Horrific Powered Parachute Crash- Well, maybe not "Horrific"

[RedDevilSquadron]

im a PPC pilot myself...what happened here was he didn't bring up his RPM enough to maintain the proper glide slope on approach, so naturally he slammed into the ground...

[monkey298]

This thing would get you so laid at burning man. Just ask some hammer "Hey, im gonna go fly in the sky, wanna join me?"

[fabio4756]

Why?

[heymynameistyler]

put a v8 on it, it will fly for sure

[Terryblount]

The judge ... in fact two of them .... examined the case and BOTH of them awarded me $6000 that don stutts never paid.... for an ENGINE that he was unauthorized to sell. Had nothing to do with the airframe. Get the facts right.

[NYdrone]

Too much McDonald's and Burger King.

[Terryblount]

First, he could not have been in a more dangerous machine than one built by Airframes Unlimited. I have photos of 4 or 5 of those machines all mangled up. I had one once and had to reinforce major parts and the guy who builds them never fixes problems.

Second, he should have first read my "how to fly" document at perfectflyer com

He is trying to fly the machine.... he should be flying the chute... then he won't get into that pendulum swinging motion trying to correct.

[billzair]

@Terryblount

There are alot of afu machines out there flying perfectly fine. We"ve all heard how you cut up your machine, stuffed fiberglass tube into it and wonder why the guy wouldnt warranty the machine.Geez, give it up already bro.

[AlexlStormont]

that was horrificly shit

[222delta1]

Do You Have To Have A Sports License To Fly This??? or can you buy one and fly it for fun?

[althe111]

@222delta1 You can buy and fly, it must meet specific weight limits. Search for powered parachute. The one in the video was a Airframes Unlimited out of Texas.

[MrSuperOrgasmic]

"anyone can fly a plane, but not necessarily land it"

[geneland]

Landing is the hardest part to learn

[Terryblount]

@geneland Takeoffs are optional.... landings are MANDATORY !!!

[kirbyghoul]

If the engine were to fail completely at a high altitude, would the chute slow you down enough to have a safe or at least safe-ish landing?

[Terryblount]

@kirbyghoul This aircraft flies the same with or WITHOUT an engine. The military drops ATV's out of jumbo planes (with these chutes) at high altitudes and they land perfectly nearly everytime. A ppc flies at a constant speed of between 25 to 30 mph... maybe up to 45 with an eliptical chute.

When flying, ALTITUDE is your friend. You have time to identify a location to glide to and land.

I have made many engine-out landings. The speed of decent is the same as droping from about 3 ft.

[RefutingSkellyism]

The best laid plans of mice and men.....

[JoanDArc77]

Terrible carnage. I'm surprised youtube doesn't pull this so younger viewers aren't traumatized.

[Patman100100]

not balanced moron 2 person cart with one person needs a re balance and that was a horrible landing cut power earlier and flare

[Patman100100]

not balanced moron 2 person cart with one person needs a re balance

[Terryblount]

@Patman100100 No, the airframe is built so that the extra weight of a passenger is directly under the chute so it does not change the balance if a passenger is there or not. There are adjustments on the frame... or in some cases where the chute attaches, so it will fly and land slightly nose up with a 300 lb person or 90 lb person. These adjustments have to be made on the ground.

[Snyltebiter]

thats pretty goddamn awesome

[T3rrymac]

LOL, safety gear?

Well, helmet and boots, Flying suit and a reserve parachute is a MUST!

But, to be safe you need 2 out of 3 components 1. Brains 2. Ability 3. Height. When landing you cant rely on height so you need the other 2.

You have the brains thats clear, but you are clearly lacking in ability. That's just a training matter. Take care, good luck.

[berett315]

Well the guy did put this video up as an advisement not to just go out and THINK you can do it.. it can be dangerous ya big dildo

[chanctonbury63]

Thats a combination of our old friend the low turn again combined with the other of not flaring.

[DumbDrunkLoser75IQ]

do you get insulted in that hobby or are people mostly chilled

[Jabinmc]

My father has been flying powered parachutes for close to 20 years now and lives in AZ he could have learned from him. His cg's are off too he should have a nose up attitude. It doesn't take long to learn how to fly. I'm sure he learned his lesson quickly.

[skeebert]

bitch got pwned.

[desertsuneagle]

Big cojones... I bet that guy flys like a master now.

[erinlassley]

I've only flown one of these things once after ground school and had zero problems. I notice very poor throttle control - revving up, slowing down, etc. Once you commit to the take-off, you leave the throttle wide open and get up in the air NOW. You don't flub around close to the ground after take-off. I'm a newb and even I know that.

[planeguy3223]

Oh yeah, and another thing they teach you in PPC school is that if your parachute starts rocking right and left, ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS GO AROUND. This is a perfect example of a stupid moron who tries to teach himself to fly, because if you try to teach yourself, you run the risk of getting seriously hurt. There is MUCH MUCH more to flying a PPC than what you think. Knowledge is your safety with these things.

[donatreides]

Neither a crash nor horrific.

[dhom100]

they're probably the safest type of aircraft because of the parachute. but still should learn how to fly it safely. DIY is bad idea with anything that gets off the ground.

[SineCalvin9]

one of the more dangerous aircraft because it if NOT a parachute, but a completely flexible wing.

[adrianrubi]

it's only flexible when it's INFLATED so it's still a parachute and powered.

[TheNovaAxon]

@SineCalvin9

Where did you find this knowledge? Another self-tought expert?

[SineCalvin9]

@TheNovaAxon

Yo, I hold an advanced USHPA PG rating, expert USPA skydiver rating, a degree in aviation, and 1,500 hours fixed wing flight time.

I fly all types of aircraft and part 103 ultralights. I would say I know enough to have an opinion.

I maintain that these ram air powered and unpowered aircraft are dangerous, because I fly them regularly alongside all the other aircraft I fly. ram air canopies lack not only structure but positive control. Moment arm AOA control, etc.

[TheNovaAxon]

@SineCalvin9 Congratulations! Then you should know what you are talking about, but thats the problem with all these fixed wingpilots: When your aircraft stopt doing what it has to, how do you come down safely?

RIGHT, BY A FLEXIBLE WING! AND YOU WILL LOVE IT ( no further comment)

[SineCalvin9]

@TheNovaAxon

I have 200 hours in sailplanes as well, and have dead sticked (prop-stopped) several powered fixed wing aircraft in just for fun.

Obviously, the differences between an emergency ram air parachute and a paraglider are extreme. the angle between zero/negative AOA and cruise flight is very small, when that angle is reached the glider folds. (collapse). This severely limits flyable areas and conditions.

I am an Ozone dealer, I have six gliders on the floor in front of me right now

[TheNovaAxon]

@SineCalvin9 Cool, I've just flown an Ozone Addict II. Okay you have your opinion, i just dont agree. To me the most dangerous aircraft is a helicopter. Flown the Bolkov 103, Alouette 2 and some types of DIY (approved) kits, but there is not 1 moment of relaxation without immediate corrections needed after you enjoy the moment

[SineCalvin9]

@TheNovaAxon

I have an addict I I have been flying lately. It is an old beater that I drag through the mud on crappy days. I am stoked for the Delta. I am more an Acro guy than XC but still it will be a good safe wing for longer flights.

Only helis I have time in is Schw 300 and Enstrom. If I could go back 10 years I would concentrate only on helicopters. It is the God machine. Scary, yes, but easily the best tool to do pretty much anything.

peace...

[TheNovaAxon]

@SineCalvin9 The instability of a chopper gives a lot of possiblities but is also the reason for the most crashes.... I loved it, but my 'love' goes out to the paraglider at this moment. I have been jumping too, but the step to a wingsuit is a little far for me now. I recently build my own paramotor for added freedom in the low country ( Holland)

[TheNovaAxon]

@SineCalvin9

Btw They are dangerous becuase you fly them?

A canopy does have structure due to pressure in the canopy.

No controle of AOA? Whats your speed system for then?

Make some more hours before you say something dumb about my sport!

When a fixed wing breaks it the end, when my canopy inflates I react, recover and have fun again, and you? You grab your last resort: the flexible wing!

[SineCalvin9]

@TheNovaAxon

hey man, I fly paragliders more than any other aircraft! I have nearly 600 BASE jumps as well and I find Paragliding to be more dangerous than jumping from fixed objects.

Calm down dude! I am not 'dissing' your sport, I am saying -OUR- sport is dangerous when compared to almost all other types of aviation.

[SineCalvin9]

@TheNovaAxon

I believe I said no direct control of AOA. Any competent pilot should know the difference between AOA and AOI. the speed system of a paraglider controls the AOI (angle of incidence), in paraglider physics this is the angle between the cord line of the airfoil and vertical center of lift to center of mass line. Thus, there is no direct AOA control, only moment arm AOI control. In fixed wing aviation, the elevator directly controls AOI without any significant moment arm.

[TheNovaAxon]

@SineCalvin9 And yes there are major diffrences in a reserve and a paraglider. But the priciples are the same. They give you another flight!

[TheNovaAxon]

@SineCalvin9 Youre right...

[SineCalvin9]

@TheNovaAxon

sorry for the extended replies, but I would say I have a considerable amount of diverse aviation experience. from 12,000lb turbine twins, Helicopters, to 7m parachutes or 36m tandem paragliders. I even fly wingsuits quite often. My original point for posting was my disapproval of all the muppets out there who just jump into PPG, buy a kit, and do things like what is going on in this video. There is no better sport to be an idiot in, as we learn from Dell, but it is still scary.

[TheNovaAxon]

@SineCalvin9 I fully agree on that point.

We are on the same side, that is the fun of the airsport and doing it AGAIN. not just once and kill yourself with a post motem in a paper saying the sports to blame...

Blue Skies!

[Terryblount]

@TheNovaAxon They are dangerous because anytime your butt gets higher than your head you have to be careful. That's why OSHA requires fall protection anytime you are over 6 ft. from your base.

[stainlesslobster]

@SineCalvin9 You obviously didn't do your research. Its actually one of the safest. As long as the pilot follows the rules and has common sense. Next time read up before you try to trash a sport. Or better yet try it your self. With training of course.

[SineCalvin9]

@stainlesslobster,

Yo, I hold an advanced USHPA PG rating, expert USPA skydiver rating, a degree in aviation, and 1,500 hours fixed wing flight time.

I fly all types of aircraft and part 103 ultralights. I would say I know enough to have an opinion.

I maintain that these ram air powered and unpowered aircraft are dangerous, because I fly them regularly alongside all the other aircraft I fly. ram air canopies lack not only structure but positive control. Moment arm AOA control, etc.

[stainlesslobster]

@SineCalvin9  sure you do.

[TheNovaAxon]

@stainlesslobster

Thanks, our sport has a clean record We have left none up there!

[planeguy3223]

yes, as I am taught in PPC school, it is the pilot that makes the aircraft dangerous. 95% of all PPC accidents are caused by pilot error, so it is indeed extremely safe if you know what you're doing.

[JetPilott]

Not even a crash, much less horrific... Although the deception has gotten you 90,000 views, so I guess the mislabeling worked :)

[FireFerret2222]

Woops! He was kind of shifting around when he landed and hit the side.

[garyfreefly1]

captain Bounce

[mjok2004]

Weight shift 2 Axis etc. Much harder to fly than a 3 Axis

[echoskybound]

We appreciate that you know what you're talking about.

[joeslifeyork]

Any landing you can walk away from is an excellent landing, any landing after which you can use the craft again, is a good landing.

Which ever way you paint it, this isnt a crash. Merely a rough landing.

[echoskybound]

lol, you've got it backwards.. "A good landing is one where you can get back on the ground, a GREAT landing is one where you can use the plane again" ;]

[joeslifeyork]

Cheers for trhe correction.. it's been a while since i used it.

lol

[gangstabrutha]

An awesome landing is where nothing happens....

[xlqex]

No, that's called sitting in a chair and doing nothing.

[Terryblount]

@xlqex Haven't you heard.... Any "landing" you can walk away from is a good one. haha

[toothpick587]

"It's going to be a rough landing folks! Please fasten your seatbelts and remain seated until the 'plane' has come to a complete stop"

[gotitans999]

Looks like he didn't land into the wind. This is why you need a flat place to land from in any direction (not just a straight runway). When landing you could see the wind coming from the right and pushing him to turn left. :(

[fuhmeregan]

what a boring, self-absorbed idiot.

[flyguy75140]

"Just ask anyone with a twoplace unit to give you a few hours of flight time in there PPC". I personally would be more than happy to assist in the safe endeavor of flight. Three hours is all you need to solo. Check out my PPC video to see how awsome flying can be.

[robcharliebrown]

Half of you havent got a clue about your comments and those of us who fly realise that this was no crash but merely an untidy landing. Try flying here in the UK and wade through the annual paperwork... you guys are so lucky to do what you love doing with few resrictions. Good luck and safe flying !

Rob, (Skyranger owner and delighted with it)

[jeffroboy48]

he landed a lil rough, he knows more on how to fly that thing then i do

[andrewnielsen]

As I was saying, if you have a 9 year old child and you fly with them in your piston single 50 hrs a year and they die, there is a 50% chance you killed them in your plane.

[andrewnielsen]

Minor surgery is surgery that someome else is having. The same goes for crashes. Some people ride thise things with just a bicycle helmet and they just should not. If someone knows some accident statistics for those things that would be much appreciated. For example, one fatal accident per hundred thousand hours in piston singles.

[scottydoesntknow89]

how is that horrific at all?

[IamBuddhaHearMeBurp]

it says "Well, maybe not horrific".

[flyinhillbillyman]

that wasn't HORRIFIC . Any landing you walk away from is a good landing. Landings are controlled crashes anyway. LOL

[zastova]

not even funny

[Bobanjudee]

Nothin wrong with a little rock and roll

[Jesusdragon737]

"well, maybe not horrific" is kinda understating it a bit

[abdulla3]

nothing dangerous.. only funny

[dude58677]

"Sacrafices must be made" Otto Lillienthal

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[avalancheman327]

There are 2 kinds of PPC Pilots. 1)Those that have rolled. and 2) Those that have yet to roll.

[birddoggarton]

Yep. Keep it up though. It gets better.

[Partok81]

What do they say: "Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing"  ;-)

[unapro3]

"They" also say if you leave your dislodged tooth under your pillow a tooth fairy will replace it with a dollar......A good landing is when you can re use the aircraft without repairing it first.

[Partok81]

Great point. However if YOUR busted up, your not going to be flying your 'repair-free' aircraft are you? See- landings without seatbelts, air turbulance, and collisions with other inflight objects(birds, etc. on ultralights and such), to see what I mean...

[unapro3]

Sorry, you have lost me, I have no idea what your reply was supposed to mean.

[adamhyink]

he means save yourself before you save your stupid aircraft dummy

[airste172]

Jeez... I've had worse crashes getting out of bed!!!

[pleasetrythisathome]

Where can I get some Arizona land? Arizona?

[Australia19911509]

hhahaha, yeah..  I won't be able to sleep tonight... Looks like fun .. !

[eeppeliteloop]

LOL right on

[vac2311]

What crash?

[rjmwdlp]

The Wright Brothers didn't invent the airplane, they just perfected Leonardo's invention.

[achurban]

Word Horrific needs to be re-defined.

[ralphit6793]

Wow.... looks pretty sucessful to me.

[puddn76]

THIS IS GAY, WHERE IS THE CRASH

[kleberac82]

Wright Brothers didn't invent the airplane. SANTOS DUMONT INVENTED.

[Cormacpara]

I fly paragliders and I've noticed a lot more people jumping right in to motors without any knowledge on what to do with a stall, spiral, spin, cravate etc. Kinda funny...

[vpraczko]

He probably forgot that steering in the air is different than steering on the ground. If you watch the video you can see he didn't steer the right direction. Better to run over a few bushes and avoid the rollover!

[dorbie]

No big deal, the wing got to the side on landing and pulled the frame over. It's about as innocuous an accident as you'll experience. This kind of minor incident hapens all the time with there vehicles. They have roll cages for a reason.

[copelandiii]

i fly a square chute...but looks like he just forced the landing and should have went around. sarted rocking a few seconds before touchdown. but you know what they say any one you walk away from is a good one.

[sherylmann]

Glad you weren't injured! What kind of safety gear to you have on board?

[althe111]

Safety gear? Safety gear? We don't got no safety gear, we don't need no safety gear.

Well, maybe just a little safety gear like a helmet and the fact that you are in a roll cage structure. And how do you know I wasn't injured? I'll have you know my ego was badly bruised!

[razed1022]

Oh and I guess the wright bros are fools as well???

[althe111]

I don't think the Wright Brothers were "fools" but as the pilot in the video thinking I could teach myself in a basically home built PPC with a "high performance" wing; yep, looking back I sure was foolish. My advise: If you want to fly, find the best instructor you can. No sense in reinventing the wheel.

[pete2778]

...And precisely who was going to teach the Wright brothers to fly? What alternative did they have? I think the term 'fool' relates to those who don't have to teach themselves to fly when there's an alternative... Being taught.

[razed1022]

I've seen this so many times with new pilots trying to use elliptical wings. It happens all the time to people new to the sport with this type of wing. All the roll overs i've seen have been from students with professional training. If your new it can happen and most likely will.