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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