Steve / Sperry wrote in message . ..
Just curious about the light wing loading of the Paragliders... I
understand that the canopy has a tendency to fold up in turbulence.
Now that has to be a rush!



Granted, the light wing loading and lack of structure do make the wing
capable of collapsing but...

The wings have remarkable resistance to taking collapses. In 250
hours of flying in some of the strongest Texas summer conditions I
have only taken a few and all of them have sorted themselves out
without pilot input or significant altitude loss.

Part of learning to fly these flexable wings is learning to first
avoid collapses through active piloting techniques and then to deal
with collapses and correct them if and when they do occur.

Worst case scenario... The wing has collapsed dramatically and all
attempts to fix the situation have failed miserably, I would go to
plan "B". Plan "B" is of course the chest mounted hand deployed
parachute.

Gus Rasch