Bonus Episode! Leaving the Nest with Calef Letorney

Right after Calef and I recorded the #201 Podcast he reached out to say he thought he’d missed an opportunity to talk about instruction, namely that very fragile time in a pilot’s career when they first get their license and are sent off on their own to figure it out. The stoke is high, the knowledge is LOW! So here it is, a veritable primer on leaving the nest. Topics include:

  • launch techniques, what makes a good one 
  • the “pro” launch
  • how the constantly varying wind factors in
  • foot movement 
  • first moments of flight and getting into the harness 
  • picking soaring distance from hill 
  • locations to look for lift, the honey model 
  • temporal vs spacial problem in finding thermals 
  • good thermals are out front, z pattern
  • searching into wind
  • active piloting
  • 2 system process: pressure management and pitch control
  • shapes of thermals 
  • thermal strategy based on the day
  • flush faces and bridges.
  • pimping 


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