I flew hang gliders avidly for 12 years (before I got into experimental airplanes and learned how to REALLY spend money on flying) and was not just a fair weather flyer. During many hundreds of flights (one 12,000' altitude gain) I only fell down on landing (exactly) three times.
Nice place to fly. Could you take picture or video of you machine and mainly your cockpit to see what you have and how it is mounted? I would like to see it.
#1. Paraglider probably collapsed from wake turbulance of pg in front of and just above him, Those things disturb a lot of air(slow and dirty) #2. No bones about it - Don't fly when it's crackin off like that or better yet grab your hang glider. and if you didn't figure how bad it was 'cause you hadda go first - go out and land asap #3. I hope he dropped the line somewhere easily reteiveable - looks like he had plenty of time #4. Pink/purple glider - Single surface gliders are forgiving but flying that slow that high is unforgiven. Bring the glider into ground effect with that all important control factor - speed! Then keep it only a couple of feet off the ground and when the glider is nearly out of energy...flare! Transitioning bobble is the cause of more than a few less than perfect landings, but not this one - he just mushed it in - forced a stall #5. Topless gliders ground effect for ever - those things need flaps. They tried drouge chutes but those things turned out to be dangerous #6.Paramotor - Oh hell no! Too suceptable to crosswinds on launch and landing #7. Is that one guy with 2 prop strikes? I think that was his cell phone - texting and flying - shame - Fly the plane! #8. Not an experienced pg pilot and now less about ppg, but it seems to me the pilot lost his ram air when he kinda flared - if he maintained a steady slightly lower AOA he woulda been ok. Anyway that's my take. Go get some air!
#4? What? Were you watching the same video? He didn't come in slow (the video slowed down, not him) , and he didnt stall. He wacked because he pulled in just a few feet off the ground.
El que haya cuatro tontos que no han hecho un curso en condiciones, no quiere decir que éste deporte sea peligroso si se lleva una completa enseñanza, mucha teoría y mucha práctica profesional y progresiva.
Hi Jake, it depends o the Wind coming form the front and the Performance of the Glider. If we have enough Wind, it can be 20 Meters, if there is no Wind, up to 50. Best regards, Gunter
Shift-down. Процесс, аналогичный лок-ауту при аэробуксировке дельтапланов и имеющий сохожие причины возникновения. Погубил немало очень опытных пилотов. До сих пор не исследован. Является чрезвычайно опасным режимом вследствие малоизученности и непредсказуемости.
I suffered the same dilemma at 2:55, I cut off the line with !! otherwise he has certainly died..and when he landed he said,,ok thats was fun..he dont grasp nothing,,
