Very good advice for beginners. Great that you covered gusts as well. Remember though that a +5MPH gust can quickly turn into a 5MPH drop in average wind speed… “Drop” being the operative word here. Keep those legs down in gusty weather till you are well clear of the ground! Yeah… I’m experienced alright.. 😂
Thanks Trevor as a new pilot after training on my own now with no one to fly with i have to make all the fly no fly decisions i never received instructions in class on when to fly this helps thanks loved your kitting class in Texas
I'm thinking about getting into this sport. What worries me is what you said about flying alone. I don't know anybody in my area that flys. Luckily we all carry cell phones these days but if something went terrible wrong I'd prefer to have someone nearby.
Yes it is a concern for me too but I am in this sport because of my passion for flying and my love of adventure so this video from Trevor is an a great help in keeping me safe while enjoying this sport I want everyone to know that Trevor is not only a expert pilot but also the best instructor bar none and you would do well to take his class. I flew from Alaska all the way to Texas to learn from him and came away with the skills to control the wing that is the most important step before you fly I
Appreciate your training videos, but real life training has no substitute. Thank you for your patience with my fear of heights thing, but when you said stay over there, 20 min later- still hovering in the same spot- I had the best seat on the beach, and lost a significant chunk of my fear! So windy here in Florida lately, can’t wait to get up again in a couple of days! Thanks for this video!
I went to Aviator PPG last year but your knowledge has been an awesome resource for secondary opinions for me so to say. Still working on getting equipment but just bookmarked this in case I ever need a refresh 🤘
@lobbyrobby unfortunately no, cost being the main reason. I know I'll need a bunch of kiting sessions before taking a "first" flight again. I had an opportunity to take the 2 weeks for training so I didn't wait 🤷♂️
@@Brody961 I see. That's kind of a worry for me. I'd probably go to them for training over the winter but then when I get home I wouldn't be able to fly for maybe months. Hopefully you can get some equipment soon and get back in the air. How was the training? Where did you stay at?
@lobbyrobby 0 regrets. If you are fortunate enough to have the means to do it(like I did), you won't regret it. Even though it's been a bit since Ive gotten to fly, after going through training, I would still feel confident knocking off the rust and getting under a wing. (Like I said above, after doing a few kiting sessions for practice). The only thing that's a limitation with their training *****for me*** is the Lake Wales geography/weather is not the same as my own (New England) but thats not a fault of them. Realistically, Trevor's course might have even been a better fit for getting used to my own environment, but thats why in my original comment I pointed out how helpful a video like this is. For the place i stayed, Eric Farewell, the owner, had a rental property that they offer to students. Nothing special, but it has everything I needed so no big complaints, ~10 minutes away from the training.
Thanks for the video. I did not receive a lot of information with my training and have been learning as I go. Would have liked to have that information in my training.
Your cutoff ranges sound very nice. I find my favorite takeoffs are right around 4-5mph. If the wing is self inflating on the ground and i’m having to fight it, it’s not as much fun. I’m a flatlander… but 8mph still sounds a bit much on the ground.
Just to add to the gust comment that Trevor said, I usually don’t like to fly over a 3 mph gust spread. Anything over than that you’re going to have a bad time lol. I live in Wisconsin so there is hills and trees so you get turbulence off that but regardless I always found anything over 3 mph gust spread can get pretty gnarly sometimes.
Good info but you didn't cover one more factor - winds aloft. The wind gradient is an important consideration - winds may be acceptable at ground level but totally different 1,000 ft up. Often I see wind speeds of greater than 20 mph at 1,000 when surface (flat land) winds are in the 8-10 mph range - that's my cutoff. I don't want to get up at altitude and see my ground speed slow to a crawl or be forced to fly at very low altitudes to escape the wind.
One of the things that worries me about getting into this sport is the wind. I live in a windy state. I don't think there's ever a time when the wind isn't blowing 10 mph lol.
Great post. You can't be too careful when it comes to flying. Sometimes the hardest thing to do in this sport is to say, "no, not today".
Very good advice for beginners. Great that you covered gusts as well.
Remember though that a +5MPH gust can quickly turn into a 5MPH drop in average wind speed… “Drop” being the operative word here.
Keep those legs down in gusty weather till you are well clear of the ground!
Yeah… I’m experienced alright.. 😂
Thanks Trevor as a new pilot after training on my own now with no one to fly with i have to make all the fly no fly decisions i never received instructions in class on when to fly this helps thanks loved your kitting class in Texas
I'm thinking about getting into this sport. What worries me is what you said about flying alone. I don't know anybody in my area that flys. Luckily we all carry cell phones these days but if something went terrible wrong I'd prefer to have someone nearby.
Yes it is a concern for me too but I am in this sport because of my passion for flying and my love of adventure so this video from Trevor is an a great help in keeping me safe while enjoying this sport
I want everyone to know that Trevor is not only a expert pilot but also the best instructor bar none and you would do well to take his class. I flew from Alaska all the way to Texas to learn from him and came away with the skills to control the wing that is the most important step before you fly
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good advice! i am flying by the same rule.
now go and clean that camera sensor. 😅👍☝
Very good instructions here thanks
Great info! I didn’t get hard numbers or ratios like this in my beginner training. Thanks Trevor, see you next week at advanced training in SS
Appreciate your training videos, but real life training has no substitute. Thank you for your patience with my fear of heights thing, but when you said stay over there, 20 min later- still hovering in the same spot- I had the best seat on the beach, and lost a significant chunk of my fear! So windy here in Florida lately, can’t wait to get up again in a couple of days! Thanks for this video!
Thank you Trev, for sharing ur knowledge with us! highly appreciated
THANK YOU!! for taking time and making this video, it helps.
Good range I feel as a new PPG pilot! Great video Trevor. Your videos are getting better and better 🍻
I went to Aviator PPG last year but your knowledge has been an awesome resource for secondary opinions for me so to say. Still working on getting equipment but just bookmarked this in case I ever need a refresh 🤘
So you went through training a year ago and haven't flown since?
@lobbyrobby unfortunately no, cost being the main reason. I know I'll need a bunch of kiting sessions before taking a "first" flight again. I had an opportunity to take the 2 weeks for training so I didn't wait 🤷♂️
@@Brody961 I see. That's kind of a worry for me. I'd probably go to them for training over the winter but then when I get home I wouldn't be able to fly for maybe months. Hopefully you can get some equipment soon and get back in the air. How was the training? Where did you stay at?
@lobbyrobby 0 regrets. If you are fortunate enough to have the means to do it(like I did), you won't regret it. Even though it's been a bit since Ive gotten to fly, after going through training, I would still feel confident knocking off the rust and getting under a wing. (Like I said above, after doing a few kiting sessions for practice).
The only thing that's a limitation with their training *****for me*** is the Lake Wales geography/weather is not the same as my own (New England) but thats not a fault of them. Realistically, Trevor's course might have even been a better fit for getting used to my own environment, but thats why in my original comment I pointed out how helpful a video like this is.
For the place i stayed, Eric Farewell, the owner, had a rental property that they offer to students. Nothing special, but it has everything I needed so no big complaints, ~10 minutes away from the training.
@@Brody961 thank you. Good luck getting back in the sky
Thanks for the video. I did not receive a lot of information with my training and have been learning as I go. Would have liked to have that information in my training.
Thank you very much for the video! Is that your advice for the wohle day or is it different on for example midday when there are thermics?
Great info. Thanks Trevor!
Your cutoff ranges sound very nice. I find my favorite takeoffs are right around 4-5mph. If the wing is self inflating on the ground and i’m having to fight it, it’s not as much fun. I’m a flatlander… but 8mph still sounds a bit much on the ground.
Excellent advice! As usual!!
Is this Kent with the white KW?
Good video Trevor.
That's so valuable. Thank you.
Ayyyye! That clip at 3:05 is in Moses Lake, Washington. Right? Amd I think that's me in the sky😂 I can tell by the shape of the glider.
Just to add to the gust comment that Trevor said, I usually don’t like to fly over a 3 mph gust spread. Anything over than that you’re going to have a bad time lol. I live in Wisconsin so there is hills and trees so you get turbulence off that but regardless I always found anything over 3 mph gust spread can get pretty gnarly sometimes.
Thanks Trevor. Do you have a preferred app that provides accurate wind speed and gust information?
Windy
UAV forecast
WindAlert
Clime
@@TrevorSteele1 Got it, thanks! 👍🏻
@TrevorSteele1 UAV over NAM? For Utah?
Windy Pro here
which is ideal? if 0mph is not good?, isnt it hard to pull the wing up? and very fast when landing?
2-4 is ideal
What about safe kiting thresholds?
Good info but you didn't cover one more factor - winds aloft. The wind gradient is an important consideration - winds may be acceptable at ground level but totally different 1,000 ft up. Often I see wind speeds of greater than 20 mph at 1,000 when surface (flat land) winds are in the 8-10 mph range - that's my cutoff. I don't want to get up at altitude and see my ground speed slow to a crawl or be forced to fly at very low altitudes to escape the wind.
One of the things that worries me about getting into this sport is the wind. I live in a windy state. I don't think there's ever a time when the wind isn't blowing 10 mph lol.
What state?
Clean your sensor dawgie :)
We did… right after this was filmed lol
@@TrevorSteele1🤣
Truth! 😘
1st
Problem is, you can't go anywhere in high winds and get back!
Looks like your camera has a lot of spots.
We fixed it after this video