Paragliding crash

In article ,
says...
Did this guy enter into some type of spin?

It looked that way to me (I saw the vid months back on another site,
that had a whole lotta PG stuff - but can't find it now). He didn't
seem to provide any corrective action (I'm only guessing that they do
what we do, apply opposite "rudder").

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Duncan

In article ,
says...
Was that a Stall Warning horn we can hear? I don't know anything about these
things. His problems started right after the horn went crazy. Strike that,
his problems may have started when he strapped that thing on him.
ron

From my gliding experience, that's a vario yer listening to - tells you
by way of sound how much lift yer getting.

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Duncan

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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On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:12:14 -0400, Stubby
wrote:

Many years ago my flight instructor advised, "If it's not regulated by
Pt 91, don't fly it."

Pity. You and your flight instructor are both missing out on some
great flying... in many cases with safety record equal to or exceeding
that of Part 91 operations. Both are as safe as you make it.

"Many years ago", though, in the early days of ultralights, he may
have been right.

-Dana
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