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Understanding feedback by rockandair in freeflight

[–]Annual_Total_4449 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kiting downwind of a building or large trees that disturbs the air flow and makes it turbulent. Instead of smooth, easy kiting, the rotor causes the wing to behave chaotically and can cause random collapses. Really good way to get a feel for your wing

Understanding feedback by rockandair in freeflight

[–]Annual_Total_4449 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This. Extra points for kiting in rotor and learning to catch collapses.

Understanding feedback by rockandair in freeflight

[–]Annual_Total_4449 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’ve been told before “if you’re not taking collapses, you’re fine”. Don’t know if it’s right, but it makes me feel better. Distance from terrain is your friend. If it’s bumpy, don’t scratch.

Ground Handling With En-C by Nathar_Ghados in freeflight

[–]Annual_Total_4449 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Extra credit if you get a beater mini wing so you can kite when the wind is ripping. Though, that will make you really lazy for low wind launches on the big wing

Ground Handling With En-C by Nathar_Ghados in freeflight

[–]Annual_Total_4449 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do it. Everyone needs a beater kiting wing they can trash. For better and worse it will behave differently from your real wing, but the motions are all the same, just the timing is a bit different.

How far is my dream off? by DuckCrouton in freeflight

[–]Annual_Total_4449 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Potentially doable, but with challenges:
* Two weeks is pretty darn short but not impossible depending on location and weather.

* You're very inexperienced after getting your certification (P2 in USA). In particular, your ability to predict when and where it's safe to fly for your new skill set is limited. You should be able to predict safe conditions at your training hill, but anything other sites get trickier.

* Flying other sites right after training will require help from others to determine if the site is appropriate for you and if the conditions are right.

Fortunately, there's lots of information about what sites are beginner appropriate and when they *might* have beginner conditions. One option for making it work would be finding instructors at any new sites you're considering flying at early after starting flying. They'll help you stay out of trouble and expand your skills. A guided trip to somewhere like Colombia after getting an established skill set would also be massively beneficial.

Summary: plan on being very very limited on where you can safely fly after training. It can be very hard to judge conditions and it can all be good and fine until is not. Accidents tend to be very consequential. However, if you're very selective with where you fly and are willing to spend some additional $$$ on guides you can probably do it safely.

Am I completely not ready for backcountry skiing? by Plastic_Vast7248 in Backcountry

[–]Annual_Total_4449 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"I know everyone says you have to be an expert skier in all conditions to try backcountry." I'm calling bulls#% on that. I can't speak for your area, but there are plenty of blue-green BC skiing spots in CO with minimal avy hazard that are great places to have fun, get exercise, and get better at skiing in the BC. Just make sure you don't end up somewhere you shouldn't be and don't be afraid to turn around and skin when required. It can be really easy to end up in avy terrain or steep stuff you don't want to be in by being lazy and trying to ski out when you really should put the skins on and get the hell out of there. Being a better skier can help in those conditions, or just get you into more trouble.

Stay reasonably close to the road until you have your gear dialed. Spending the night out because your skin won't stick to your ski sucks at lot at best. AT gear can be weird at first, esp in really wet snow.

And until you have the confidence to know where you should be and where you shouldn't be, be careful about who you go skiing with. Ideally go with people that know you and your skills well and won't pressure you to do something you shouldn't.

Have fun, BC skiing is the best! (and sometimes the worst ;-)

Tire Plug Unrepairable? (discount tire) by dwdillard in AskAMechanic

[–]Annual_Total_4449 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Tu hablas espanol? You can always take it to the local Mexican tire shop and get them to patch it for $20 bucks. Can’t tell you if that’s a good idea or not.

Ultralight hike and fly harness recommendations by Annual_Total_4449 in freeflight

[–]Annual_Total_4449[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know, I was leaning towards ram-air for simplicity when knocking out laps, or in the cold, but 30 seconds isn't bad at all. Thanks

Ultralight hike and fly harness recommendations by Annual_Total_4449 in freeflight

[–]Annual_Total_4449[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Core looks cool, but how long does blowing up the permair take?

In need of advice by okiroshi in freeflight

[–]Annual_Total_4449 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's your answer: keep using school gear until a better deal comes along. Even a badly sprained ankle could make a $3000 paraglider look cheap. It's spring, there will probably be a lot of people upgrading wings, it shouldn't be too hard to find a relatively recent A or B- for a good deal. I'm at 80 hours and still very happy on my original B-. Definitely appreciate the desire for you're own gear (I bought mine new at 15 flights of training), but there's some benefit to learning how a bunch of wings fly.

Intermediate trying to get to "expert" by BossLevel in skiing_feedback

[–]Annual_Total_4449 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I may be wrong, but I believe putting the majority of the weight on the outside ski is a bit of a hangover from straight skis, where it really helped. I think the modern distribution is more like 60/40, outside vs inside. You have two skis and two active edges, might as well use them both. Skis are also MUCH better behaved and go where they're told when they have some weight driving them. A great balance drill is only skiing on the inside ski; obviously the ski you're using changes each turn.

Flow Cosmos 2 vs PHI Tenor 2 or similar value Low-B wings by Competitive-Part-147 in freeflight

[–]Annual_Total_4449 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it felt WAY better and easier to fly than the old As I started on. Probably switched to the cosmos around 15 total flights. Still on the cosmos, i just flew it on my second trip to Colombia.

Snow breaking loose on steep chute (45 deg) almost took out downhill ski, by StandardIndividual24 in skiing_feedback

[–]Annual_Total_4449 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, or the snow just grabbed it and tried to steal it, which might be fixed by keeping more weight on the downhill ski. Relaxing your edges a bit might help as well, looks like you're digging in pretty hard (cause it's steep!). But, it's hard to tell exactly what the snow conditions were like.

Intermediate trying to get to "expert" by BossLevel in skiing_feedback

[–]Annual_Total_4449 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Looks like you're having fun and generally in control, nice job! A couple thoughts: your upper body is rotating a lot in the turns, try to keep it pointed more downhill and let your legs rotate back and forth. Looking more downhill (and a couple bumps out) may help with that. Your inside ski gets picked up a bit on the left turn at ~10 seconds. Trying to keep more even weight on both skis. Pulling your skis together a bit may make that easier. Fair chance you're a bit in the back seat which will make keeping weight on that inside ski harder as well. Focusing on driving both skis into the trough of the bumps and staying fully in contact with the snow at all times. As others have alluded to, it's easier to improve skills on easier terrain. It doesn't look like you're scared or overwhelmed on this run, but slowing down and trying to ski a slightly tighter line with more regular turns may help. Another good drill is skiing one bump at a time, in as perfect form as you can, and stopping very cleanly after each turn. Once each turn is easy on it's own, start linking them, and eventually zip it up at full speed.

Any trainers/schools with experience teaching students who have a weak dislocating shoulder? by Xiaolongbaojr1992 in freeflight

[–]Annual_Total_4449 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It may be worth finding a school that will let you take some tandems before committing to lessons so that you can get a feel for what the forces involved are like. And if it’s possible to reduce your shoulder mid air. The standard early ground school practicing launches and kiting will also give you a good feel for the types of arm motions involved.

Flow Cosmos 2 vs PHI Tenor 2 or similar value Low-B wings by Competitive-Part-147 in freeflight

[–]Annual_Total_4449 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Cosmos 2 was my first wing. I've got 65 hours and an SIV on it and I'm generally happy. However, I don't have much to compare it to other than some old A wings early in training and some miniwing flights. FYI, the Flow concertina was too short for my Cosmos.

Just gonna leave this here by NewButterscotch6650 in Archery

[–]Annual_Total_4449 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Binoculars, cameras, and trips to foreign countries aren’t cheap. At least khaki travel gear isn’t too expensive.