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  • I was flying a "powered paraglider". It's a "backpack" unit.

  • Camera worked great! Where did you mount it?

    CLEAR!!! LOL

    Good you made it out of that with a few scrapes!!

  • The camera was on a folded up tripod between my legs. I tied some twine around the camera and my neck. The setup allows me to see the screen so that I know exactly what I'm filming, and the top of the tripod has lots of camera angle adjustments. The downside is that it's a pain to take-off and land with. That, and the twine around my neck. A helmet cam has a lot of pros, but I was taking a practice flight for filming some waterskiing activities soon. I really wanted the viewfinder for that.

  • Oh, and lastly, I chose the road due to my perception that although it wasn't the best spot, it gave me the widest margins of error. I was concerned that due to the high pressure, I might not be flying my best, and landing in the top of a tree or the side of a house seemed entirely unpleasant.

    The large number of wires crossing residential roads have now made me rule these out for emergency landings. Based on line crossings, I will choose differently next time.

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  • It's impressive that under pressure you still yelled "clear" AND maintained discipline and yelled the FAA required warning "FUDGE" - (Flyer Under Distressed Glide Emergency).

    Way to keep your head about ya.

  • Good job seeing your choices were minimal to pick from.

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  • stupid noob u should have chosen the field

  • hahaha perfect timing and mixing for the song at the end. haha!

  • what kind of plane where u flying

  • OUCH! But you filmed it very nice!

  • Special-- you are a nut.

  • WHat type of aircraft were you flying

  • Incredible job!! Congratulations!! I know it is easier said than done, but your lesson should be always have a spot to land in case of emergency. That was very very tight. Great job keeping your cool!!

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