Justify your statement, I know people who started their speedflying adventure without any paragliding or skydiving skills. And they do it well. And besides, you probably don't know what you're watching. So I'll tell you once again, these are just a few of my videos from literally my beginning with paragliding few years before, so on what basis can you judge anything here? You weren't here, you didn't see these conditions, You don't know me, You don't know who I am and you don't know where I'm from. Just stop talking nonsense :)
@@gregwings you being offended by my comment and blaming the conditions tells me everything I need to know about you and your decision making skills. Nothing else needed to say except you are embarrassing yourself. Do better. Cheers
I don't feel offended and I don't think I'm making a fool of myself. Making a fool and ignorance is, for example, the lack of a substantive statement on a given topic. Bye
keep blaming the conditions and take no accountability for your decision making skills, flying skills, or overall respect for the sport. i would never fly with you because you are a liability. period
I don't normally comment on videos but this was hard to watch. Please take up knitting or something. The sport of paragliding may not be ready for you, and the trees would certainly appreciate it. You are lucky to be alive.
I almost always comment on videos and usually give everybody shit but in this case, that which doesn't kill you makes you stronger and hopefully wiser..
Your attitude makes it harder to create an open culture where people are actually willing to admit their mistakes and share them. Potentially saving injury or worse. I appreciate this video for exactly that and I hope the paragliding community will be spared from attitudes like yours.
What are you talking about? There is no sugar coating this situation, this guy is a danger to himself, he WILL end up killing himself, the OP was perfectly reasonable, some people are not meant for some things. And this guy's is not meant to fly paragliders. Simple. Lots of misjudgment, which all lead to crashes. The paragliding people i know at most, have a close call, and not complete full on crash as this guy, and he has a bunch of them! Same mistakes over and over, Including one which he was going to crash with potential death or serious injuries risk, and the reserv DID NOT OPEN! Which saved him! What the! Misjudged on top of another misjudged! Do you need a clearer sign that he shouldn't be flying? You're worried about feelings and not about he's well being? Some times you have to be harsh, or people die. The ground will not be kind.
Okay Gentlemen, Let's start with the fact that you don't fully understand what you're watching. I've shared with you just a few videos from my early days of flying adventures from a few years ago. I've made a ton of mistakes that I admit to. I'm sharing this as a warning to others not to go down the same path as I did, because some may not be so lucky. Despite the events that you can see in this film I have never done anything to myself, I havent even scratched. A few years have passed since the above videos, during which I managed to make many xc flights in different conditions and in different places... So how can you judge whether someone is suitable or not? Seeing only a fraction of the whole process. You don't know me, you don't know my story, you just don't know who I am and what I can afford.
Pretty much every basic decision you made in these clips is completely wrong and something a beginner would know how to avoid. There genuinely is no excuse for this extreme level of incompetence and idiocy.
@@axel1332 I heard it on the Internet from Axel the expert, speedwings are safer than A or B, gotta let all the local schools and EN certification people know!
You are a very dangerous guy. You should stop paragliding. People like you hurt this sport. You create accidents cause of your bad skills and hurt the community. First of all, if you are a beginner and learning, take off under good weather conditions. If you are not able to respect that, just STOP. Second, bad take off site, bad weather assessment, bad landing decisions, etc... The worst, is that after all of this, what happened to you, you kept trying and went for a speed wing! Your luck will end some day buddy. Just take care.
You are one of the people in paragliding that I hate with all my heart. You were a beginner once you made mistakes but you keep them hidden so someone else could make the same mistake and not learn from your mistakes.
@@markmcgoveran6811 It is one thing to make mistakes. This looks like blatant disregard for safety. The most polite way to comment would be to say that the person has zero understanding of wind, weather and their own limitations.
@@frankcarlsen4921 well I'm glad you got at least two categories. Mistakes like you make and bleeding disregard for safety like the other guy's actions.
@@pedroruiz8414 well one mistake I don't make very often is assuming I know all about somebody and what kind of mistakes they make, and then put the Cherry of assumption on top and assume that I don't make them. I have no way to know if we make mistakes in common or completely and utterly different. That's the best thing about this sport you get to fly your wing and you get to accept the consequences of your decisions I fly my wing I accept the consequences of my actions.
In australia we use rope access to do tree lopping. Starting from the ground and safely and securely makeing our way to the top of the tree to slowly cut it down. I am enjoying these tutorials on how you can start from the top. Do they clear all your forests like this? You are so fast at work i dont know how the trees can grow back quick enough.
This guy is a very well trained professional at misjudging things , this is terrifying even to look at your answers in the comments. If you think that because at some points you got better that, that kind of flight reactions and misjudgments are “the beginning of your adventure” or “I learned it the hard way” normal you get it all wrong. When you get a proper training and take classes and lessons you end up seeing some guys like you with “friends” doing really stupid things and that’s really sad because most of them end up in a wheelchair or die. The fact that you share the idea that it is a normal way of learning and it’s cool because you got better at some point is absolutely wrong. This is abnormal and concerning.
Dude i fly since 12 years paragliders. I have never ever seen anything like this. The 50% collapse was so low, your luck is endless. Opposite your skill level, decision making and fundamental understanding of weather, air flow, environment and flying is slim to none. Gsus
Man. You make my day! You are the luckiest person in the world. Try playing in a casino, you will have a jackpot. I'm proud of you. Let the number of take-offs equal the number of landings. Take care of yourself
No idea how long you've been "flying" for, but to have a compilation of crashes where learning does not seem to be happening, isnt a good thing. As far as educational goes, I hope YOU have learnt from it. Stop guessing the conditions. Do some research, there are many weather apps that make it easier and safer. You made those flights worse by either passive piloting or over correcting causing a cascade event. Your reserve not working "luckily for you" 🤦♂️ is not good either. I truly hope you survive, learn and become a great pilot. This is a hard watch, please get some more training. Inc reserve packing 😉😂
Thank you dude for posting this video. If you have more mistakes captured on video, please share those aswell. I admit, you probably deserve some of the less optimistic comments on here, but based on your flying, you're probably not afraid of people's opinions. And hopefully you have improved. If not, please put speedflying on hold until you have done so. There's alot of safety obsessed pilots within the paragliding community, and you sir, are cleary not one of them. Wich is something I appreciate about a person. subscribed! Fly safe, Improve and don't die. Cheers
Thank you for your positive comment. I am constantly trying to improve my flying and with every hour I fly I try to fly more safely. I have no intention of dying :) Good luck!
wow, watching your crash compilation pushed me in the chair. I made a lot of beginner serious mistakes too, but you won. I'm glad you're alive. Please don't take that amount of risk anymore. Respect the weather conditions, physics, nature and your skills. The consequences can be really serious and catastrophic when you run out of luck. I wish you safe and happy flying.
Congrats dude, I saw a lot of videos about paragliding accident, but a so nice compilation, by the very same pilot, I ve never seen that before. And despite all this, you keep trying by pure passion no matter the danger for you or the others. Just please, don't fly in a crowded spot.
May I suggest looking into the Dunning-Kruger effect? If you're still set on flying, it might also be worth taking a weather course to better understand wind patterns before your next attempt. Best of luck! 🤞🏼
Congratulations on surviving the first year or so!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽 Lots of armchair pilots who are absolutely perfect pilots from their early days. Respect to post this, get flamed and continue flying. Be good to see a video of you current skills to shut the noise of everyone.
I was flying a 79sq/ft high performance wing that folded up on me. That sucked. multiple broken bones, open fracture, induced coma and a life time of pain and regret because of bad decisions. I still cant let canopy flight go and I made 2 BASE jumps last week. Those few seconds last forever, I need to learn to Paraglide.
Thank you for sharing this video and your others. I think it's very helpful to show low experience pilots that just because it seems ok on launch it may not be ok in the air. Studying meteorology and looking at the bigger met picture and upper level wind strengths is one of the most important pre flight planning things to do.
@@gregwings i dont know how you fly now. And no a few day course ant change YOUR flying because you are absolutely untalented and ignorant. I ve been a professional xc pilot for over 15 years now and i ve been in hary situations but i never made the same mistakes again and again. But if for whatever reason you decide to continue flying i would reccomend some training and especially safety trainings... how to handle a glide when it gets ruff. I always apprechiate when people show their mistakes but in your case i am affraid that i will see one final video and thats it. Wish you all the best Sir, stay safe(er)
I think an instructor can give you the valuable information you need to know to fly safely. They immediately tell you the mistakes you make during the flight so you can correct them as soon as possible. Do you always pack a brick in the reserve compartment? It seems like this brick has been there a long time. Let it air out once a year and repack it with a professional. You will appreciate it for your next flight!
You never took a flying beginner course nor did you do the Brevet. I fly since 6 years and never touched a tree, never had to throw my reserve. In the training course, you mainly learn about how to read weather predictions and which one to chose to fly. You also learn how to handle the wing, while on the ground, and get a step by step progressing education. You fly with people with years and years of experience and thousands of hours of air time. The biggest investion of human is the word, so we can teach each other without having to find out things the hard way ourselves. It's really powerful! Make use of it. Every mistake you made could've been avoided, if you took proper training. In school, you learn not to fly beyond 25km/h winds. Hurricane like conditions, as you fly, will kill you xD. (minus 2 tree landings) You also learn, not to turn against the terrain but to turn away from it. (minus 1 tree landing) And you learn, which wing to fly and what wing class upgrades bring as new dangers you first have to master to fly those safely. Don't fly CCC wings with your skill level my friend. And don't repair your broken gliders yourself. You want it retrimmed perfectly! It's an airplane, not a hocky stick. Details matter, A LOT. Fly safe my friend, and value life. You only got one. You can do flying, safely. Profit from the experince of others, by taking a real training course and stay conservative in chosing your airplane. Happy Flights Greg.
I see another everybody wants you to quit this sport. But I don't agree. Never give up. Du whatever that makes you happy. At the end of the day, it's your joy. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I look forward to see more of them. Have a nice day.
@@gregwings I've read somewhere that you're a self taught pilot. I would like to hear about your experiences on the way from zero to hero, and listen to your best advices as I'm on the same track as you, but only at the very beginning.
I could hear the nostalgic shout of my instructor at me for brushing my hands against the risers once, every time I see his hands holding onto the risers like a bird with it's CLAWS 🙄🤣🤣
Holy cow.. that first one. Even for a first flight that is seriously lacking in any form of spatial awareness. I hope you've had some big improvements since then. I can't see how anyone could possibly not see that coming at that height.
Thank you for being open and sharing this. A lot of speed wing videos make me fear for the safety of the flier because the risks seem too great...and then I realise that their last posted video was years ago and I bet some of those fliers are now dead...
1. Die Bremsschlaufen hältst du richtig.in min 2.22 2. Halte dich niemals an den Tragegurten, auch wenn's vor allem, wenn's turbulent ist. Nie an den Trage Gurten festhalten ❌ "Außer beim beschleunigen" schaue dir dafür ein Video an" 3. Fußbeschleuniger immer mit beiden Füssen bedienen. 4. Während dem fliegen kleiner Trick, den Fußbeschleuniger so einstellen, dass du deine Füße darauf ruhen kannst "ohne zu beschleunigen" gibt dir mehr gleich Gewicht und du kannst jeder Zeit den b Beschleuniger Tätigen. 5. Gehe immer mit, dem Gewicht mit zum Beispiel rechts vom Gurtzeug gibt's eine Entlastung gehe mit deinem Gewicht mit. Kann sein das es rechts links nochmals links entlastet immer mit gehen. Kannst dir das so vorstellen als ob du oder dein Körper ein Sack voll Kartoffeln wärst. Ist zwar am Anfang eine Gewöhnung jedoch wird es mit der Zeit logisch immer mit deinem Gewicht mit gehen. 6. Boden Handling gehe bei Wind trainieren, und zwar am Boden, den Schirm so lange Boden Training aufziehen Übungen bist du deinen Gleitschirm beherrscht das heißt du kannst mit deinem Schirm am Boden vorwärtsgehen rückwärts links rechts auf den Boden sitzen und wider aufstehen. Du musst dein Schirm am Boden meisterhaft beherrschen immer vor und nach dem fliegen oder dann, wenn du Zeit hast. Boden Handling. 🤙
It seems you love trees a lot 😂. But that's the problem with those soft wings , it is really non versatile with the weather conditions, you're a lucky guy !
According to most of other comments, guys, please don't hit this guy with a hatefull coments only becuase he posted his worst accidents at the beginning of his flying career. He survived and he obviously likes this sport and I'm sure he luckely learned the lessons he needed. BUT, Greg please don't go for a higher class of wing then EN-A or EN-B. Also I recomend to get a SIV course asap.
Thank you for sharing your worst flying experiences with "happy endings". What most probably don't understand is that it's very technical to fly on small low sites. There's very little altitude between start and landing where you are flying so you need more wind to have an opportunity to fly longer. Slopes are not steep at all and starting sites are small and tricky too. This is very difficult terrain and there's a very small margin between flyable with lift and too strong. Good luck and never stop learning. We all commit mistakes even after 30 years of flying.
Thank you for sharing as "this happened to me" or even statistics in the A.O.P.A mag are the most carefully read articles as they do educate those in the same field...I sure do admire your perseverance, you are like tough as nails and will probably master this sport. What you have been through is called the school of hard knocks.
Wow! Mate that is a wild vid. You must be amazing at untangling lines out of trees. The fact you still fly shows you’re a legend. Thanks for sharing this. Good luck. 😊👍
Until you master thermal flying, never ever, in any circumstances, at any time, drunk or sober, alive or not, turn into the slope! On your level, all turns are always out of the slope.
Very brave to demonstrate to anyone thinking of taking up paragliding of what not to do. Please take advice from those around you before aimlessly launching in ignorance rather that knowledge
I barely comment, but paragliding is not the right sport for you. I dont want to be mean. There were so many indications one should not fly and you did not see them.
Obrigado pelo vídeo! Isso faz com que pilotos iniciantes tenham uma percepção de risco maior. Seu vídeo é muito bom, é necessário ter vídeos assim para colocar medo em pilotos iniciantes, para eles não cometerem o mesmo erro. É aquele ditado "aprenda com o erro dos outros, mas não seja o errado". Muito obrigado Greg!
OK, let me make a few points. * You like trees and the trees like you. * Your friend stays calm. Or he doesn't care about you. * You don't know your limits. That's why you exceed them by far! * You don't learn from your mistakes. * You don't know the limits of your paraglider. * You have no feeling for your glider or flying in general. * You have more luck than sense. * Fortunately, your guardian angel flies better than you. Stop flying. Immediately. (someone who has been practicing this beautiful sport without an accident since 1987)
Dude, I'd consider my choices. Especially regarding a speed wing. Do you have any senior pilots that are guiding you?? With all due respect, there seems to me a connection thats shorting between choosing when to stay on the ground, and when to try and take off, and its not normal to have this many incidents. The idea is to fill your experience jar before your luck-jar runs out, but I feel your luck jar is dangerously low. Anyway, I hope you dont have to post more of this.
I learned by myself, I know I made a lot of mistakes, I drew conclusions from them and I'm moving on. I'm trying to fly more safely and I've slowed down a bit
Thanks for sharing and being Humble, although lots of errors its great you are sharing them. Good on you I do have one question : Who packs your reserve because it didn't open when you wanted it too :)
Never put your thumb thru the toggle. In the event of unintentional spiral or riser twist the brakes Are rock solid and you might not be able to get your hands to your reserve.
I read all the comments positive and negative and pretty much agree with them all. Hard to watch. Must not hold risers but that is just the beginning. Congratulations bro. Flying without formal training must be so hard. We wish u safe future.
Wow, wild situations and insane turbulences! Not gonna judge, it is difficult to estimate situations, especially if one does not have many years in the sport. It takes years to learn most of the ways things can go wrong, and there's a lot of ways things can go wrong. Some of us survive by a close calls, some of us are less lucky. Those who survive, have experience not to repeat them, and thus are better pilots. But there is no way around becoming better pilot than just flying, and flying also in those conditions that are not optimal. Flying always means risks, though the risk level can somewhat be affected. I have made numerous misestimations too, and hoping that have thus far learnt the most common cases of _how to not fly_.
Thank you for your understanding, as you can see in the comments above not everyone understands it, everyone watches the best of the best, everyone is delighted with beautiful films in which you can really see the tip of the iceberg under which there are tragedies and dramas... that's why I decided to share this film from my beginnings... Peace!
Bro please be carful paragliding is a dangerous sport if you practice like this , one or 2 times it’s normal to do the not good things but here it’s a bit too much , happy to know that you are good , fly safe 🫶
@gregwings yes and it's good and courageous from you to share, thank you for that to show others what could happen. But please do stop ending in bad situations like that, or you will inevitably hurt or kill yourself, for a leisure activity. Let's all be humble and train ourself properly. This is an air sport, treat it like this, not like like an aside hobby.
Cześć. Thanks for your courage for sharing! Your video was very important material to me. Also in terms of what wrong conditions can be like until the point of loosing control. Most of us have done mistakes in their career but tend to not talk about it. Thanks and keep safe!
Pilot here for 32 years over 2000 hrs airtime, 150 sites. Since the invention of the ego-cam I've seen competency levels drop. Even the idea of mounting an ego cam on a helmet demonstrates rank inability to imagine what might happen if a collapse occurs and line entanglement. In all my years of piloting I've only met a few pilots who have a hook-in count of every buckle etc and that's why I consider most as PG flyers not qualified as pilots. If this helps any of you then my time isn't wasted with this basic hook -in ck list. (15 step ck list) + wing/line ck Helmet strapped on Reserve pin visual that it's fully engaged reserve handle in proper position left leg buckle fully clicked in right leg buckle same center buckle same keeper buckle same right carabineers closed (I have 2 carabineers on each side as backup so 2 count ck) left carabineers same as above (2 count) right riser over left or opposite if you turn opposite (never launch with a riser twist) speed bar stowed properly reach for reserve handle 3 times for muscle memory practice. Look to the sky for clear air before launch If interrupted I start count all over from 1 to 15 again. Obviously this includes sky condition ck and forecast/cloud ck too If it's a new launch site I count that as minus 1 If it's a new wing minus 1. If new conditions at familiar launch minus 1 If I'm tired or just not feeling great minus 1 If crowded sky minus 1 I will never compound any of the minuses for a flight (example a new wing at a new site is minus 2 and I won't launch) There's no Master classification as I'm always learning new modes to improve safety Unfortunately mistakes can hurt not only the pilot/flyer but can also result in shutting down sites so being responsible is vital for all concerned.
You’re brave to share your recordings. Flying with heavy hands and large inputs, especially at speed and only a few meters above the ground in strong winds without full control over the glider, is very risky. Making adjustments while on speed is like pressing both the brakes and throttle simultaneously. Anyone with paragliding experience will tell you that you can never fully master a glider - there’s always more to learn. Approaching the sport pragmatically, planning carefully, anticipating what’s coming, always having an emergency landing spot in sight, and choosing your flying conditions wisely is essential. Listening to others’ experiences is also valuable - a bit of humility in this sport goes a long way. I’ve had my own critical moments, but there’s a difference between facing risks as they come and actively courting danger. If you’re serious about paragliding, I’d recommend an SIV course or spending hours ground-handling to develop a fine sensitivity for the wing’s responses - it can be fun too. For ground-handling practice, speed wings or smaller wings are ideal, as they quickly show improper input and require faster corrections. And lastly... wind is not your friend, and in a crash, a tree can be your best friend. Flying too close to the slope is also risky, as you essentially have only one chance to recover from a collapse. It’s generally advised to stay at least 50 meters from the slope - though, of course, that isn’t always possible. These are some of the first lessons I learned. I’m now considering carrying a second reserve, as having the first one tangle with the main chute could be even worse than not deploying at all. I once saw someone throw a reserve too early, with plenty of altitude and time to address the issue; instead, his reserve tangled and sent him into an even more aggressive dive towards the ground, with tragic results. Paragliding is a sport where you truly never stop learning. I still love paragliding, even knowing there’s a risk of being killed. The difference is like riding a motorbike on a sunny day at a relaxed speed versus speeding at 150 km/h in the rain. The odds being in your favor mostly comes down to your own decisions-until bad luck strikes. Sorry for the long post, just wanted to express what seems important to me - though you probably know most of this already.
Everyone’s an expert after the fact. Ignore the hate. I appreciate the honesty of posting this montage. Don't take it down. Reckless or not, lessons are to be learned here! Also, balls of steel. 👏 Fly safe.
Show me the man who fails. Because every failure is a learning experience. The man who never fails, never pushes boundaries, never grows. We could hang. You look like one of those tough fuckers who likes to learn things the hard way. I'd buy you a beer, we'd impress the barmaid with one up stories of how bad we fucked up over the years. Epic.
Dude I love it. You know how “electroboom” shows you how to do stuff with electricity and blows himself up? You’re like him but with Paragliders. Awesome video though…
good idea to get a speedwing because you clearly have mastered paragliding already
Justify your statement, I know people who started their speedflying adventure without any paragliding or skydiving skills. And they do it well. And besides, you probably don't know what you're watching. So I'll tell you once again, these are just a few of my videos from literally my beginning with paragliding few years before, so on what basis can you judge anything here? You weren't here, you didn't see these conditions, You don't know me, You don't know who I am and you don't know where I'm from. Just stop talking nonsense :)
@@gregwings you being offended by my comment and blaming the conditions tells me everything I need to know about you and your decision making skills. Nothing else needed to say except you are embarrassing yourself. Do better. Cheers
I don't feel offended and I don't think I'm making a fool of myself. Making a fool and ignorance is, for example, the lack of a substantive statement on a given topic. Bye
keep blaming the conditions and take no accountability for your decision making skills, flying skills, or overall respect for the sport. i would never fly with you because you are a liability. period
@@gregwings we can only see what you show, but based on that, I think he's saying you're gonna kill yourself!
I don't normally comment on videos but this was hard to watch. Please take up knitting or something. The sport of paragliding may not be ready for you, and the trees would certainly appreciate it. You are lucky to be alive.
I almost always comment on videos and usually give everybody shit but in this case, that which doesn't kill you makes you stronger and hopefully wiser..
Your attitude makes it harder to create an open culture where people are actually willing to admit their mistakes and share them. Potentially saving injury or worse.
I appreciate this video for exactly that and I hope the paragliding community will be spared from attitudes like yours.
What are you talking about? There is no sugar coating this situation, this guy is a danger to himself, he WILL end up killing himself, the OP was perfectly reasonable, some people are not meant for some things. And this guy's is not meant to fly paragliders. Simple. Lots of misjudgment, which all lead to crashes.
The paragliding people i know at most, have a close call, and not complete full on crash as this guy, and he has a bunch of them! Same mistakes over and over, Including one which he was going to crash with potential death or serious injuries risk, and the reserv DID NOT OPEN! Which saved him! What the! Misjudged on top of another misjudged!
Do you need a clearer sign that he shouldn't be flying? You're worried about feelings and not about he's well being? Some times you have to be harsh, or people die.
The ground will not be kind.
This is exactly what I wanted to say. Dude definately needs to choose another sport or get a decent instructor to teach how to fly.
Okay Gentlemen, Let's start with the fact that you don't fully understand what you're watching. I've shared with you just a few videos from my early days of flying adventures from a few years ago. I've made a ton of mistakes that I admit to. I'm sharing this as a warning to others not to go down the same path as I did, because some may not be so lucky. Despite the events that you can see in this film I have never done anything to myself, I havent even scratched. A few years have passed since the above videos, during which I managed to make many xc flights in different conditions and in different places...
So how can you judge whether someone is suitable or not? Seeing only a fraction of the whole process. You don't know me, you don't know my story, you just don't know who I am and what I can afford.
Pretty much every basic decision you made in these clips is completely wrong and something a beginner would know how to avoid. There genuinely is no excuse for this extreme level of incompetence and idiocy.
40 secs in: I have never seen anyone fly into trees this casually.
When bro said he was on a speed wing I lost it 😂😂😂😂
Damn speedwings, why can't they just glide better, then he wouldn't have to worry about trees... /S
It's definitely safer for him to be under a speed wing, than any glider even a A+ or B. In an other video he is with a CCC glider ...
@@axel1332 I heard it on the Internet from Axel the expert, speedwings are safer than A or B, gotta let all the local schools and EN certification people know!
Hey buddy, I know lots of people are giving you a hard time, but I really appreciate you sharing your fails. Lots of people would hid them.
You are a very dangerous guy. You should stop paragliding. People like you hurt this sport. You create accidents cause of your bad skills and hurt the community.
First of all, if you are a beginner and learning, take off under good weather conditions. If you are not able to respect that, just STOP.
Second, bad take off site, bad weather assessment, bad landing decisions, etc...
The worst, is that after all of this, what happened to you, you kept trying and went for a speed wing!
Your luck will end some day buddy. Just take care.
You are one of the people in paragliding that I hate with all my heart. You were a beginner once you made mistakes but you keep them hidden so someone else could make the same mistake and not learn from your mistakes.
@@markmcgoveran6811 It is one thing to make mistakes. This looks like blatant disregard for safety.
The most polite way to comment would be to say that the person has zero understanding of wind, weather and their own limitations.
@@markmcgoveran6811 hahahahaha not mistakes like yours anyway! hahahaha
@@frankcarlsen4921 well I'm glad you got at least two categories. Mistakes like you make and bleeding disregard for safety like the other guy's actions.
@@pedroruiz8414 well one mistake I don't make very often is assuming I know all about somebody and what kind of mistakes they make, and then put the Cherry of assumption on top and assume that I don't make them. I have no way to know if we make mistakes in common or completely and utterly different. That's the best thing about this sport you get to fly your wing and you get to accept the consequences of your decisions I fly my wing I accept the consequences of my actions.
The only guy I know that takes a chainsaw paragliding.
I've done it too😂😅
In australia we use rope access to do tree lopping. Starting from the ground and safely and securely makeing our way to the top of the tree to slowly cut it down.
I am enjoying these tutorials on how you can start from the top. Do they clear all your forests like this? You are so fast at work i dont know how the trees can grow back quick enough.
Best comment 🤣
This guy is a very well trained professional at misjudging things , this is terrifying even to look at your answers in the comments.
If you think that because at some points you got better that, that kind of flight reactions and misjudgments are “the beginning of your adventure” or “I learned it the hard way” normal you get it all wrong.
When you get a proper training and take classes and lessons you end up seeing some guys like you with “friends” doing really stupid things and that’s really sad because most of them end up in a wheelchair or die.
The fact that you share the idea that it is a normal way of learning and it’s cool because you got better at some point is absolutely wrong. This is abnormal and concerning.
Dude i fly since 12 years paragliders. I have never ever seen anything like this. The 50% collapse was so low, your luck is endless. Opposite your skill level, decision making and fundamental understanding of weather, air flow, environment and flying is slim to none. Gsus
You have no idea what you are doing on a Paraglider!
Yes, I didn't know what I was doing, but that's the past tense
How long ago were these ?
Man. You make my day! You are the luckiest person in the world. Try playing in a casino, you will have a jackpot. I'm proud of you. Let the number of take-offs equal the number of landings. Take care of yourself
No idea how long you've been "flying" for, but to have a compilation of crashes where learning does not seem to be happening, isnt a good thing. As far as educational goes, I hope YOU have learnt from it.
Stop guessing the conditions. Do some research, there are many weather apps that make it easier and safer.
You made those flights worse by either passive piloting or over correcting causing a cascade event.
Your reserve not working "luckily for you" 🤦♂️ is not good either.
I truly hope you survive, learn and become a great pilot.
This is a hard watch, please get some more training. Inc reserve packing 😉😂
Thank you! Good luck!
Thank you dude for posting this video. If you have more mistakes captured on video, please share those aswell. I admit, you probably deserve some of the less optimistic comments on here, but based on your flying, you're probably not afraid of people's opinions. And hopefully you have improved. If not, please put speedflying on hold until you have done so. There's alot of safety obsessed pilots within the paragliding community, and you sir, are cleary not one of them. Wich is something I appreciate about a person. subscribed!
Fly safe, Improve and don't die.
Cheers
Thank you for your positive comment. I am constantly trying to improve my flying and with every hour I fly I try to fly more safely. I have no intention of dying :) Good luck!
Dude has been in more tree’s than a chimp
wow, watching your crash compilation pushed me in the chair. I made a lot of beginner serious mistakes too, but you won. I'm glad you're alive. Please don't take that amount of risk anymore. Respect the weather conditions, physics, nature and your skills. The consequences can be really serious and catastrophic when you run out of luck. I wish you safe and happy flying.
I admit that occasionally a tree has jumped out in front of me, but you have made crashing into trees an art form.
Congrats dude, I saw a lot of videos about paragliding accident, but a so nice compilation, by the very same pilot, I ve never seen that before. And despite all this, you keep trying by pure passion no matter the danger for you or the others. Just please, don't fly in a crowded spot.
what happened to the reserve that "luckily didn't open"? was packed wrong?
Právě jsem udělal rekord. 7 minut a 27 sekund jsem nedýchal.😶
May I suggest looking into the Dunning-Kruger effect? If you're still set on flying, it might also be worth taking a weather course to better understand wind patterns before your next attempt. Best of luck! 🤞🏼
Congratulations on surviving the first year or so!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Lots of armchair pilots who are absolutely perfect pilots from their early days.
Respect to post this, get flamed and continue flying.
Be good to see a video of you current skills to shut the noise of everyone.
Thank You! Peace
I was flying a 79sq/ft high performance wing that folded up on me. That sucked. multiple broken bones, open fracture, induced coma and a life time of pain and regret because of bad decisions. I still cant let canopy flight go and I made 2 BASE jumps last week. Those few seconds last forever, I need to learn to Paraglide.
I thought I had some bad landings myself ... but man: you are the best ! Thank you for sharing this !
Pretty amazed that you are still alive …
This is the scariest movie I have seen in a long time. I wish hollywood could scare me like this video did.
You are on an other level man. Thanks for sharing knowing you would be grilled
Not much people on earth have their own fail video which deserves it´s name!
This is why you should get PROPER training. No idea how any flight school could have let you fly by yourself. Consider yourself extremely lucky.
Thank you for sharing this video and your others. I think it's very helpful to show low experience pilots that just because it seems ok on launch it may not be ok in the air. Studying meteorology and looking at the bigger met picture and upper level wind strengths is one of the most important pre flight planning things to do.
I literally can not watch this. Did you had an instructor? Your decision making was catastrophically bad.
Really appreciate you sharing these, I wish you didn't need to learn these buy doing but thanks for being brave and letting others learn from them.
Why the 360 before you hit the tree's?
it's a miracal that this guy still alive,operate blindly.
Have you ever attended a paragliding course? Or did you selfteach?
and what does it matter?
@@gregwings because you fly like you never attended a course and you dont know how a paraglider works🤣
@@SuperV8driver How do you know how I fly now? And you think that a few-day course will save my life in the future?
@@gregwings i dont know how you fly now.
And no a few day course ant change YOUR flying because you are absolutely untalented and ignorant. I ve been a professional xc pilot for over 15 years now and i ve been in hary situations but i never made the same mistakes again and again.
But if for whatever reason you decide to continue flying i would reccomend some training and especially safety trainings... how to handle a glide when it gets ruff.
I always apprechiate when people show their mistakes but in your case i am affraid that i will see one final video and thats it.
Wish you all the best Sir, stay safe(er)
I think an instructor can give you the valuable information you need to know to fly safely. They immediately tell you the mistakes you make during the flight so you can correct them as soon as possible.
Do you always pack a brick in the reserve compartment? It seems like this brick has been there a long time. Let it air out once a year and repack it with a professional. You will appreciate it for your next flight!
unteachable unique. the Darwin prize awaits
Thank you for sharing! Do you know why the parachute didn’t open in the last video shot? Have you figured out the reason?
Thank you for sharing hour experiences with us. We learn this way. Keep it up 🙏
How much do you love trees ?
Greg Wings : "Yes"
You never took a flying beginner course nor did you do the Brevet.
I fly since 6 years and never touched a tree, never had to throw my reserve.
In the training course, you mainly learn about how to read weather predictions and which one to chose to fly.
You also learn how to handle the wing, while on the ground, and get a step by step progressing education.
You fly with people with years and years of experience and thousands of hours of air time.
The biggest investion of human is the word, so we can teach each other without having to find out things the hard way ourselves. It's really powerful! Make use of it.
Every mistake you made could've been avoided, if you took proper training.
In school, you learn not to fly beyond 25km/h winds. Hurricane like conditions, as you fly, will kill you xD. (minus 2 tree landings)
You also learn, not to turn against the terrain but to turn away from it. (minus 1 tree landing)
And you learn, which wing to fly and what wing class upgrades bring as new dangers you first have to master to fly those safely.
Don't fly CCC wings with your skill level my friend.
And don't repair your broken gliders yourself. You want it retrimmed perfectly! It's an airplane, not a hocky stick. Details matter, A LOT.
Fly safe my friend, and value life. You only got one. You can do flying, safely. Profit from the experince of others, by taking a real training course and stay conservative in chosing your airplane.
Happy Flights Greg.
How do you get the parafoil out of the top of the tree when you land in the middle of the forest? Thanks in advance for your answer.
kurva mate... one must appreciate the fact you always get up to do it again. i would have quit long ago. respect
I see another everybody wants you to quit this sport. But I don't agree. Never give up. Du whatever that makes you happy. At the end of the day, it's your joy. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I look forward to see more of them. Have a nice day.
thank you! good luck
@@gregwings I've read somewhere that you're a self taught pilot. I would like to hear about your experiences on the way from zero to hero, and listen to your best advices as I'm on the same track as you, but only at the very beginning.
I could hear the nostalgic shout of my instructor at me for brushing my hands against the risers once, every time I see his hands holding onto the risers like a bird with it's CLAWS 🙄🤣🤣
You have definetly much more tree-time then air time
Holy cow.. that first one. Even for a first flight that is seriously lacking in any form of spatial awareness. I hope you've had some big improvements since then. I can't see how anyone could possibly not see that coming at that height.
You really like hugging trees, dont you? Next time let the wing fly instead of using the brakes to stall it.
wow, that's some scary moments.. my legs where shaking during the whole video 😲 thanks for sharing
Thank you for being open and sharing this. A lot of speed wing videos make me fear for the safety of the flier because the risks seem too great...and then I realise that their last posted video was years ago and I bet some of those fliers are now dead...
Good job, thanks for posting, I learned a lot.
If your going to keep doing it then at least find a new spot to launch from
1. Die Bremsschlaufen hältst du richtig.in min 2.22
2. Halte dich niemals an den Tragegurten, auch wenn's vor allem, wenn's turbulent ist.
Nie an den Trage Gurten festhalten ❌
"Außer beim beschleunigen" schaue dir dafür ein Video an"
3. Fußbeschleuniger immer mit beiden Füssen bedienen.
4. Während dem fliegen kleiner Trick, den Fußbeschleuniger so einstellen, dass du deine Füße darauf ruhen kannst "ohne zu beschleunigen" gibt dir mehr gleich Gewicht und du kannst jeder Zeit den b
Beschleuniger Tätigen.
5. Gehe immer mit, dem Gewicht mit zum Beispiel rechts vom Gurtzeug gibt's eine Entlastung gehe mit deinem Gewicht mit. Kann sein das es rechts links nochmals links entlastet immer mit gehen. Kannst dir das so vorstellen als ob du oder dein Körper ein Sack voll Kartoffeln wärst.
Ist zwar am Anfang eine Gewöhnung jedoch wird es mit der Zeit logisch immer mit deinem Gewicht mit gehen.
6. Boden Handling gehe bei Wind trainieren, und zwar am Boden, den Schirm so lange Boden Training aufziehen Übungen bist du deinen Gleitschirm beherrscht das heißt du kannst mit deinem Schirm am Boden vorwärtsgehen rückwärts links rechts auf den Boden sitzen und wider aufstehen. Du musst dein Schirm am Boden meisterhaft beherrschen immer vor und nach dem fliegen oder dann, wenn du Zeit hast. Boden Handling. 🤙
It seems you love trees a lot 😂. But that's the problem with those soft wings , it is really non versatile with the weather conditions, you're a lucky guy !
Wow. Some rough spots. It looks like the trees might’ve saved you from really bad injuries a couple times. Thanks for sharing.
*buys a speed wing* "I've been in a few trees in my day surely I know how to paraglide now"
According to most of other comments, guys, please don't hit this guy with a hatefull coments only becuase he posted his worst accidents at the beginning of his flying career. He survived and he obviously likes this sport and I'm sure he luckely learned the lessons he needed. BUT, Greg please don't go for a higher class of wing then EN-A or EN-B. Also I recomend to get a SIV course asap.
Thank you for sharing your worst flying experiences with "happy endings". What most probably don't understand is that it's very technical to fly on small low sites. There's very little altitude between start and landing where you are flying so you need more wind to have an opportunity to fly longer. Slopes are not steep at all and starting sites are small and tricky too. This is very difficult terrain and there's a very small margin between flyable with lift and too strong. Good luck and never stop learning. We all commit mistakes even after 30 years of flying.
thank you! good luck!
thanks for sharing, fly safe!
Thank you for sharing as "this happened to me" or even statistics in the A.O.P.A mag are the most carefully read articles as they do educate those in the same field...I sure do admire your perseverance, you are like tough as nails and will probably master this sport. What you have been through is called the school of hard knocks.
Wow! Mate that is a wild vid.
You must be amazing at untangling lines out of trees.
The fact you still fly shows you’re a legend.
Thanks for sharing this.
Good luck. 😊👍
Until you master thermal flying, never ever, in any circumstances, at any time, drunk or sober, alive or not, turn into the slope!
On your level, all turns are always out of the slope.
Yeah in the first clip it looked like he had 3 business days to avoid flying into the trees😅
Very brave to demonstrate to anyone thinking of taking up paragliding of what not to do.
Please take advice from those around you before aimlessly launching in ignorance rather that knowledge
I barely comment, but paragliding is not the right sport for you. I dont want to be mean. There were so many indications one should not fly and you did not see them.
Obrigado pelo vídeo! Isso faz com que pilotos iniciantes tenham uma percepção de risco maior. Seu vídeo é muito bom, é necessário ter vídeos assim para colocar medo em pilotos iniciantes, para eles não cometerem o mesmo erro. É aquele ditado "aprenda com o erro dos outros, mas não seja o errado".
Muito obrigado Greg!
OK, let me make a few points.
* You like trees and the trees like you.
* Your friend stays calm. Or he doesn't care about you.
* You don't know your limits. That's why you exceed them by far!
* You don't learn from your mistakes.
* You don't know the limits of your paraglider.
* You have no feeling for your glider or flying in general.
* You have more luck than sense.
* Fortunately, your guardian angel flies better than you.
Stop flying. Immediately.
(someone who has been practicing this beautiful sport without an accident since 1987)
Really glad you made it out. Are your wings trash every time you hit the trees or is there a trick to save them?
I don't always destroy the wing, but if it does get damaged, I repair it myself
@@gregwings 🤣
Well that was fun to watch! Trees are your best friend!
Dude, I'd consider my choices. Especially regarding a speed wing. Do you have any senior pilots that are guiding you?? With all due respect, there seems to me a connection thats shorting between choosing when to stay on the ground, and when to try and take off, and its not normal to have this many incidents. The idea is to fill your experience jar before your luck-jar runs out, but I feel your luck jar is dangerously low. Anyway, I hope you dont have to post more of this.
I learned by myself, I know I made a lot of mistakes, I drew conclusions from them and I'm moving on. I'm trying to fly more safely and I've slowed down a bit
Thanks for sharing and being Humble, although lots of errors its great you are sharing them. Good on you I do have one question : Who packs your reserve because it didn't open when you wanted it too :)
Never put your thumb thru the toggle. In the event of unintentional spiral or riser twist the brakes Are rock solid and you might not be able to get your hands to your reserve.
I read all the comments positive and negative and pretty much agree with them all. Hard to watch. Must not hold risers but that is just the beginning.
Congratulations bro. Flying without formal training must be so hard. We wish u safe future.
Wow, wild situations and insane turbulences! Not gonna judge, it is difficult to estimate situations, especially if one does not have many years in the sport. It takes years to learn most of the ways things can go wrong, and there's a lot of ways things can go wrong. Some of us survive by a close calls, some of us are less lucky. Those who survive, have experience not to repeat them, and thus are better pilots. But there is no way around becoming better pilot than just flying, and flying also in those conditions that are not optimal. Flying always means risks, though the risk level can somewhat be affected.
I have made numerous misestimations too, and hoping that have thus far learnt the most common cases of _how to not fly_.
Thank you for your understanding, as you can see in the comments above not everyone understands it, everyone watches the best of the best, everyone is delighted with beautiful films in which you can really see the tip of the iceberg under which there are tragedies and dramas... that's why I decided to share this film from my beginnings... Peace!
Bro please be carful paragliding is a dangerous sport if you practice like this , one or 2 times it’s normal to do the not good things but here it’s a bit too much , happy to know that you are good , fly safe 🫶
You have a gardian angle, that's for sure... glad your well
I don't want my sport to be represented like that. You're one the (very lucky) bad apples.
this is also my sport, and my channel where I will show the truth
@gregwings yes and it's good and courageous from you to share, thank you for that to show others what could happen. But please do stop ending in bad situations like that, or you will inevitably hurt or kill yourself, for a leisure activity. Let's all be humble and train ourself properly. This is an air sport, treat it like this, not like like an aside hobby.
No words.............
Your once mistake is when you buy your palglider :D You have more trees than my friends for a live time
Cześć. Thanks for your courage for sharing! Your video was very important material to me. Also in terms of what wrong conditions can be like until the point of loosing control. Most of us have done mistakes in their career but tend to not talk about it. Thanks and keep safe!
If you're answering, it means you're still alive. If you realize what you're doing, that's good. If it's in the past, that's even better.
Ich weiß gar nicht, was ich diplomatisch dazu sagen soll. Das ist nicht dein Sport.. der Paraglider ist NICHT dein Sportgerät. Bitte höre auf damit.
minigolf is auch schön habich gehört...
hard to watch... thank you for sharing!
Do you know why the last thermal was that wild?
You must have an angel guard,taking care of you. You should still have many importants things to do on earth.
Maybe there is something to it... Peace!
Pilot here for 32 years over 2000 hrs airtime, 150 sites. Since the invention of the ego-cam I've seen competency levels drop. Even the idea of mounting an ego cam on a helmet demonstrates rank inability to imagine what might happen if a collapse occurs and line entanglement. In all my years of piloting I've only met a few pilots who have a hook-in count of every buckle etc and that's why I consider most as PG flyers not qualified as pilots. If this helps any of you then my time isn't wasted with this basic hook -in ck list.
(15 step ck list) + wing/line ck
Helmet strapped on
Reserve pin visual that it's fully engaged
reserve handle in proper position
left leg buckle fully clicked in
right leg buckle same
center buckle same
keeper buckle same
right carabineers closed (I have 2 carabineers on each side as backup so 2 count ck)
left carabineers same as above (2 count)
right riser over left or opposite if you turn opposite (never launch with a riser twist)
speed bar stowed properly
reach for reserve handle 3 times for muscle memory practice.
Look to the sky for clear air before launch
If interrupted I start count all over from 1 to 15 again.
Obviously this includes sky condition ck and forecast/cloud ck too
If it's a new launch site I count that as minus 1
If it's a new wing minus 1.
If new conditions at familiar launch minus 1
If I'm tired or just not feeling great minus 1
If crowded sky minus 1
I will never compound any of the minuses for a flight
(example a new wing at a new site is minus 2 and I won't launch)
There's no Master classification as I'm always learning new modes to improve safety
Unfortunately mistakes can hurt not only the pilot/flyer but can also result in shutting down sites so being responsible is vital for all concerned.
I think you love flying in turbulence zones 😂 damn trees
You’re brave to share your recordings. Flying with heavy hands and large inputs, especially at speed and only a few meters above the ground in strong winds without full control over the glider, is very risky. Making adjustments while on speed is like pressing both the brakes and throttle simultaneously. Anyone with paragliding experience will tell you that you can never fully master a glider - there’s always more to learn. Approaching the sport pragmatically, planning carefully, anticipating what’s coming, always having an emergency landing spot in sight, and choosing your flying conditions wisely is essential.
Listening to others’ experiences is also valuable - a bit of humility in this sport goes a long way. I’ve had my own critical moments, but there’s a difference between facing risks as they come and actively courting danger. If you’re serious about paragliding, I’d recommend an SIV course or spending hours ground-handling to develop a fine sensitivity for the wing’s responses - it can be fun too. For ground-handling practice, speed wings or smaller wings are ideal, as they quickly show improper input and require faster corrections. And lastly... wind is not your friend, and in a crash, a tree can be your best friend. Flying too close to the slope is also risky, as you essentially have only one chance to recover from a collapse. It’s generally advised to stay at least 50 meters from the slope - though, of course, that isn’t always possible.
These are some of the first lessons I learned. I’m now considering carrying a second reserve, as having the first one tangle with the main chute could be even worse than not deploying at all. I once saw someone throw a reserve too early, with plenty of altitude and time to address the issue; instead, his reserve tangled and sent him into an even more aggressive dive towards the ground, with tragic results. Paragliding is a sport where you truly never stop learning.
I still love paragliding, even knowing there’s a risk of being killed. The difference is like riding a motorbike on a sunny day at a relaxed speed versus speeding at 150 km/h in the rain. The odds being in your favor mostly comes down to your own decisions-until bad luck strikes. Sorry for the long post, just wanted to express what seems important to me - though you probably know most of this already.
Wow, all those tree landings and a reserve deployment. Think this thru man. Thanks for upload
Everyone’s an expert after the fact. Ignore the hate.
I appreciate the honesty of posting this montage. Don't take it down.
Reckless or not, lessons are to be learned here!
Also, balls of steel. 👏
Fly safe.
Awesome video 😂💪🤙
Show me the man who fails. Because every failure is a learning experience. The man who never fails, never pushes boundaries, never grows. We could hang. You look like one of those tough fuckers who likes to learn things the hard way. I'd buy you a beer, we'd impress the barmaid with one up stories of how bad we fucked up over the years. Epic.
Awesome video
Thanks for sharing
Dude I love it. You know how “electroboom” shows you how to do stuff with electricity and blows himself up? You’re like him but with Paragliders.
Awesome video though…
I think this man has a secret desire to be a tree surgeon 😂😂
this was insane
Greg. Dude. Stop flying in the wind. Or launching into a wall of forest. Just these two simple rules will save you so much trouble. My God.
You really loves trees
That's a good thing I missed the trees on my crash. Ground hurts 100 times more the trees.
you should start flying without the wing, I am sure you can manage to succeed
I recommended going to Castelluccio in Italy. There's no trees there and you can launch and land everywhere
Trees saved this guy! 😅
And now you fly a ccc wing??? 😅
Yes. Sometimes I fly on different wings
Boa sorte irmão ...espero que não se machuque.
Eu repensaria continuar tentando o voo livre.
Entertaining & glad that you’ve survived… so far. I think your calling is as an Arborist!😂