What makes you guys think your ready for the gliders you fly? Obviously they all had the same instructor.whats up with the glider at..2:44..thats not a beginner glider. ...So I hope the last pilot avoided the powerlines? or is that why the footage stops?
I've flown there a bunch, and the problem is that 99% of the time the wind is either zero or in the opposite direction. With hang gliders, just like larger aircraft, you should land into the wind whenever possible, but many of the pilots are used to always landing in the same direction here and they couldn't deal with the change very well. The people going from left to right are landing with the wind, which means they're coming in too fast. Right to left is correct for this situation.
who ever was saying pull in for speed on this video should b president of the club and hold landing seminars 4 these guys .geez pull in 4 speed quit floteing in u will get killed doing that
harsh conditions?!?! no one took a look at the streamer on the way down! at least 2-3 of them land with the wind. the one who got it right had a comfortable landing. and that guy who flared 10 feet above the ground, with the wind, going way to fast needs to take some more lessons! sheish! no more stupid accidents please. . .
the reason he flared is because he was rapidly running out of runway. If he kept going the way he was he would have landed in a rocky riverbed. And by "rocky" I mean boulders, not pebbles. It was a sucky landing, but not flaring there would have been worse.
What i would like to know is why a pilot who can't land on his feet to save his life is flying a topless glider lol Classic !! All the gear no idear as they say in australia. I hope that those pilots are students. If not go back to the training hill.
Thanks for the very instructional video. I like how you can hear instructors (Andy?) critiquing the landings. It would be great if you could get some more like this
I have to add to the comment above. These guys really suck at landing. Time to go play on the newbie hill again.
kalbic 3 months ago
"...if you think you've 'aced' the sport because you can soar and thermal for hours,
go back to the training hill and practice ten takeoffs and landings."
(Quote from an instructor and author of hang gliding book)
jwm239 1 year ago
looks like a normal day, just a few bad pilots... no real big gust or crosswinds... come on... this is a training day...
jasonrussellsmith 1 year ago
What makes you guys think your ready for the gliders you fly? Obviously they all had the same instructor.whats up with the glider at..2:44..thats not a beginner glider. ...So I hope the last pilot avoided the powerlines? or is that why the footage stops?
madhatter42o 2 years ago
They put upa fucking great winsdsock, even light a flare and still the cunts come in own wind - DOH!!!!!!!!
armandin2048 2 years ago
it not that hard just go low to the ground and push and u just stop in secinds
AmericansSexualPreds 2 years ago
Novice day in the landing paddock
Rahhhhhnman 3 years ago
Into wind is always a good start I think.
tommytipitcup 3 years ago
the dude at 1:55 had such a pretty landing :D
copperchan 4 years ago
its not the weather, they just suck at landing lol
Mikola2385 4 years ago 3
I've flown there a bunch, and the problem is that 99% of the time the wind is either zero or in the opposite direction. With hang gliders, just like larger aircraft, you should land into the wind whenever possible, but many of the pilots are used to always landing in the same direction here and they couldn't deal with the change very well. The people going from left to right are landing with the wind, which means they're coming in too fast. Right to left is correct for this situation.
donandcheryl 3 years ago
who ever was saying pull in for speed on this video should b president of the club and hold landing seminars 4 these guys .geez pull in 4 speed quit floteing in u will get killed doing that
69NOMAN69 4 years ago 2
and damn boys, learn how to flair
jerbear54 4 years ago
harsh conditions?!?! no one took a look at the streamer on the way down! at least 2-3 of them land with the wind. the one who got it right had a comfortable landing. and that guy who flared 10 feet above the ground, with the wind, going way to fast needs to take some more lessons! sheish! no more stupid accidents please. . .
JFeinberg07 4 years ago
the reason he flared is because he was rapidly running out of runway. If he kept going the way he was he would have landed in a rocky riverbed. And by "rocky" I mean boulders, not pebbles. It was a sucky landing, but not flaring there would have been worse.
donandcheryl 3 years ago
What i would like to know is why a pilot who can't land on his feet to save his life is flying a topless glider lol Classic !! All the gear no idear as they say in australia. I hope that those pilots are students. If not go back to the training hill.
FlightinmyVeins 4 years ago
i totaly agree with u mate! its just awfull looking at those guys landing!!
viagro1980 3 years ago
Good examples I liked them
ponhand 4 years ago
LMFAO this was halarious
dj55b 5 years ago
couple of pilots there not paying enough attention to the wind direction eh? light and scariable conditions? [LOL whitemonkeywings]
HangMan51 5 years ago
Yep, exactly... The mountain that they were flying at almost never changes conditions... so no one was prepared for a change in wind direction.
pimpedarse 5 years ago
more like harsh pilots for gliders
whitemonkeywings 5 years ago
yup!!! poor gliders....
cloudbase009 5 years ago
Thanks for the very instructional video. I like how you can hear instructors (Andy?) critiquing the landings. It would be great if you could get some more like this
mbbarnes 5 years ago
keep looking, there's heaps of these kind of videos out there. :o) happy landings!
HangMan51 5 years ago