Well, finally did it, had a "bad landing". I wasn't able to walk away unscathed. My left rotator cuff took a pretty decent amount of energy on this one and I'm still sore 4 days later. Hopefully will get back out there in 4-6 weeks!
Errors that lead to this:
- Not focusing on landing point (orange cone)
- Loosing awareness of altitude, partly due to believing in malfunctioning variometer
- Main cause: undershooting landing area due to above two factors
- Weak flare attempt at the place that I did choose to land
Things that I loved about this flight:
- Longest air time! (wahoo)
- Great lift on takeoff lead to getting over antenna farm for the first time
- No close calls with terrain on the way to the LZ (landing zone)
- Gorgeous weather
#hanggliding #pilot #santabarbara
17 янв 2024