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Reverse Inflation into Forward Launch & Paragliding

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When you have the wing up over your head and you are reverse kiting, once you are ready to turn around and launch, you are going to let go of your risers, and have a little bit of contact on your brake, and turn forward and start moving into the wind.

Once you start moving into the wind, and you are ready to launch, you are going to put your hands behind you so you have no brake pressure on.

Lean forward into what is called the torpedo position and just run as fast as you can until you are off in the air.

The key to getting in the air, is not giving any extra brake pressure or jumping.

It is just the speed of running, so the faster you run, the quicker you are going to get into the air.

Once you have that perfect wall built, go ahead and bring the wing up over your head.

If you have good wind you can stand there and kite for a minute.

Feeling where the wind is through your risers.

Soon as you are ready to launch, lean forward into your running torpedo position, brakes all the way off, and run, run, run.

Forward kiting, let’s say you brought the wing up, let go of the riser and turned around and you are not ready to launch yet.

You are just going to stand there are forward kite the wing.

Control the wing with your brakes. If it is going too far to the right you are going to give it a little left brake.

Remember not to over control, everything about paragliding whether flying or on the ground is going to be slight brake control.

No more than an inch at a time, give the wings a few seconds to react because they will not react right away.

Also lean forward some into your harness, so you can feel the risers and your harness against your chest. That is so you know which way the wind is going.

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