On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:09:11 -0400, Aviv Hod
wrote:

I just ran across a fascinating video of a paragliding pilot that gets
into trouble...

This was the subject of much discussion on the paragliding lists some
time ago (I'm a paraglider pilot, though of the motorized type).
It started with a wing collapse (deflation), which is not uncommon
in rowdy air (like the "sharp edged thermals" the pilot mentioned) and
which usually reinflates all by itself with no pilot intervention and
minimal altitude loss. It then looks like he overreacted, causing a
stall/spin. Often only half of the wing collapses, causing a turn to
that side.

-Dana
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