but raising the issue of strong wind take off's is good a idea....(Ron).
My observations, over the last twenty years, have led me to a few conclusions where strong winds are concerned....here they are;
Don't confuse strong winds with strong conditions they don't always go hand in hand.
The best straight line conditions often occur when there's a decent breeze.
Practise makes all the difference.... I say this from personal experience as I my ground handling skills have suffered due to lack of practise and I now look on with envy at 'The Stenhouse' when he is toying with his wing.
Among the most common mistakes made during strong wind launches are attempting taking off in the compression or in an area of rotor, over egging the amount of effort put into pulling the wing up and not moving your feet to suitably adjust the wing loading early in a launch.
Just my take on it
My observations, over the last twenty years, have led me to a few conclusions where strong winds are concerned....here they are;
Don't confuse strong winds with strong conditions they don't always go hand in hand.
The best straight line conditions often occur when there's a decent breeze.
Practise makes all the difference.... I say this from personal experience as I my ground handling skills have suffered due to lack of practise and I now look on with envy at 'The Stenhouse' when he is toying with his wing.
Among the most common mistakes made during strong wind launches are attempting taking off in the compression or in an area of rotor, over egging the amount of effort put into pulling the wing up and not moving your feet to suitably adjust the wing loading early in a launch.
Just my take on it
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gary stenhouse
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cheers al i think the article came when pilots were not getting to know there equipment and end up canceling tasks due to pilots not been able to launch safely.
over the years i have seen so many people not taken off in perfect conditions because they have never bothered to lern to launch in fresher winds. by this they have missed some great flying and not getting the experience you need to stay current.
over the years i have seen so many people not taken off in perfect conditions because they have never bothered to lern to launch in fresher winds. by this they have missed some great flying and not getting the experience you need to stay current.
Once upon a time when I was starting to fly Paragliders I was at model ridge on a windy day waiting for the wind to drop!
Along came this bloke with very long hair
And his wing, stopped on the edge, looks
about him then works half way down the hill pulls up his wing and off he goes.
About a hour or more later this bloke comes back. So I went across and asks him why did he go down the hill. Don’t fart! About
In the compression on the lip go down the hill to wear the wind is right for you?
So wear did you get to, the back of Ingleby Bowl !!!!
I was asking the lads did any one know who the bloke was with the long hair.
John Sylvester. PS. The wings are better now.
Along came this bloke with very long hair
And his wing, stopped on the edge, looks
about him then works half way down the hill pulls up his wing and off he goes.
About a hour or more later this bloke comes back. So I went across and asks him why did he go down the hill. Don’t fart! About
In the compression on the lip go down the hill to wear the wind is right for you?
So wear did you get to, the back of Ingleby Bowl !!!!
I was asking the lads did any one know who the bloke was with the long hair.
John Sylvester. PS. The wings are better now.
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ron freeman
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Colin
Colin, I'm fully aware of how fast the R10.2 can fly.. the performance figures are there for everyone to read but.. you still have to get the wing over you head from the deck and this is area where the accidents generally happen ! plus its worth mentioning that the thermals are much more turbulant in stronger winds
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