hang gliding accident parachute deployment.mov

[Frank1964ful]

@munirocknroll2...hey man...no time for taking my hands from the frontbar...wind was too strong...but now i have a system to pitch the chute...

[munirocknroll2]

couldn't you just pull the chute to the front and keep it in your hand until the landing?

[sundancer84]

WOW that wall!!! Man you had a TONS of luck!!!! huh....

[papatooth1]

wow dude you almost hit the concrete wall.

[Frank1964ful]

@tungstenkid...usually to shorten the landing...(-;...but u never know...

[TungstenKid]

What was that little chute for anyway?

[PRSwannaB]

OOPS

[bigpunchy0174]

LMFAO

[floppycheese96]

ouch, i am fairly sure that wheels would be a great improvement on the design criteria

[normgood11]

HAHAH funny

[Stasiu454545]

2:07 hahahaha :D:D ale jajca :)

[zinkerled]

Your knee caps almost got deployed.

[twen7yseven]

lol 60-0 in .35

[mooncoinphoto]

Drogue chutes seem to cause more problems than they solve.

[Mande1brot]

Two words: Hook knife!

[viagro1980]

@Mande1brot please explain how would you use a hook knife in this situation????

[Mande1brot]

@viagro1980 A hook knife is a fairly standard piece of hg equipment, and I think this incident is a classic example where one could have been used to cut the chute away and fly/land more safely.

[viagro1980]

@Mande1brot i very well know what a hook knife is. but the problem is your drag chute is atached on the back of the harness and there is no way you can reach its cord and cut it in flight...

[baldeagle1195]

talk about a panic approach and landing ! if you land into wind you don't need a dragg chute anyway..

[markycolt1]

dam u were in a rush to get down to earth, nearly ended up in australia lol,glad ur ok ;)

[ASADELTA2009]

primeiro nfico feliz por estar tudo bem com piloto, segundo este problema pode acontecer com qualquer um, eu uso o parachute pois nos cross country as vezes temos pousos restritos, então levo comigo em local de facil acesso canivete para cortar eventuais problemas, ja passei por algo parecido, o parachute ficou a voar sozinho e eu continuei meu voo normal ou quase, rsrsr abraço

[210482fmj]

that looked quite nasty with the amount of g force on impact

[woodysr2]

this is a good example of rhy you should have a bridle knife stowed on your harness cut the drogue chute free and fly the glider normally

[wakko380]

aoush... loss your breath for a sec there..

[timmay301]

lucky that there was no problems..

[mavigogun]

Turned all the way to the ground, no 'final', no rotation - no surprise.

[bdoets]

The bridle of your drogue is very long, making it restless. Shorten the bridle so that the drogue is next to your feet, you will find it is calmer then.

[FCbisleybob]

this video leaves sooo many questions.

why have a drouge? do you need help with your landings

is that wing suitable for you

why was it not stowed properly

have you not flown with it before, coz the last 50ft should be the same so...

why crash

why no wheels do you think you are the man who dont need wheels.

does the other viewers thisk this is a case of intermediate syndrome

[bdoets]

@FCbisleybob ...and why ask dumb questions?

[MrAndrew1101]

man those last seconds were fast - more upright and a flare rather than push out might have totally saved it but glad you are ok i've seen people get badly hurt for less impact...thanks for sharing Frank!

[krebs0671]

hey Fränk!! das war aber ein ordentlicher Schuss vor den Bug - zum Glück is nix passiert. see you in HOF -ali-

[baumannmarkus]

oh junge! schaugt ja brutal aus......gott sei dank is alles guat gangen.......

[logmeindangit]

was that a downwind or crosswind landing? It was surprising to see the drag chute off so far to the side like that on final.

[Frank1964ful]

@logmeindangit...more or less crosswind landing......didn`t have the chance to land directly against the wind...the last turn was horrible...didn`t get the glider into the right direction...but close to the ground the wind became less...(-:

[logmeindangit]

@watto958 Hey, watto old chap, my first comment, "was that a downwind or crosswind landing?", was in reference to the way he pounded in with no flare. He was going pretty fast, as if he had chosen the wrong landing direction. If the winds were as strong as he said, then he'd have been able to land into the wind easily, at a very slow ground speed. About the drag chute, I was merely making an observation that it seemed to be on the far side of the keel more than just side-slipping would do.

[watto958]

@logmeindangit I sent a few responses to you but they bounced back? Not sure how to use YouTube email.

[Highrockman]

Frank thanks for sharing ..just be thankful it wasnt the bigger chute

[markandjackif]

Thanks for sharing.Would have been better to be in hang position on your final approach to be ready for the landing.Glad you didn't do any damage to yourself or the wing ;-)

[AviationDad]

Also, WHEELS bro! Wheels could have prevented your control bar from digging in.

[AviationDad]

Always get in the habit of looking behind your harness as part of your inflight checks and before you zip up. If you dropped your legs you could have turned around and tried to pull the chute in and tuck it.

[KBruto]

Ouch! Good thing you wear a helmet!

[MoyesLSS]

Every landing from where you can walk away upright, is a good landing ;-)