Hang Gliding - First Time Learning To Slope Land

pete helliwell
pete helliwell
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Published 2022-06-17
With my Swiss tandem hang gliding exam coming up in a couple of weeks I needed to practice the ‘fly on the wall’ landing technique. After trying a few I can say it’s a brilliant tool to have under your belt! It’s definitely a little intimidating for the first couple but after that they become really fun. If you are flying around mountains and valleys I would highly recommend you to give it a go!
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All Comments (21)
  • @sotirpopov3533
    Pete, your take offs / landings are excellent, found them very similar to Andrea Ghidini's one - he puts lots of energy to his final before flare and also doing upslope landings to a perfection. I should try upslope landings as well, I believe it is safety and more pilots should be comfortable doing it. Thanks for sharing this video, quite valuable, thanks Pete!
  • @oldwaitekauri
    Smithy's right - a light wind FOTW is easier than on the flat. I did one half way up the Crown Range once to get better distance than everyone who landed on the Terrace. In the UK I sometimes did a test flight which consisted of a takeoff, hands-off trim test , a 180 and FOTW. By the time you've done a couple of dozen the nerves will go. On a single surface you need to be over generous with speed on the way in so as to have some left for a good strong flare. Looking good already ☺
  • @flytavo
    Love it! Thanks for sharing
  • @TheCameronEvans
    YESSSS LETS GO!!! This was such an epic video mate 🔥🔥🔥 This is exactly what I want to learn with the straight on fly on the wall! Legend, you’re my hero 😆👍
  • @malibu188
    Views while flying in Switzerland are postcard perfect. Nice landings. What’s that old saying “takeoffs are optional but landings are mandatory”.
  • @iSoundpro
    Absolutely amazing mate...wow what a rush you are a legend
  • @yoloswaggins4427
    just sumbled over this one - thanks so much for letting us cruise with you. the start at 7:45 had me "ussssshhhhhh" in my seat, wife came by and asked whats wrong :D haha
  • @MooSurfer
    Excellent video Pete and really well put together! I'm very impressed - great flying but you've also nailed the editing and especially the sound. Your commentary is fun and makes it interesting. What camera and mic setup are you using? BTW - when me and Tim did that top take-off we thought he'd had a dodgy take-off... But yours really takes the biscuit!!! 🤣
  • @ericoschmitt
    I need to learn that too! For any chance of real XC where I live, most pieces of land are hills. This sort of explains why the club distance records for PG are 3x the HG ones. The problem is most spots don’t look ideal for practice/learning.
  • @m1kalD
    That was alot of fun thanks Pete