PPG training
..in the rain
After ground school at 8am it is time for the usual hang simulation - very technically advanced..
Kam is first up to practice hanging by his balls!
After a spot of lunch we all head to the field and Andre demonstrates how to untangle the lines... well that was the plan until Andre managed to totally mangle them. Guess who had to sort it out!
Next we look at the forward launch technique, since at this point in the day the wind was light and variable.
Then down came the rain, so time for a bit of a break and some refreshments at Dora`s.
After the break we waited for the field to dry out before getting the wings out again. While we waited it was a good opportunity to get used to the weight of the machine.
Once the grass was dry enough we got the wings out and started to use the reverse launch technique. The wind was now getting pretty strong. Andre couldn`t resist giving a little demo flight.
They are both thinking...`this will be me soon - yippee!`
Then just before the rain started again it went very still and Andre was able to zip around at low level.
Time to call it a day and pack up.
Tomorrow is another day. Let`s see what the weather has for us. |