Bassano Südstartimpressionen - Thermikstarts und Crash

[shitNameAlert]

luckily I've learned to fly hanggliders - no worries about "rough"conditions + no worries about strong winds and flying backwards + much cooler looking wing + landings and takeoffs are finally exciting again!

[lawnick1]

discussion on this video in the paraglidingforum (can't post a link in the comments - its in the descritption of the video - right upper corner)

sorry for the "boaring" other minutes - just wanted to show the thermal conditions this day

[pablovert]

why people unable to fly always choose bassano to commit suicide??

My good how fed up we are withenssing those cene every week end on our take off!!!

[lawnick1]

thats why we waited till later this day and had safe starts and flights

[lawnick1]

he should not have started in this strong thermal conditions - but yes, nothing happend to him.

[morey000]

my initial reaction is that I thought it strange that the pilot chose a forward launch in apparently windy thermally turbulent conditions. He never controlled the pendulum effect and the frontal collapse appeared to be avoidable.

I'm glad to hear that he's OK (if I got that correctly).