Ocean vs Paramotor motor out w/ slow paraglider is better? - glide distance charts Deep Dive

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Does this align with the real world or did I make a foundational mistake? Please comment below if you know.

This began because I left comment on a video about how bad a headwind would impact your glide distance, without actually knowing for sure (a bad habit). It then snowballed into this full blown video where I tried to show my basis and work to make sure I didn't make a mistake which would mislead everyone.

Once wing configurations and glide ratios are empirically testing I can attempt to confirm these charts by flying in a known headwind and tailwind and see theory matches reality aka empirical testing.

[Correction factor] is taking into account your glide ratio is not exactly 7.5:1
[Safety factor] is taking into account error and adds a buffer

Tom Kubats Float Testing Video: https://youtu.be/f_BtxZLTKUI

00:00 Intro
00:48 Glide Ratio
01:24 What impacts your Glide Distance
03:37 Mechanical Glide Ratio
11:40 Effective Glide Ratio
15:23 Glide Distance Chart Foundations
17:33 Converting to Velocity Ratio
19:15 Considering Headwind
21:50 Convert to Freedom Units
22:17 Deep Dive the 7.5:1 Glide Ratio
23:36 The Glide Distance Chart
24:12 Visualizing the Glide Distance Chart
26:32 Correction Factor for your Glide Ratio
29:25 Analyzing Faster vs Slower Gliders
30:17 Why does Headwind impact Effective Ratio
31:12 Visualizing Faster vs Slower Gliders
32:08 Impacts of Tailwind on Glide Distance
32:56 Why does Tailwind impact Effective Ratio
34:15 Side by Side Faster vs Slower Glider
37:00 Most Impactful Thing to your Glide Distance

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