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--- en:loops [2025/11/17 12:19] – benjamin
+++ en:loops [2026/04/15 16:21] (current) – [Pile Hitch] benjamin
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-In the following overview you can find a set of loops that can be done to adjust the trim of a paraglider.
+====== Loops ======
+In the following overview you'll find a set of loops that can be done to adjust the trim of a paraglider.
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 ==== Girth Hitch Plus ====
-<alert dark>{{ :loops:girth-hitch-plus.png?200|}} On side of the girth hitch is additionally looped around the maillon or soft link.</alert>
+<alert dark>{{ :loops:girth-hitch-plus.png?200|}} On side of the girth hitch is additionally looped around the maillon or soft link. We prefer the Pile Hitch over the GH+. See explanation below.</alert>
 ==== Pile Hitch ====
-<alert dark>{{ :loops:pile-hitch.png?200|}} The length change for the Pile hitch is very similar to the Girth Hitch Plus. It is for most wings easier to fit it over the maillon or soft link though. For details on this loop, see also [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pile_hitch|Wikipedia]].</alert>
+<alert dark>{{ :loops:pile-hitch.png?200|}} The length change for the Pile hitch is very similar to the Girth Hitch Plus. Therefore we prefer the PH over the GH+ as it is way simpler to apply for modern pretty shortly sewn and sleeved lines. For most wings it is easier to fit over the maillon or soft link though. For details on this loop, see also [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pile_hitch|Wikipedia]].</alert>
 ==== Girth Hitch Plus Plus ====
-<alert dark>{{ :loops:girth-hitch-plus-plus.png?200|}} This knot is done similar like the Girth Hitch plus, only that both sides are looped another time around the maillon or soft link.</alert>
+<alert dark>{{ :loops:girth-hitch-plus-plus.png?200|}} This knot very similar to the Girth Hitch plus, only that both sides are looped another time around the maillon or soft link.</alert>
 ==== Pile Hitch Plus ====