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Inspiration

Weightless01WeightlessJean-Baptiste ChandelierJB turns flight into a light, playful possibility. Movement, music and images invite a simple thought: what if I could fly too? I put this first because a beautiful film can be the beginning of someone’s journey into the sky.YouTube ↗Touch02TouchJean-Baptiste ChandelierWhat draws me to this film is its sense of closeness to the world. Precise wing control becomes something fluid and expressive. Watch the rhythm between movement and image: flying can be a wonderfully playful way of expressing yourself.YouTube ↗Light Line03Light LineJean-Baptiste ChandelierLight, rhythm and the lines of flight form another part of JB’s visual language. I recommend it for the way technical skill becomes beauty. A flight path can feel like a line of poetry, opening a fresh relationship between sky and landscape.YouTube ↗Home Flight04Home FlightJean-Baptiste ChandelierThe title alone holds an invitation: familiar places still contain possibilities. With Luc Alphand and Pierre Vaultier, JB brings the imagination of flight closer to home. I like that curiosity—the desire to discover our everyday surroundings all over again.YouTube ↗For Our Sport05For Our SportDHV · DHVinfoWhat moves me in this DHV film is the substance behind its idea of freedom. Life-changing moments depend on equipment, training, flying sites, airspace and a community’s work. The freedom we enjoy in the sky also needs people on the ground to care for it together.YouTube ↗Updraft06UpdraftSHV · Schweizerischer Hängegleiter-VerbandThis introductory film from Switzerland’s SHV turns “I want to fly” towards a practical beginning. For someone newly drawn to the sky, seeing how to enter the sport can be encouraging in itself. A visible path makes that first step feel possible.YouTube ↗Flying Is Freedom07Flying Is FreedomKerim Jaspersen · Christian Menn · Patrick PenkertReworked from Lena lernt fliegen, this film follows the experience of learning to fly and lets freedom become tangible step by step. Its approachable tone is what I like: watching someone begin can help us take our own dream of flight seriously.YouTube ↗The Path to Becoming a Paraglider Pilot08The Path to Becoming a Paraglider PilotSky-Team Paragliding · Final DimensionSky-Team introduces its training path towards becoming a paraglider pilot. It belongs here because inspiring flight deserves a visible route towards it. Breaking the dream into things we can learn and practise gives the wish to begin a firmer footing.YouTube ↗

Groundhandling basics

Basic terminology01Basic terminologyWatch video ↗Laying out the wing in light wind02Laying out the wing in light windWatch video ↗Laying out the wing in strong wind03Laying out the wing in strong windWatch video ↗Sorting the lines04Sorting the linesWatch video ↗Clipping in facing forward05Clipping in facing forwardWatch video ↗Clipping in facing the wing: turning right06Clipping in facing the wing: turning rightWatch video ↗The wall07The wallWatch video ↗Repositioning the wing08Repositioning the wingWatch video ↗Kiting the wing09Kiting the wingWatch video ↗Bringing the wing down10Bringing the wing downWatch video ↗Turning the wing11Turning the wingWatch video ↗Securing the wing12Securing the wingWatch video ↗Forward inflation in light wind13Forward inflation in light windWatch video ↗Reverse inflation14Reverse inflationWatch video ↗Basic handling15Basic handlingWatch video ↗The wind window16The wind windowWatch video ↗Avoiding the power zone17Avoiding the power zoneWatch video ↗Bringing the wing up with the body18Bringing the wing up with the bodyWatch video ↗Walking a slalom19Walking a slalomWatch video ↗Active flying on the ground20Active flying on the groundWatch video ↗Side inflation: the cobra launch21Side inflation: the cobra launchWatch video ↗Groundhandling master22Groundhandling masterWatch video ↗Packing the wing23Packing the wingWatch video ↗

Interesting YouTube channels

Flybubble ParaglidingYouTube
Jean-Baptiste ChandelierYouTube
Théo de BlicYouTube
Marlon JonatYouTube
Fly With GregYouTube
Andre BandarraYouTube
Addiction HappinessYouTube
Red Bull X-AlpsYouTube
paltakatsYouTube
DHVinfoYouTube
Passion ParaglidingYouTube
ojovolador.comYouTube
Christian MaurerYouTube
Paul GuschlbauerYouTube
Cross Country MagazineYouTube
Philip BruggerYouTube
Ari in the AirYouTube
Jocky SandersonYouTube
Sebastian BenzYouTube
Ziad BassilYouTube
NOVA | Performance ParaglidersYouTube
Learn to Paraglide – Hirondelle Flight School, WeinheimYouTube
SupairYouTube
Jack PimblettYouTube
easygliderfulYouTube
Tim AlongiYouTube
François RagolskiYouTube
Tim PentreathYouTube
sharemyjoysYouTube
Armin HarichYouTube
Horacio LlorensYouTube
The Flying IslandsYouTube
Achensee Paragliding SchoolYouTube

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