Been there, done that! I've had a stalled takeoff crash and a tree landing after being caught behind the ridge lift. Don't fly anymore, but some times I still have dreams at night - it is the most freedom I've ever felt and I've done a lot of other stuff besides including singlehanded circumnavigation in a sailboat.
This launch was wrong on two levels. First, you're NEVER to launch the glider off balance, hence the pre-launch sequence: "hooked-in, balanced, clear!" Second, for no reason, he somehow thought that going prone was more important than flying the glider. And he got duly punished for it.
He rushed into getting prone before clearing the terrain -- a common mistake. While trying to push his feet into the harness and adjusting his body there, he kept pushing out on the control bar (can clearly see the glider climbing) until the glider stalled and then dived into a spin and crashed. A second before the stall, he recognized his low airspeed and pulled in hard to the left, which is why the glider spun to the left after stalling. The right-pull after the left-pull was a bit too late, as the glider's airspeed was already too low to respond to that kind of input. It's almost impossible to recover from a low-altitude stall, which is why you should always CLEAR THE TERRAIN FIRST, then do all your prone theatrics.
@@winddriven Hang check is necessary but not enough. You should always do a hook-in check too, to make sure that you're not only hooked in, but your leg loops are tight. Even after a solid hang check, you can still slide out of the harness if the leg loops are loose. Hook-in check is more important than just a simple hang check.
@@kavehvejdani8796 in my limited experience, a hang check involves confirming leg loops are in place too. I agree though, hang check without leg loop check is inadequate.
Been there, done that! I've had a stalled takeoff crash and a tree landing after being caught behind the ridge lift. Don't fly anymore, but some times I still have dreams at night - it is the most freedom I've ever felt and I've done a lot of other stuff besides including singlehanded circumnavigation in a sailboat.
0:34 classic, text-book example of cross-control in the upright position.
no, that's the instructor? who thought he was holding the nose tether, not the wing.
We all crash , not all the time but some of the time
Last two hotshots so anxious to get in the harness! Whats the point of youre not gonna go anywhere? XD
AT 1:25, is one supposed to run out of a cliff like that? Are you certain you can get enough speed after leaving the cliff to take flight?
Wind shadow
This launch was wrong on two levels. First, you're NEVER to launch the glider off balance, hence the pre-launch sequence: "hooked-in, balanced, clear!" Second, for no reason, he somehow thought that going prone was more important than flying the glider. And he got duly punished for it.
1:03 what happened here? Did he suddenly forget how to fly?
Maybe the glider is not balanced.
He rushed into getting prone before clearing the terrain -- a common mistake. While trying to push his feet into the harness and adjusting his body there, he kept pushing out on the control bar (can clearly see the glider climbing) until the glider stalled and then dived into a spin and crashed. A second before the stall, he recognized his low airspeed and pulled in hard to the left, which is why the glider spun to the left after stalling. The right-pull after the left-pull was a bit too late, as the glider's airspeed was already too low to respond to that kind of input. It's almost impossible to recover from a low-altitude stall, which is why you should always CLEAR THE TERRAIN FIRST, then do all your prone theatrics.
@@kavehvejdani8796 idk, looks like it is very gusty, when he is climbing like that and getting his feet in the bar is at his waist.
0:40 could have killed himself if it was anything but a gently grassy slope ;(
looks like he was not connected
@@AlexandrSKYTRASH Yes, not being connected was the issue. He was lucky to miss rocks on the slope. ALWAYS do a hang check!
@@winddriven Hang check is necessary but not enough. You should always do a hook-in check too, to make sure that you're not only hooked in, but your leg loops are tight. Even after a solid hang check, you can still slide out of the harness if the leg loops are loose. Hook-in check is more important than just a simple hang check.
@@kavehvejdani8796 in my limited experience, a hang check involves confirming leg loops are in place too. I agree though, hang check without leg loop check is inadequate.
anotha one
it's not de best crash ever!