In a closed group we visit the G-Force trainer and test our limits in the valley of Engelberg.

The goal of this training is to learn and expand the physical limits of our body. In an emergency and without training, situations with high centrifugal forces can have fatal consequences.

The spiral dive is also the key to many possibilities in paragliding. Whether for thermal and cross-country flying or as a basis for the SAT in all variations up to the entry into Infinity Tumbling, nothing leads past this maneuver.

For the organism a longer flown spiral with 3 g is more difficult to bear than short-time peak loads as they occur with some acro figures (up to approx. 6.5 g).

Use the possibility of G-Force training for your safety!

• Learn in real but controlled conditions, with your own harness and helmet.
• Limitation of the maximum g-load to any value.
• Preparing and practicing procedures in difficult emergency situations (risk of blackout in case of unintentionally induced centrifugal loads, e.g. spiral fall after entanglement or collision).
• Close-up observation: Errors or carelessness in the stress situation do not remain hidden and can thus be corrected and consolidated in the process.

• Theoretical foundations
• Danger briefing and technical instruction on the simulator equipment
• Simulator training with increase of G-load with individual adjustment to the pilot and learning of the anti-g-straining maneuver.
• Learning the movement sequences for lead-in and lead-out of the steep spiral with error analysis.
• Optimization of harness settings (if necessary).
• Getting to know the physical limits until the onset of black out.
• Extension of the limits through the technique “anti-g-straining maneuver”.
• Training to reach the rescue device under centrifugal load with release.
• Video recording by means of “on-board” camera.
• Evaluation with debrief.

In the simulator training it is possible to get to know the “black out” and the preliminary stages and thus to lose the fear of it. Because if it really happens once you are not immediately unconscious, you still have a short time to react. With a little practice, you can even counteract until you see something again without reducing the g-load. If you don’t know your limits and react instinctively in flight with “fear paralysis”, you can quickly give away your last chance, especially if the flight condition was not caused intentionally (e.g. after a collision or a stable spiral dive in case of a cravatte). As experience has shown, this training method is physically very well tolerated. Day training has proven to be effective in learning the anti-g training maneuver. With this technique, the resistance of most pilots can be approximately doubled in one day, which means that the occurring forces in the spiral can be endured as a continuous load. This is crucial for the application of the steep spiral as a descent aid. Subsequently, it is recommended to implement the gained experience from the simulator training in the context of a safety training or spiral training. At this point, you are familiar with the centrifugal loads that occur and can focus your safety training on perfecting the entry and exit, which varies from glider to glider, without being surprised by unknown loads.