What went wrong? Paragliding into the ROTOR ZONE!

Flying in very strong wind the pilot left the hill low in a thermal that broke up and dropped him into the crazy lee side turbulence zone. It's a great example of active flying and blocking collapses.

After a terrifying workout in the rotor zone he landed OK with minor damage to his harness and a few scratches but he broke his variometer and Insta360 camera.

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0:00 Paragliding into the rotor zone
3:12 Instructor's analysis
4:12 Rotor and active flying
5:35 Paraglider lines and knots
6:22 Managing extreme turbulence
7:53 Landing in sinking air
10:35 Lessons learned

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