In one embodiment of NFM: Have two HGs each with a powered winch on board; set out the coupling tether; then for the foot-launching under power (no jets, no propellers), have the winching occur to shorten the coupling tether.   This may be done in no wind or in wind or in cross-wind.  Ready, power up the winch; shorten the tether, run with wing, have total buddy-system paired-coupled wings with pilots kite up leaving nothing on the ground. Be near end of first cycle and decide whether to stay coupled or not by the coupling tether. If decision is to stay coupled, then turn off the winching and let out slack line while soaring-gliding the two wings apart; then consider turning to face each other again for a stepped re-shortening of the coupling tether for another kited climb; then winch to kite together in NFM again.   Or, if separating, then haul the tether to one of the wings; soar off; later, if wanted: Let out the tether, in-air couple by the tether, slack out and separate; and then go a cycle of NFM for another kited climb.  

Another embodiment of NFM is solo by pairing with a parachute as drogue; have long coupling tether to the drogue chute; power up the winch on board the HG and foot-launch facing the coupled parachute. Kite up and decide to release the tether or not; if keeping the tether and chute, then feather the chute and bring the chute and tether onboard of possible use cross country.   Or have a canopy wing as paired coupled drogue; winch and have your HG and the kited canopy wing climb together in the NFM; at altitude decide various secondary courses of flight action, perhaps self-step NFM for climbing.  Mix and match with thermal soaring, if conditions are ripe.

Many sorts of NFM FLPHG records are open to be set.

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