hyperpilot.substack.com The Future of Paragliding Harness Back Protectors
You might have heard the news about the recent development of paragliding race harness protectors.
Fediverse home for freeflight discussion. Paragliding, hang gliding, speed flying / speed riding, sailplanes, gear discussion, weather chit chat, memes - the works.
Community Guidelines
- Be respectful. Everyone should feel welcome here.
- No bigotry or hate speech - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia.
- No Ads / Spamming.
- No pornography.
Members
106
Posts
30
Active Today
3
Created
2 yr. ago
-
Freeflight @lemm.ee podperson @lemm.ee Vol biv in India (Bir)
Another awesome vol biv video from Ben Kellet
-
Freeflight @lemm.ee PeeGee @lemm.ee PG First Aid with Dr Matt Wilkes
Excellent common sense approach to dealing with PG first aid.
-
Freeflight @lemm.ee podperson @lemm.ee Harness protector assessments
Good write up on the ongoing debate over harness protectors (especially about the effectiveness of newer materials like koroyd).
-
Freeflight @lemm.ee podperson @lemm.ee Hike and fly series by FlyBubble
Been enjoying these hike and fly videos in the UK by one of the FlyBubble gang. He’s done Scottish highlands and North Wales - very chill and well produced and good mix of hiking, nature, light alpinism, and PG with light gear.
-
Freeflight @lemm.ee nrbray @lemmy.ml Hang gliding history.
hghistory.aeroplaying.uk Hang Gliding HistoryHistory of hang gliding This page consists of the following main sections: Chronology Related topics menus: Kind of like an index to related material Manufacturers Miscellaneous What's new Chronology Hang gliding before 1973 part 1 Earliest hang gliders On this hill, May 23, 1971 Hang gliding before...
In memory of its creator Everard who past over a year ago. A few of us would like to preserve this work he dedicated himself to.
-
Freeflight @lemm.ee nrbray @lemmy.ml 
ciechanow.ski Airfoil – Bartosz CiechanowskiInteractive article explaining the physics of an airfoil and what makes airplanes fly
Many thanks to Bartosz Ciechanowski. Last paragraph: "I hope this deeper, technical exploration of airfoils hasn’t diminished your appreciation of the greatness of flight. Perhaps paradoxically, by seeing how all the pieces fit together, you’ll find the whole thing even more magical."
-
Freeflight @lemm.ee podperson @lemm.ee Antoine Girard on Diran at 7k meters
Antoine does it again. Guy is a beast.
-
Freeflight @lemm.ee podperson @lemm.ee Speedflying the Death Star
Think this qualifies as the scariest speedflying video I've seen yet.
-
Freeflight @lemm.ee podperson @lemm.ee Zipper repair
Great video on how to fix a bunch of zipper issues. Handy to have on hand for harness, rucksack, and concertina bag zipper problems. Implemented one of the fixes in the video (took less than a minute) and that fix is still going strong after a year.
-
Freeflight @lemm.ee podperson @lemm.ee Red Rocks Wide Open 2023 Results
Final results in for the red rocks wide open.
-
Freeflight @lemm.ee PeeGee @lemm.ee Guides in France and Switzerland?
Any recommendations on guides in France and Switzerland? Planning a trip for next year and would like to have some local expertise for flying the alps - haven’t flown there before. Ideal would be someone that would fly with me and be on radio, but open to other options.
-
Freeflight @lemm.ee podperson @lemm.ee New Bodganfly pod made for volbiv
Looks like super lightweight, loads of pockets, and 70L total storage volume. Might be a good rival to the BV1.
-
Freeflight @lemm.ee podperson @lemm.ee Sailplane bug wipers - how they work
Not a sailplane pilot, but thought this was pretty neat. Uses the airflow to push the wiper out to the end of the wing and then either a simple electric motor or a hand crank to bring it back towards the fuselage.
-
Freeflight @lemm.ee podperson @lemm.ee Stopper knot
Have been fiddling with removing the brummels from my speed system and wanted a nice stopper knot for the larkshead to grab onto. Hope this benefits someone else.