Over piloting a performance paraglider

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Uploaded by on Aug 17, 2006

An example of what NOT to do : fly too difficult wings, and over-piloting when in trouble...

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  • I have watched this video over and over in grate detail. The locked in spiral was a result of the pilot holding on the left brake (1:18), Im guessing he was holding the riser with the brake loop around his wrist in a state of shock (understandable).If he had gone hands up at 1:03 it looks like all would have sorted itself out. This is not a criticism of him at all just an observation from a comfortable computer chair.

    His final words on the video are priceless "im on the ground now"!!!

  • You can see the glider trying to fly...

    Great Post!

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  • Thank you for sharing. Very educational and a little funny at the end. Glad you are OK. Its because of this video i always fly with a safetyline and HMS. It has happened to my mate in Germany and he could ancor himself, get out of the harnass make a safe decent to fly again. Dont leave home without it.

  • Amazing video Joe! Your one lucky and funny Pilot! I was waiting for a blood curdiling scream at the end or even worse silence! But instead a priceless! "well I'm on the ground now"! fair play for keeping a cool head the whole way through, scary experience even on video!

  • Flippin' Heck. No way, that was scary as hell. Glad you are OK though.

  • wow great video, thank you for sharing it with us , i think we can learn a lot from it.

  • funny somehow ^^

    "i'm on the ground now"

    sarcastic???

  • 3:21 "I'm on the ground now"

  • Ca c'est un gros vrac... on comprend pas tout ce qu'il se passe mais ce qui est sur c'est que j'aimerai pas être à sa place...

  • houhouhou ! excellent !

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