i met the designer of the first paraglider (Prima) i ever bought --some former MIG engineer that started APCO in israel and he told me 200 hundred hours of ground handling/ kiting was the magic number to really get to know his design .... i repeat... 200 hours for the most basic and forgiving paraglider. that´s my story. Muscle memory they say. Good videos in this channel !!
@DougEDeGeorge
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! This is the most helpful kiting video I have seen!
@felixmitchell6821
3 жыл бұрын
i know I am quite randomly asking but does anyone know of a good site to watch newly released series online?
@philippadoriii1960
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Ive seen a lot of KZitem videos about Kiting. This is the one helpded me improve my ground handling. This is my 2nd day ground handling. Do a lot of videos regarding paramotor. Your helping a lot of people. .
@lizh8135
Жыл бұрын
I cannot say thank you enough I am struggling with kiting I am a hang glider pilot with an H3 somehow I thought it would be a lot easier it turns out it wasn't thank you for your video and your information I appreciate it
@MattWhitmore
4 жыл бұрын
Finally a useful kiting video. Thanks!!!
@240bravomachinegun
5 жыл бұрын
Great instructions! I just started school and I'm having trouble doing my ground work. I will be rewatching your video for follow ups!
@Rashers-
2 жыл бұрын
Just came across the channel I got a Paramotor last week I’m living in Ireland just trying to get the hang of ground handling I subscribed to the channel I’ll watch this and a few others videos you have up cheers I’ll end up getting some lessons aswell
@MitchG
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@2009navaratri
2 жыл бұрын
Best video on kiting that i have seen so far! Well done. Thank you!
@lonestaraviatortexasfixedw4827
3 жыл бұрын
You do a better job explaining and demonstrating on video than most instructors I’ve seen and heard. Great way of explaining kiting.
@sovannarasong6196
8 ай бұрын
I’m a beginner at ground handling and I know how to control the wing using the brakes only, but your video is highly advance which I will try to practice more like you illustrated. Thanks 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤
@DouglasNicolier
4 жыл бұрын
This is a very good instructional video.I do a lot of ground handling and found that by installing the wing backwards on the harness I get the best view of the wing and the risers don't run against each other.This also lets the motion of the wing transfer to the harness.If you get good at it you can read what the wing is doing even when looking at the ground.Your ears are also valuable in that you can actually hear the crinklng of one tip or the other as it begins to tuck in when the wind changes.It all takes many hours but it all pays off in the end,your body ,the harness,the wing and the wind can actually become one.You will know you have mastered it when you feel or hear those minute changes occurring above and around you and instinct takes over to correct them,especially in a situation where a second or two can mean the difference between saving it or ending up hurt or worse.To all the new pilots out there remember if some situations or conditions tell you it's unsafe subconsciously listen to yourself,there is always going to be the next time.Fly safe and fly smart.😁
@thriv3543
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Video! I was also hoping you were in AZ. Thank you for your time for making this.
@chadlasance1366
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant kiting vid Mitch. Great work.
@notsosilentmajority1
4 жыл бұрын
This is by far the best educational video I've seen so far on kiting. You explained everything really well and by physically performing the movements while explaining them, you make everything so much easier to understand. BTW, are you in AZ? Thanks very much, great job!! - Liked and subbed.
@MitchG
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I'm in west texas
@32laurens
3 жыл бұрын
Another overcast day in El Paso...
@t4nkman
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate. Practicing what I have learnt from your video in the morning.
@johnmcglade6417
3 жыл бұрын
The first good tutorial on forward kiting. Good job!
@austenlimberg
2 жыл бұрын
Dude, this is a fantastic video! I was fortunate enough to get really great instruction from a “wing whisperer” as I call him. I’ve spent many hours kiting and have about 30 flights now, but I’m always looking to improve my kiting skills, as I’ve realized just how crucial it is to becoming a skilled paramotor pilot. Thanks for the time you put into this video. It’s by far one of the best videos online for both newbies and experienced pilots alike. Many pilots can learn a lot studying and applying the techniques you’re demonstrating. Cheers!
@cloudkicker9593
3 жыл бұрын
When I was learning this was the most helpful video on KZitem. Thanks Mitch!
@MitchG
3 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help. Thanks for watching
@cloudkicker9593
3 жыл бұрын
@@MitchG Twice I've thanked you in the KZitem comments for the help you gave me and both times you've replied. Thanks for your dedication! Did you train at the WAATS? I was an air traffic controller at Picacho Stage Field in 2009.
@MitchG
3 жыл бұрын
@@cloudkicker9593 I trained around Rucker. Been to many stagefields around there in 2016
@billcallahan9303
5 жыл бұрын
Yes I did learn something but surprised you didn't mention use of the C & D lines except for a bit of the Ds to collapse it toward the end. Very good video! Thank you! You got a new Sub.
@stevelowe3525
3 жыл бұрын
Great vid just what im looking for, good advice NO unnecessary music added
@DouglasNicolier
4 жыл бұрын
This may sound strange but,I install the wing backwards on the harness.The risers were showing signs of wear from rubbing together and this solved that problem.It also opens up the wing fully as in normal flight and transfers the input from the wing through the risers into the harness then to your body.If your risers are crossed this reverses that affect,what the left side of the wing tells you,you will feel it on the right.I can kite this way for hours and almost never look at the wing. My body feels it through the harness and risers,I can read it almost before it happens. This method has made me a lot more sensitive to wing movement and forward launching is easier.I just grab the A lines,pull up the wing and go.This may not work for everyone but hope you give it a try,in light wind first.Just remember to install the wing in the correct direction before you go to the launch site,unless you don't mind being laughed at.
@awaitingthetrumpetcall4529
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I'm a wannabe paramotor pilot. I realized I 'must' become an expert with controlling the glider on the ground before I add a motor to 'bring my own wind'.
@byebye157
6 жыл бұрын
This is undoubtedly the best video I have watched on kiting. Thank you for your detailed explanations and demonstrations. Some practicing instructors would do well to watch your instructing techniques.
@MitchG
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ricky. I'd love to become an instructor myself but just dont have the time. Id be willing to give a few lessons as time permits if people are willing.
@peterkemp4372
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that, I am learning groundhandling with a 14 meter training wing, you make it look easy, I will try to apply those 3 things you talk about, all the best.
@texasdoug5739
5 жыл бұрын
Great video...a clear explanation...very helpful! Thanks for posting.
@MNnytrorider
2 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what I am looking for. Great video
@PPGDV
2 жыл бұрын
So thorough with explanation. Love it.
@32laurens
3 жыл бұрын
You're a regular wing wizard. Learning a lot from watching and listening to you. Thanks!
@chrisprickett551
6 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated. I’d love to see some instruction on hand position when launching the kite initially.
@ronnielong6587
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, that was great! I have my first lesson in a few days and I'm excited, thanks again!
@MitchG
3 жыл бұрын
Good luck! Stick with it. It's harder than it looks but we all struggled at first.
@UpcomingJedi
2 жыл бұрын
Must be so nice to have a park right across the street from your home.
@577buttfan
5 жыл бұрын
This is a great video man,nice job,wish I saw this a year ago!!
@lt.dansparamotoradventures2592
2 жыл бұрын
I just love to paramotor. Great video.
@jayfinkjr.1221
4 жыл бұрын
Please do more kiting videos. Facing forward. I'm trying to build muscle memory so I don't have to think about my corrective maneuvers. I think my muscles have a better memory than my brain. Your concise instructions are extremely helpful. I don't plan on leaving the ground until I've mastered this kitinging. Thank you and please do more instruction you're very good at this.
@MitchG
4 жыл бұрын
I have a good idea for a future kiting video that I plan on making. Thanks for watching
@Maxrider2009
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this, Mitch. Very helpful/informative. Getting a pre-schooling kiting wing soon, so I can log some hours before traveling to FL! Love ALL your videos (especially freaking out your MIL in the Miata - HI-LARIOUS!)
@KevinMinato
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video. I watched the whole thing and I have no actual plans to buy into paramotoring but I am so damn interested.
@NorthWashOutdoors
5 жыл бұрын
Very cool, Very informative. I'm wanting to get into this sport and absorbing everything I can find til I can afford training. This was fantastic. Thanks for sharing it.
@ashleyevans9363
6 жыл бұрын
Good video Mitch, Thanks for the instruction. Definitely helps a beginner out.
@mikefogle5874
6 жыл бұрын
Very informative. I really needed that after the failed kiting session I had last night. Thanks!
@gsp2west
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I started a LONG time ago but I have lots to improve. More ground handling is on my to-do list for 2020.
@brokedadfilms9702
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent job! Very helpful to us newbies in my case a guy interested in buying a wing and practicing kitting.
@wuffa4503
3 жыл бұрын
One correction that everyone might want to consider.There is no such thing as muscle memory."The muscles remember nothing".One is actually training their brain to fire the muscles in their proper sequence.Raymond Prior,PhD.Read his book "Bullseye Mind".At first glance you may think this book has no value to a pilot.But what you saw this man doing in this video is actually at its essence,thought control.And it is thought control that keeps a pilot on the ground when he should not be flying.Or keeps him from doing thing beyond his skills or the limits of his machine.As Mr Prior says it is a learned skill.As a fixed wing pilot i have known several who are no longer with us.The machines did not fail.They all let their thoughts kill them.
@gueststc6147
4 жыл бұрын
Very good video. Well explained. 👍👍👍
@phrog849
Жыл бұрын
I honestly enjoy ground handling as much as the actual flying
@roberteshelman5917
6 жыл бұрын
Nice demonstration, Mitchell.
@mattp9361
2 жыл бұрын
Great info. Looks like you have laminar wind from a wind tunnel. I get cycles that last about a minute where I live
@jmc18875
4 жыл бұрын
Best kiting video that I have seen!
@flying6676
6 жыл бұрын
Great video Mitch. Helps me with my kiting since Im in the early stages
@theshakuni7804
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I'm struggling while kiting forwards. Would love it if you could make a how to video of kiting forward.
@jayfinkjr.1221
4 жыл бұрын
Me too man. I'm struggling with for word kiting spent too much time in reverse. It's kind of the opposite but it isn't. If you find any really good instruction videos please send me a link
@johnppg
4 жыл бұрын
Smooth wind.
@theflyingveteran6250
6 жыл бұрын
Just clicked over to your channel and saw your previous video list. Looks like we have a lot in common. Military (I'm Retired Army), R/C Heli's (I flew mostly nitros Raptor 30, 60, and a JR 90), Motorcycles (Harley Road King), and soon Paramotors. From the landscape and architecture I'm guessing you are in Arizona? Tucson? I used to be stationed at Ft. Huachuca south of Tucson in Sierra Vista. I start paramotor training in a couple weeks, just as soon as I get back home from Afghanistan. Until then, I'm going to go back and watch your older vids. Happy Flying!
@MitchG
6 жыл бұрын
The Flying Veteran! You will fit right in with ppg! I live in el Paso. Let me know if you are ever in town. By the way ppg is the best hobby I have ever had. Sold off everything else
@millennials8340
5 жыл бұрын
Stop fucking afghanistan bitches
@faizs1187
3 жыл бұрын
Best video EVER
@padrebrook4596
2 жыл бұрын
I would like a more in-depth video on cobra launch. I just learning to kite before official training and buying a Paramotor.
@insaninsano3607
5 ай бұрын
the video just perfect ,thx a lot
@fgrahamii1
5 жыл бұрын
Wow - nice job - will give me some very focused items to work on. Thanks - new follower.
@macflyguy5166
3 жыл бұрын
I'd swear your neighborhood was built with paramotors in mind
@kenp3772
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the instructions , just like most of us on your site I'm just starting to Kite and there's allot to learn but that's whats make it enjoyable. I'll be watching your video many times along with practicing .
@wayneherron6511
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. some good information here.
@ranjayksingh
4 жыл бұрын
Mitch, Your video was VERY VERY helpful, I may have watched 10 times already. where are you physically, if around, I would like to learn & get some coaching of few hours in person, if possible. Also when should I actually take my first flight? until I can do all these in your video?
@MitchG
4 жыл бұрын
I'm in el paso. I do offer a few lessons. Take your first flight only after you can control the wing kiting in reverse and facing forward. Then do the same with a motor on for an hour or so, then fly
@fierceflyer5
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mitch for explaining this so a beginner can understand..very helpful. Where in the USA can I find a kiting wing? Do you have any suggestions on harness' for it? Thanks
@MitchG
6 жыл бұрын
Fierceflyer55 I would look for a used beginner paragliding wing on the paragliding fb pages. They can be found cheap in great condition. Hike and fly harnesses are great for kiting but if you plan on Free Flying l would get a beginner paragliding harness with added protection
@FUNFLYN
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Mitch. Have you considered having the proper brake toggles in your hands while reverse kiting, so when you turn around to forward position, that you will already have the toggles in your hands versus having to try to find them? It’s not as easy to kite like that when reversed, but I find it to be much safer. Blue skis and safe flights!
@MitchG
6 жыл бұрын
Hi! Yes I started out kiting with the toggles crossed in the proper hands. If I'm actually doing a reverse launch then that's how I do it but for just playing around I don't cross them just because I'm lazy 🤣 I think it's good to practice both
@daleplus1345
5 жыл бұрын
I also noticed the left/right brake toggle thing. That being said, I came back and watched the video again, hehe! I got trained a few years ago, but haven't touched a wing since, and wanted to remind myself of the things to look for and things to do to control the wing, and this is a great reminder of the techniques, I just look at which trailing edge wiggles and ignore "right brake / left brake" in audio. For training, it would be cool to let the wing go offcenter and pause playback and put up questions "which way to walk", "which way to face", "which way to lean", and (ehem), "which brake toggle to pull".
@americankulak2294
3 жыл бұрын
Watch the midline? Good instruction! Apply all three tools to control the glider. VERY GOOD. Concepts that need to be stressed to new students. All ground handling, especially kiting must be mastered BEFORE a student is safe, or competent, unfortunately too many pilots flying are neither. You seem to employ and favor weight shift in your proximity flying, especially in your video on ridge hopping. Am I wrong? could you comment. THX rb
@MitchG
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. It depends on the glider. On small heavy loaded reflex wings I hardly weight shift at all because they are so agile that 1 inch of brake pull turns them upside-down. On freeflight wings I always weight shift because they are trimmed slow for efficiency which means they are easier to stall or spin, therefore using weight shift on those gliders increases your safety and handling dramatically
@sidheequeakbar26
3 жыл бұрын
Super super super video for training
@randymilstead177
3 жыл бұрын
Nice going
@candidoalcantara6718
Жыл бұрын
ooo thi is a very important video thanks,
@RosssRoyce
Жыл бұрын
Very good! Thanks!
@NelsonsWings
6 жыл бұрын
The real trick, though, is kiting without moving one's feet, in twitchy wind. A valuable skill to have, when launching from tight sites, such as Lee's Lookout.
@MitchG
6 жыл бұрын
Very true. A skill that's very valuable in free flight but in ppg not really required because of the space we have to launch from
@NelsonsWings
6 жыл бұрын
Ok, new challenge. Launch PPG from restricted cliff! Lol
@MitchG
6 жыл бұрын
Deal! Let's do it... but you have to hike my motor up! Lol
@WHURobKip
4 жыл бұрын
Good helpful video thanks 😊
@MitchG
4 жыл бұрын
No problem 👍
@mamatuja
4 жыл бұрын
Pretty good lesson. Thanks. Is this a practice wing? Can I practice using a real medium size wing and what wind speed should I practice in?
@MitchG
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah practice with the wing you are going to fly with as well. Less than 10mph wind to start out. As you gain skills up to 15 mph
@mamatuja
4 жыл бұрын
@@MitchG Thanks. Can I ask you what WINGS do you recommend for beginners?
@DuelKill505
5 жыл бұрын
Hey mitch when you say ground handling thats the samething as kiting correct? just wanna make sure. and really helpful video there!
@MitchG
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah same thing. Ive noticed Europeans tend to say ground handle and americans say kite. I use both
@rajlamisinha4418
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome Question How do you deal with all the grass and sand the wing collets over and over again Raj
@MitchG
3 жыл бұрын
Kite it upside down
@fabiolondono4287
5 жыл бұрын
thank you for sharing your knowledge it will be possible to get training from you
@truthserum8326
5 жыл бұрын
Subscribed! Very helpful and informative, thanks! One question, could you comment, here or in another video, on the reversal of the control needed when facing towards the wing vs facing away (..ready to launch) ? What compensation or reversal of control is required?
@MitchG
5 жыл бұрын
It's hard for me to describe in words but I'll try. When kiting reverse some people cross the brakes so that the wings left brake is in your left hand. I did the opposite in the video. I've practiced both ways and found that when I'm kiting or freeflying I prefer to not cross the brake lines and instead just swap brakes once i spin around. There are pros and cons to both but most instructors will tell you to cross the brakes so that you dont need to swap after spinning around. That's how I do it if I reverse launch while ppg. The direction you need to move and the brake you need to pull is still the same as I demoed in the video, however you just need to pull with the opposite hand if you cross the brakes while reverse kiting. Practice both and see what you prefer.
@johnvanalphen2884
4 жыл бұрын
Hello Mitch like your teaching .. Where do you set the trim while reverse kiting ?
@MitchG
4 жыл бұрын
Really depends on glider and wind speed . You should practice at lots of trim positions so you learn how it changes the glider and what works best for you. I personally like trims on 3 for dudek gliders
@michaelrunnels7660
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent video.
@jeffreyroth7517
6 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the video and the effort that went into it. Also how you showed how to "kill the wing" in a gusty condition to prevent from being dragged/drug (some grammar Nazis get on everyone about that) by the wing. I do have a request, when you're landing with the motor in strongish (laminar) winds, what is the best practice for bringing the wing down as safe as possible? I see a lot of guys bring it down to the side, just wondering what is the best way to accomplish this.
@MitchG
6 жыл бұрын
jeffrey roth. If I land in sting conditions and worry about getting dragged, do not pull the brakes. Turn around after landing, find the d risers, pull them hard and run towards the wing. That's the safest way to kill it imo
@jeffreyroth7517
6 жыл бұрын
Mitch G Thanks for the reply.
@wardified8566
4 жыл бұрын
OG Thug sighted at 1:11
@peterkemp4372
6 жыл бұрын
Just to add I am still trying to find the right wind to keep the kite working and me not being pulled around. I think start low wind and work up perhaps? Cheers again.
@MitchG
6 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a good plan to me. The key in light winds is you have to be very light and easy on the brakes otherwise you stall the wing.
@wuffa4503
3 жыл бұрын
Mitch,do you think it money well spent to buy a training wing and harness to practice kiting until my flight school begins in the spring?It would be a 1K investment
@MitchG
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Very helpful.
@wuffa4503
3 жыл бұрын
thx will do that
@Robbo1966
4 жыл бұрын
top video, thanks Mitch
@RS-ib1rq
4 жыл бұрын
I see your village is very nice where are you from
@ccrankitup
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very helpful
@ripmanridin7092
6 жыл бұрын
Nice vid!
@FarmerJim
6 жыл бұрын
Great.
@MitchG
6 жыл бұрын
Monty Andreasen made this just for you so you can just come over and fly
@FarmerJim
6 жыл бұрын
It worked. I'm in.
@wayneherron6511
6 жыл бұрын
I have a high hook-in harness (as on a Nirvana Rodeo) Can you give me any advice on kiting with this type of harness, since that is what I'll be using when I fly.
@MitchG
6 жыл бұрын
I've never used one but I would assume it works the same. Maybe try leaning left or right for weight shift instead of rotating hips. Practice will still make you better
@wayneherron6511
6 жыл бұрын
OK, thank you. I'll try that. Every time I take the wing out, I learn a little more, so yes practice is where it's at.
@nitro200flyer3
6 жыл бұрын
I still think using the full size wing the one you normally would fly is harder to master but best in the long run then using a kiting wing..what do you think ?
@MitchG
6 жыл бұрын
I would agree. It is harder kiting a larger wing and you should master the wing you fly. That's what I did with my first 2 wings. Once I bought my advance wing I also bought a mini wing for kiting to make my advance wing last longer
@nitro200flyer3
6 жыл бұрын
I guess that's a good reason ..but I find that in my case its laziness combined with hard finding time to kite also. I'm flying the Ozone Spyder also known as the "cheaters wing" heard that from Tucker Gott LOL started on a 26m and moved to a 24m so I find that 98% of the time I have first time success on forward and reverse launch but I also know that to become a good pilot you must like you say master that wing, so today I went out to the LZ with out my motor so i would be tempted to fly and did 2 hours of kiting in some pretty turbulent wind it was frustrating at first but did see quite a bit of improvement.. I'll watch your video a few more times and go kite simply because I know what your saying is true and if one wants to fly in more challenging locations and weather that wing better be mastered ..
@ppgaddict5248
4 жыл бұрын
Is there a kiting harness you could recommend? I here the Apco are decent.
@MitchG
4 жыл бұрын
I like the ozone ozygen 1. Its light but still comfortable. I use it to fly with as well.
@ppgaddict5248
4 жыл бұрын
Mitch G how much is that harness?
@madsoothsayer
3 жыл бұрын
What harness do you recommend I get for ground handling?
@MitchG
3 жыл бұрын
Ozone oxygen 1
@Novadean1
4 жыл бұрын
Epic
@ppgaddict5248
4 жыл бұрын
Mitch, as a beginner that is waiting to start training due to this pandemic,would u recommend me buying the wing now and a kiting harness and start to kite before class starts? Would there be possible bad habits forming?
@MitchG
4 жыл бұрын
I say do it. Teach yourself as much as you can, then let your instructor polish it up a little. The more you can teach yourself the better. After training you will continue to learn and teach yourself more and more anyway.
@rungy8214
5 жыл бұрын
Which model ozone are you practicing with in this video?
@MitchG
5 жыл бұрын
Firefly 1 or 2. Cant remember. I borrowed it from a friend
@577buttfan
5 жыл бұрын
I was gonna ask that too,I think you can actually fly that wing? I had a ground hog but sold it,would love to have a little bit bigger kiting wing i can actually get some rise from.@@MitchG
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