Here is a video of a no wind paragliding launch from Mt Si.
John Clifford flying a paraglider from Mt Si in difficult wind and weather conditions.
His first words on seeing the launch were " are you sure this the place to launch ? "
The launch has snow, ice, boulders, bushes, and small trees and it is steep with slippery footing. Launching requires a confident and smooth pull up of the a paraglider and quickly applying adequate inputs to guide the pilot into the wind and away from the obstacles.
After launching John soared for 35 minutes at cloudbase and landed because a storm cell with hail and rain was approaching.
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1 comment:
Hey John,
Thanks for posting this video. I live just down the hill from this site and so every morning I wake up and look at that launch and think, "humm, sooner or later."
Looks like a really interesting flight. See you back on earth
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