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Ok, many questions. So firstly it is several months later and I still love this harness. It is very comfortable and I find it easy and reliable to use. Regarding the inlet ports, it has one on each side and the tail always inflates perfectly. As soon as you drop into hang for a landing it deflates. I can't talk about the BF seat board, but I made my own from an old cross country ski and it is only about 5cm wide , but adds a little extra weighshift without affecting the comfort. finally the back protector starts at the things and goes all the way up the back, I feel like I am sitting in a racing seat it adds stability and comfort and I think ti should offer a lot of protection.

@@hangflyer thanks for the prompt reply! I am exchanging emails with bugdan and hopefully I can figure out all the details. It's somewhat complicates things being in Texas USA. I also need to make sure that he'll accept a return if I get it and I find that it's not comfortable for me. I suspect there might be a little bit of a language problem, because several other people that have made inquiries receive the same form letter.

Bodganfly Cocoon V2. Ultra light weight, full length back protection, room for all Vol Biv gear. I made a video about it. fly2base.com/collections/paragliding-harness-pod/products/bogdanfly-bfcocon-model-v2

Sorry I have sold the wing, but you can download the manual here: www.delta-club-82.com/bible/manuels/c4.pdf

@@hangflyer manual has nothing about VG... thanks man..

I think less than 100hrs a year and you should fly a high B. C is a small jump in performance, but a big increase in workload and a loss of passive safety.

@hangflyer ...this makes sense. Thanks!

Takeoff weight 76kg. Track log here: www.xcontest.org/australia/flights/detail:hangflyer/4.5.2024/03:29#fd=flight

If you have good active flying skills and are a confident pilot. It is a mid C wing and has high demands in rough air. You might want to consider something like the BGD Lynx 2 which has similar performance but is much less work.

@@hangflyer Thanks for the answer. I will consider it

@@mikehopemar My suggestion is to try and test fly any wing in rough air. If you enjoy it and feel safe, that is a good wing for you!

@@hangflyer I would love to, but honestly, no opportunity to do so!

Hallo Klaus, ich wiege 67 kg und das ist der kleine. Perfekte Größe für mich. Ich habe auch den WW Sport 2 135 geflogen und das war auch die perfekte Größe.

Danke Rolf, dachte ich mit schon, dass der kleine besser für mich wäre, finde den 14er etwas schwergangig u träge! Lg

I use a insta 360 telescopic stick mount and I put it into the water bladder pocket and let it stick up through the hole for the water tube. This has the advantage that I can reach behind me to turn the camera on and off and also to extend the pole. For safety I usually take off with it just above the top of the harness and then pull it up higher in flight. I push it back down again before landing in string winds so it can't foul the lines when I turn around. I also tie the bottom of the stick to the bladder or harness so it can't come out in flight.

@@hangflyer Thanks! That's a great method I hadn't thought of that. Isn't is very hard to turn back behind yourself though?

@@turkeyphantYou just reach back behind yourself. If you put the camera on a angle so that it is off to one side it is super easy to reach.

About 76kg

I'm sure the 14 would have a similar glide ratio and be about 5kph faster. But it would be super hard to thermal because of the speed and the increased sink rate when turning. If you just want a wing for ridge soaring or short descents the 14 would be fine. I wanted something light with a small pack volume that would still climb in thermals so that I can get over terrain. I considered the large wing as the weight of all is close but chose this wing mainly for the pack volume.

@@hangflyer Thanks for the detailed answer, it looks like the 16 is a good compromise overall 👍

You have made such a beautiful wing. I can't wait to hear more from you about the Stork.

This is the first time I tried using the insta360 on a helmet mount. I did this because I was not yet sure how I could mount the camera behind me like I usually do. I agree the view sucks and I have figured out how to mount the camera on the end of a stick with the string harness now so the next video will be the usual format.

Thanks. I'm collecting footage at the moment, hope to have another video up with more details on the performance soon.

Thanks! It is my usual style, I'm not big on production or stye but you get my honest point of view. I'm collecting more footage from more flights and it will be interesting to see how it handles turbulence and some mild acro etc.

Hi Dave, I have your Falcon 145 here and it comes with the WW short pack box. That is as small and light as an HG gets! I hope you get over here to collect your Falcon and we can fly together then!

The West side.

Cheers! Do you remember how strong the wind was? Did you hit any thermals? What wing are you on ? @@hangflyer

@@aymaynardIt was light and variable winds on the day, no thermals. I think it would be tough to get over the ridge in front with more than a 10kph headwind. I'll be back with a single surface soon and counting on some thermals to help me improve my glide! I was flying a PHI Maestro X-Alps 18 in this video.

@@hangflyercheers for the response

I bought the harness in Australia a few years ago and it was under a thousand dollars then. I imagine that like everything it is more now, but you would have to ask Woody Valley for a current price.

The harness has removable foam plates under your feet that allow you adjust the length slightly so as long as the overall length is close you can adjust it and still get a good fit when wearing more clothes of bulky shoes. Just make sure you give them your exact height and don't add anything on to allow for room, WV will work it out for you.

True it is closer to 9000ft amsl, but the pressure altitude on the day was over 10,000ft ;-)

I turned left because everyone else turned right and I like my space. Then I was just climbing in a nice thermal and a kamikaze pilot flew straight at me and made me leave the thermal to make room for him. After that I never found a decent climb again and ended up bombing out. I went back up but when I got to launch it was a brisk SW on the flag and the take-off was in rotor with the trees out front moving too much. I waited an hour and then decided to go home. I see the day got better later and you had a great flight, so well done!

Oh no sry to hear that! But conditions weren't great anyways... Was more fighting than enjoying.... even later in the day it was super weak and hard to center:/ see you around!

I think so. You should also try the Allegro XAlps as it is a very nice wing too if you can find a sweet spot on the weight range.

After 100hrs on the Volt I have now sold it. The wing is fantastic in nice air or moderately rough air. But in very turbulent air the workload is probably 4x the Maestro and the wing becomes quite snaky. It is not a safety issue as the wing is rock solid, but from a comfort point of view I don't like the way it moves around. I am the first to say this is a personal feeling I have and other pilots don't feel this way. I would recommend test flying the Volt in turbulent air to see how you find it.

@@hangflyer Maybe u flew in very turbulent air which u didnt so before? I guess you also fly the Maestro X Alps, and from my opinion this is a wing that moves a lot and especially in turbulent air is not fun anymore. How can the Volt be worse than that?

@@svetre87 The difference is that the Maestro (and the Lynx) are just one wing in turbulent air, the Volt 4 becomes like 2 halves of a snaky wing. It is manageable, but I find it too high a workload to be fun. In calm air it is about 30% more work that the Maestro, but in very rough air it feels like 3x the work to me. Just my opinion, fly the wing yourself in big air to know how you will feel about it.

Hi, I am flying the Strike in Large Size, I am about 180cm tall and weigh about 70kg. The harness has a removable seat board. With the seat board in you have great control for weight shift, but if you have a wing that depressurizes on one side (like the Volt 4) you get tipped to the side a lot. If I remove the seatboard it becomes more like a hammock harness where you have less weightshift authority, but you also get tipped less as you are now hanging lower. I have had no issues with side to side wobble once I got the harness straps adjusted correctly. I put the airbag from the Strike 2 into the Strike one and it is a perfect harness for me. Comfortable, light weight, lots of storage, packs up small. I have flown 500+ hours with my harness and it is still in great condition.

Thanks for the kind words! I'm getting ready for a summer of adventures in the Alps! Fly Safe.

The simple way is to use the replay function in XCTrack to replay the flight from the stored IGC file. Then record the android device screen as a video. Then overlay the video on your other footage and use Chroma Key to make the background transparent. I use ADB to record the video and save it to my desktop, but there are dedicated apps for recording your Android screen. I use Kdenlive video editor as it is powerful and free.

@@hangflyer how kind of you to take the time to answer. It is Chinese to me but I have a friend who is a computer genius (like you) and may be able to help me out. Thank you so much and happy flights!!

That was Charlie on a Delta, it's a good reminder to maintain minimum recovery height on days like this.

I think you will love the harness, it's super easy to live with and comfortable on long XC flights. Cool you are learning to fly HG, I seem to fly more and more PG these days but love every form of free flying.

I use the barometer in the phone for the 10 second average and I use a skydrop as my main fast response vario. I don't use bluetooth as the phone gps and baro work well enough on my galaxy phones.

@@hangflyer awesome, thanks for the reply. I'm only just getting started but I'm trying to get as much information as possible from everywhere I can, I'm going for my PG2 in May, my ultimate goal is XC.

Sorry you don't like the music. That is what I like to listen to. I suppose you could turn the volume down and play your own music as I am never going to add music I don't like myself!.

Mate each to his own but just a word of advice: Maybe just let the vario sing. I am sure you will gain more views. I love my Volt and footage is hard to find.