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Master Powered Paragliding

the series (Video below) | Recent Update

What's possible is truly amazing.

Powered paragliding has more to offer an inspired pilot than possibly any other type of flying, and in so many ways. It's time to unlock some of the techniques that can speed the motivated to excellence.

This series is what I wish were available after I learned the basics of flying PPG. There are many specific techniques that can be learned far quicker if only they were clearly explained. It is intended for pilots who have already learned the basics, and are basically PPG2 level flyers.

Video is never any substitute for high quality instruction and especially practice. Nor can any video instill a skill. We don't purpose to replace personal instruction but rather augment it. And we can certainly show you the tools, how they can be used, and how to practice them. We'll also show what's possible.

There's so much more to PPG than meets the eye. Ground handling, for example, is something that can be mastered far easier with the specific tools included in this video. Not just one set of techniques, either, but many, from some of our sports most capable pilots. Disc 1 will be out first, sometime in mid 2009, as most of the scenes have already been shot.

 

These are not "show-off" videos. Techniques are broken down with close-ups, graphics, narrated explanations and slow motion to first show exactly what to do, how much to do it, what timing is involved and how to react. Then timing is further dissected as we reveal the techniques in action.

Various techniques are shown in action along with what they're strong points are. Kiting, for example, can be done in many, many ways, especially in high winds. Some work better than others depending on conditions and terrain.

It's an exciting project and we hope the results are worth the enormous effort.

2008-Nov-23 Florida Filming

The production process moves south where we'll be killing two birds...lets rephrase that...where we'll be accomplishing two things at once. I'm going through tandem certification with Eric Dufour and we're getting footage of the process to include in the video series. It won't be much, probably just a few of the 70 minutes but it will be quite useful for instructors seeking to become tandem qualified and maybe interesting to see what's involved. Hey, if a picture is worth a thousand words, think what 30 pictures per second will provide!

A bunch of other shots are planned, if we have time, with Eric Dufour demonstrating certain specific techniques. Most involve using a vehicle, steadicam and Eric flying between zero and 5 feet. Ought to be interesting.

2008-Oct-15 Carnage

Yesterday I was labeling clips from an outing last month and it was kind of fun to relive.

One major part of the project is showing how to handle strong winds, especially for the first video on ground handling. So, on a day with gusts to 23 mph, we took the opportunity. "Tim, grab the camera, lets go get carnage!"

In the Midwest, strong winds mean gusty winds. It's not the relatively steady wind that I recently enjoyed in Galveston or the smooth morning flow over point of the mountain in Salt Lake City. Nope, it's just nasty, especially in the thermal-tormented afternoon. That's when we went out. That's why I expected some carnage. But hey, this is a video about how to handle strong winds so how better to do that than to go out in conditions a bit stronger than the strongest we normally kite in.

Our spot was huge so as to allow being dragged downwind with little risk of injury. The techniques worked great but with winds that strong, there were some interesting moments.

Within a half-minute of getting the wing overhead, I got whacked by a huge gust. Up I went. It felt like 15 feet and a half-minute worth of flying. Of course watching the video showed it was only about 6 feet high and lasted 7 seconds but that was still sporty. Tim took his turn on the wing while I took over the steadicam. Same thing. Gusts, long slides during inflations, getting lifted, dealing with collapses. The footage is actually kind of humorous as we go about getting lifted every minute or so. Tim has become quite accomplished at kiting! We recorded it close, far, from different angles, and all kinds of inflating, kiting and deflating methods.

It was good stuff and kind of fun to get. Amazingly, we managed to stay on our feet the entire session.

Here is more coverage of the production process on the "Enterprise Log"

2008-Dec-28

The script for all four videos has been completed. Yehaaa!

That's a big deal, especially since it's ahead of schedule. Of course "completed" is a relative term because there is editing, reviewing, and tweakings that will morph it significantly after footage is shot and the general changes that are inevitable. Although the vast majority of the shots are being flown for the video, some are not and script will be adjusted for them.

We were stymied on two recent efforts to get to Phoenix to do some taping. Weather first then full flights. The Enterprise will now stay in Phoenix then go right to the Salton Sea Paratoys fly-in, to the dunes afterwards and then back to Phoenix. There is a group of capable and willing pilots there that have offered to help and so we're planning to get a bunch of the necessary footage there.

The scripts vary from 7000 words to 10,000 words each. That means that the videos will vary from 65 to 75 minutes each with extras (flying, music, outtakes, humorous comments by the pilots, etc) likely adding up to an additional 20 minutes each.

Master Powered Paragliding is being shot and rendered in high definition. It will be available in DVD widescreen and Blu-Ray at its highest resolution. Blu Ray will cost probably twice as much but it will certainly look good. We have previewed the first cuts at Blu-Ray's high definition and indeed it's sharp. For some, they will appreciate the quality.

The discs will come out probably 6 months apart although much of the taping for all four videos is being done concurrently.

Enjoy!


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