look again. he lifts off the ground slightly around 0:28, then as he touches down he fails to keep pressure in the wing and the leading edge tucks.
If his problem were too much brake, the wing would stall and fall behind him. It doesn't do that, but instead shoots over his head and tucks. Too LITTLE brake. But you are right to remark that these things need speed, and it appears that the slope is too flat, or there's too much snow, for him to get up enough speed to really fly this thing.
I wish people wouldn't try this without some piloting experience. Eventually someone's going to get hurt... Poor awareness of canopy position? Yes. Not enough pressure from the brakes? No - he's constantly using far TOO MUCH brake leading to a low internal pressure. Let the canopy fly - these wings want to go fast and it's that speed that pressuises the wing and stabilises it and it's the speed that you convert into lift.
this isnt even flying... and he never crashed... fail....
okboy100 1 year ago
to byl pierwszy zjazd szukala.. jak na poczatek to OK!! teraz smiga w alpach :)
Xbgse 3 years ago
Niezłe
lukaszszpak 3 years ago
I think I would call that speed kiting and not speed flying! Don't you have to be in the air to be flying!
waynepjh 3 years ago
look again. he lifts off the ground slightly around 0:28, then as he touches down he fails to keep pressure in the wing and the leading edge tucks.
If his problem were too much brake, the wing would stall and fall behind him. It doesn't do that, but instead shoots over his head and tucks. Too LITTLE brake. But you are right to remark that these things need speed, and it appears that the slope is too flat, or there's too much snow, for him to get up enough speed to really fly this thing.
midtoad 4 years ago
poor awareness of his canopy's position, and not enough pressure from the brakes to keep it well-pressurised led to the Leading edge tuck.
midtoad 4 years ago
I wish people wouldn't try this without some piloting experience. Eventually someone's going to get hurt... Poor awareness of canopy position? Yes. Not enough pressure from the brakes? No - he's constantly using far TOO MUCH brake leading to a low internal pressure. Let the canopy fly - these wings want to go fast and it's that speed that pressuises the wing and stabilises it and it's the speed that you convert into lift.
A1BASE 4 years ago