Thanks. From now on I'm definitely going to take the wind and weather forecasts a few hours from my takeoff time more seriously, especially if there are storms in the area.
Justin happy nothing happens but we learn from our own experiences everything is great, always event weather great if you have a big clouds formation close to your lz don’t launch. Fly baby fly
Of course it is going to be turbulent where you are trying to land in that kind of wind ,behind all sorts of buildings and trees, always go for the most open area when its like that so much rotor where you landed , you were lucky !
@@JustinPPG yeah easy to 'armchair pilot' but I was thinking the same thing. With the turbulence you have lots of alternates for a safer landing as you were forced to. I understand the desire to get back to the regular LZ. When I saw the trees waving to you @5:49 my eyes popped. Even crows stay down in that stuff.
@@grejen711Those swaying trees got me too, it takes a lot of wind force to do that. I was surprised the wing collapsed down so easily after the landing instead of dragging him, but the wind must have been blocked by the trees down that low. Imagine the rotor going from swaying trees to still air just a few feet below.
Rotor is the name used for turbulence generally created as the air passes over obstructions on the ground or between air layers going different speeds and directions. While technically not correct, it is used to describe any type of unstable turbulent air in Paramotoring. Where is is mostly used correctly is in mountain flying (like sailplanes or paragliding) where the air climbs a hill or mountain on one side and drops off over the backside, usually causing a cylindrical rotation that can force an aircraft to rotate with it (thus, rotor). In sailplanes, if you are flying perpendicular to the rotor, one wing can be forced up and the other down causing a roll you may not be able to stop. In Paragliding or Paramotoring, it can cause your wing (glider) to collapse and fold under...not a good thing.
I take off with ground conditions loke that but the gusts aren't usually so erratic and instantaneous. The gusts I usually experience are fewer and less frequent. They also rise and fall much more gradually. They gusts I experienced after I took off were much more violent. I flew this morning and conditions were pretty calm below 5k feet but I still started experiencing punchy gusts after about an hour of flight. This will be my first fall season with my paramotor. I suppose the rise of more rapid, intense gusts have to do with the season change.
Glad you made a safe landing... Always be alert about the weather! Be careful!
Thanks. From now on I'm definitely going to take the wind and weather forecasts a few hours from my takeoff time more seriously, especially if there are storms in the area.
Nice video. Nice recovery from the collapse. Nice debrief too. Good thing you had some altitude when it happend. Thanks for sharing 🤙😎
Glad you made it down. -- What a pretty area you live!!
The wind gusts kept me grounded this weekend. I went up once on a gusty day and learned my lesson.
Same. Ive got lucky too. Wont try that again
Nice vidéo ! Great thought un process! You did well!
Justin happy nothing happens but we learn from our own experiences everything is great, always event weather great if you have a big clouds formation close to your lz don’t launch. Fly baby fly
You're right. I won't let it ever happen to me again and hopefully sharing this video will help stop others from making the same mistake.
Scary stuff man!
Ya, I was a fool not taking the forecast more seriously.
Of course it is going to be turbulent where you are trying to land in that kind of wind ,behind all sorts of buildings and trees, always go for the most open area when its like that so much rotor where you landed , you were lucky !
Your right, I didn't even consider that the rotor and turbulence from obstructions was going to be amplified with the stronger winds.
@@JustinPPG yeah easy to 'armchair pilot' but I was thinking the same thing. With the turbulence you have lots of alternates for a safer landing as you were forced to. I understand the desire to get back to the regular LZ. When I saw the trees waving to you @5:49 my eyes popped. Even crows stay down in that stuff.
@@grejen711Those swaying trees got me too, it takes a lot of wind force to do that. I was surprised the wing collapsed down so easily after the landing instead of dragging him, but the wind must have been blocked by the trees down that low. Imagine the rotor going from swaying trees to still air just a few feet below.
What is rotor? Glad you got out of it in one piece, great video and commentary, keep safe out there.
Rotor is the name used for turbulence generally created as the air passes over obstructions on the ground or between air layers going different speeds and directions. While technically not correct, it is used to describe any type of unstable turbulent air in Paramotoring. Where is is mostly used correctly is in mountain flying (like sailplanes or paragliding) where the air climbs a hill or mountain on one side and drops off over the backside, usually causing a cylindrical rotation that can force an aircraft to rotate with it (thus, rotor). In sailplanes, if you are flying perpendicular to the rotor, one wing can be forced up and the other down causing a roll you may not be able to stop. In Paragliding or Paramotoring, it can cause your wing (glider) to collapse and fold under...not a good thing.
Mate the trees was bending over 🤣🤣 and you still went an flew
Lol, it wasn't like that before I took off.
@@JustinPPG but you took off fully trimmed out in 3 steps but it wasnt that windy 🤣🤣🤣
I take off with ground conditions loke that but the gusts aren't usually so erratic and instantaneous. The gusts I usually experience are fewer and less frequent. They also rise and fall much more gradually. They gusts I experienced after I took off were much more violent. I flew this morning and conditions were pretty calm below 5k feet but I still started experiencing punchy gusts after about an hour of flight. This will be my first fall season with my paramotor. I suppose the rise of more rapid, intense gusts have to do with the season change.
but you could see the onset of bad weather in the clouds before you took off,
It's true, I missed all those warning signs.
What size is your wing in this video
It's a 26M.