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yup, that's a crash

that glider looks sweet

Hi Doug, does Pete Helliwell usually compete in the British Nationals? He quite often comes to New Zealand to fly in the N Z Nationals. Great to see your videos thank you.

No audio vario?

Man looks like you had a great flight. You probably already know this. If you can work on getting that chin down to the bar then you will have more room for inputs in your arms making it eventually less effort. Greater input Authority. Cant complain about that take off looked far better than most around here. Cheers for making the video.

Bravo :) Greetings from Greece 🪽

Well done! Looked like a really enjoyable flight.

Another successful task, well done

Brilliant, well done, such a shame about smudge, just going to watch day 2 and sub

Been a while since I've been to England. But that dies not l look like. ENGLAND. Where was this?

Well done Doug ,,seems like all those Tailbridge flights have paid off,,dont know how you do it,I cant get away from family taxi,.shopping, drains blocked,car repairs,I need to put my foot down.

Well done Doug brilliant ❤

Fantastic Doug ! Over 10grand😮 ...a memorable flight 👍

Awesome

Nice! What was the wind? Looks pretty strong!

Looked like you out climbed everyone Nice flying

That first swoop on launch looked a bit hairy! I have taken the lazy route, just finished building a Sub70, Ill be launching just around the corner at Edisford... Not in 25+mph winds though :)

Nice one Doug, and well narrated. You never forget your first XC, they're something really special!

A good day Doug nice to meet you

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Ouch! Hope all ok, you enjoying the space ship?

Well done on getting out Doug,,,looks like one of my landings,nice to see youre ok,,,

Back in the day, I had a similar 'nose a little too high, stall after takeoff' crash only it was a 40' bluff launch with 15kt wind and I was a little higher when I blew over and landed upside down back in the set up area. No injuries, only a broken leading edge on my glider, and tiny tear on the sail of someone else's glider. I was very lucky and the lesson was learned.

Well done Doug,,,looks like you hit a bit of sink on that 2nd landing,,,,gotta get up there and get back flying,,,with some help from your good self,, Regards Tony Brownhill.

Looks like a great location. Does it get crowded with PGs?

This terrible takeoff/crash was actually salvageable, but a pilot with the skills needed to do that would have never ventured into strong conditions without launch assistant or moving to the actual launch point without being hook-in. At .39 seconds the pilot is actually so far out of shape that he is actually accelerating the crash. Pro tip. If you don't have an assistant, move to your launch position and hook-in there. If you can't safely hook-in then conditions are screaming at you that you shouldn't be trying to launch.

LMAO

such amazing view

Great footage Doug youre gonna have to help me get back in the air not flown for 3 years covid,lack of drive,old age,,will you let me know when you are going again,,so I can tag along, Regards Tony.

Hi just out of interest what camera type and camera rig did you use to get those panning shots was it remote operated?

Thanks for sharing Doug, you managed to get to the cloud base at Mynd. I was frustrated to endlessly punt along the ridge so I went down to the task when I was still well below the cloud base, I was in the decent thermal and didn't want to lo lose it though. It paid off. I was in the cloud base and on the way to goal shortly after.

Thats a 50 min drive from my cabin Doug I am to do my first xc,,,landing outside my home thats about 50 miles ,,ps I dont expect to do it first time,next time youre down this way let me know and I can help with retrieve,or just phone me and I will take you back to your car.

well done Doug you sure are getting about,and hours airtime .I must start getting back,into it,,even though money tight now I have retired.

its good that the crash happened in the very initial stages. In fact it never really took off.

Nice one Doug,,,hoping to get up soon,,,once I got these Peregrine chicks feeding for themselves,Regards Tony.

Looked great from the ground as well. I think you had the best bit of weather today.

The pilot did the editing too.

The title is misleading. The wind lifted the hang glider before he attempted to takeoff. All of the comments suggesting how to correct his flight in the air aren't hitting the mark.

Cross wind take offs are never a good idea!

I've seen two people die doing similar. Thanks for sharing - that way everyone can learn from mistakes in a less painful way.

Thanks for sharing. These videos are an inspiration to those of us who are embarking on their journey into learning to hang glide.

Perfect take off and text book landing. Great flight mate. Wish i was there.

When in doubt pull in and level the bar

I've done that a few times, those little chicken legs can't run that fast.😅

Poor instruction and poor airmanship

thats just stupid do it again

If the left wing is lifting, point he glider to the left. If the right wing is lifting, point the glider to the right. When the wings are level and the direction your pointed isn't good for launch, don't launch.......

Doesn't even look like the pilot attempted a take off run, looks like he just got hit by a strong sideways gust before he even attempted to launch.