Reading Your Wing in Changeable Wind - BANDARRA

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When the wind is light, it's always tricky to know when/if to push to takeoff or if you're better off waiting.
Because we don't have thermals where we fly I like to use the wing as my own wind meter.

This is because putting the wing up above your head you get an instant feel to how much tension there is on the lines, and you can guess if you'll be able to stay aloft or not.

I find this method to be more reliable than a pure windspeed meter (anemometer) because most meters will tell you average wind speed but only magnitude, no direction. Meaning with 30km/h wind you can have zero lift if the wind is coming in horizontal, or you can have loads of lift if the wind has a strong vertical component, so best way I find is to put the wing up and have a feel.

In this video I had to wait quite a bit for the wind to pick up and the flyable was quite narrow, but in the end paid off. Also if you're having fun on takeoff anyway waiting time goes by faster :)

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