MG crashes his brains out

MG wanted to learn to aero-tow. he hasn't been back for aero-tow since... still, he's a hell of a nice guy.

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[HangMan51]

1. Moyes - Lightsport (nice wing)

2. This was the first ever A/tow takeoff - yes, well aware going higher than tug is dangerous. (pilot not used to enough fast flying..?)

3. PIO in terms of input not having synch or feel of the aircraft, perhaps. low airspeed and sluggish response definately making the inputs out of whack. i suggest pilot's lack of airspeed control was the caused by "mind freeze" thru fear. can't judge that one.

- BTW, wasn't me. :o) Happy landings!

[HangMan51]

he sure did get close! he's since learnt to fly faster and is getting his ground-effect landings pretty good. he broke his nose in the crash. of all things on the glider to break, he broke (kinked) his outer leading edge and the top of his king-post! he was pretty dazed too.

[HJESUH]

A mi me paso lo mismo con una Rumour2 en mi primer arrastre. El trike q me arrastraba era muy potente y su piloto, como yo, sin experiencia. Salió acelerando demasiado y la Solar Wings sin tensión no podía seguirle picando. Después d 2 o 3 bandazos fuertisimos supe q el próximo daría la vuelta, así q me solté y el ala volvió a volar bien sin más consecuencias q estar aún bastante cerca del suelo. Después volví a salir pero con toda la tensión metida, y no tuve ningún problema.

[commandro]

@HangMan51

wow...he must have shit his pants on that nosedive too..

[panzertank15]

Purple stuff was cool. XD

[warp65]

Phew... just glad he could pull out at the very very last second.

[xlentertainment]

wrcummings you know what, after looking at this and paying more attion to it he is too high above the trike causing him to lockout, Pin-Out when in doubt

[wrcummings]

A vertical stabilizer would have saved this pilot!

Double surface gliders at high speed will do this.

They will say the problem is PIO but it's really

DIO (design Induced Oscillation)

If a pilot can loose control at any speed within the

gliders VNE (Velocity Never Exceed) It is the fault of the

manufacture. Sure the pilot exacerbated the DIO with PIO

but the glider needs a vertical stabilizer when towing fast.

Getting off of tow and slowing down (not speed up.) is the

correct thing to do.

[xlentertainment]

Texas, I live on the line. The line is not your friend, and it is not an umbilical cord, keeping the line stright is the name of the game in cowboy up towing, it is not up to the tow driver to strighten you out, the indication of a Lockout is aways there like Wallmart, you always pass it, or in it, bye.... Untill you get off that line, it's your life in this sport, you decide when you want off. Flight is not going right, get the hell off fast pull your weaklink. The line is all I know,

[xlentertainment]

If you have never seen a Lockout people, this is what it looks like. The glider gave him the indiction (I'm going to lockout !) the first sign of the Lockout he should had released, get off the tow line. During a tow the pilot must focus 100% on the tow, if the pilot is flying all over the place meet Mr. Lockout. No, he knows what he is doing by the way he is flying he is a hang 2 or 3, I am glad that he did not get hurt, now he knows what a lockout is & knows what to do the next time.

[smad333]

Flying too slow?

[Jellolion1]

did you train on a winch with a big floater glider? Or with a fully capable hang glider? I suppose training tandem would be OK. But watching this guy, I got the feeling this was his first try.