I Crashed My Paramotor & Broke My Heel Bone.
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- Опубліковано 19 гру 2023
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Pilot Psychology, self awareness doesn't get stated enough. Respect for your honesty and I truly believe lots of people will be kept safe by watching this. Thanks
Speaking up is important! I saw a relatively new pilot put up a video of a very risky flight especially for a beginner. I reached out to him and spoke up, not in a finger wagging way, but just a "Hey bro, check your decision making you want to enjoy this sport till your old."
Two weeks later he was dead. Left behind a child, a family, and his beloved dog who you could tell was a part of his soul.
This sport is as safe as we make it, but there's little forgiveness for mistakes and poor decisions. Let's look out for our brothers and sisters and try and keep each other around 🙂
It's great that you recognised the ego element and yet still managed to be humble and realise that publicly and show new and experienced pilots the dangers of getting complacent. Great video.
There was a kid who broke his back last year in Indiana doing the same thing. He did a wing tip drag over corn. The corn grabbed his wing. End of fun.
What you discussed about shifting risks tolerance is referred to as "Normalization of Deviance" (NOD). It is a standard consideration in professional risk management practices. It is when what used to be a deviation in behavior, becomes accepted as normal.
John Denver was killed because of it. He was flying a small airplane. In between flights he discussed refueling, but didn't because he was only taking a short flight (NOA #1). He took off, ran out of fuel at a level which was too low to glide back to the runway. He had another tank, but the valve to switch tanks was behind his seat, requiring unbuckling, and turning around, which he didn't have time to do. He had planned on relocating the valve, but never got to it (NOD #2).
This sport will humble you. As long as you learn from mistakes like this and don’t repeat them it will make you a better pilot and person. Fly safe and have fun!
Great that you have been going through a critical self examination of the circumstances leading to your crash. I’ve been flying since the 80’s in everything from ultralights, general aviation, sailplanes, Paramotors and Paragliders and everyone I know who has been really hurt or sadly killed were all high time experienced pilots. It is very easy to get complacent with increasingly better skills as you have pointed out in the video. As a CFI for a few years, my students and I always talked about breaking very early the chain of events that can cause an accident…fatigue, poor preflighting, being in a hurry, weather, and the “watch this” ego attitude that wants to impress friends or passengers. I’m 71 now and thankfully can still run and launch my PPG and PG, and want to continue to fly until the day I can’t. I’ve had 5 engine outs and altitude and a safe landing area have literally saved me from a potentially bad outcome. My first engine out was on my very first PPG flight! I quickly learned the value of always having a “way out”. Best wishes to you and to years of safe flying.
Massive props for talking about this, analyzing what happened, and being critical of yourself. You're a great representative of the sport. Hope to fly with you some day!
Glad to see you were able to rebound quickly and not let anything stop you!
It takes a strong person to shake off an accident like this, learn from it, and jump back into the seat!
Scenery is incredible.
A dominator whould have just processed the wheat and kept flying......
Jk glad youre ok now bud love the videos
He wouldn't have got hurt with the flat tops crumple Zone
Thanks for being so open with us.
Dude… you crashed on my birthday…. Good video, I agree in many ways, the conversation around personal risk assessment/awareness/envelope and the reevaluation of personal lines needs to happen more often more in the open. Good content, glad your back in the air!
This was way more meaningful than I expected. I’ve walked a mile in your shoes and I think you did a really wonderful job of articulating all the things I’ve thought about in the aftermath. Plus some things I didn’t think about. Hope you heal well and fly safe.
Reminds me of a saying I heard long ago, ''There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots''. You're still young Trevor.
Learning to lose, how to handle loss -- Trevor your teaching skills are evolving, showing people how to handle loss with humility and openness.
I needed this today, thank you.
I gathered one word of the day from this whole video, Complacency It will bite you, if you let it! thanks Trev, happy healthy warm xmas ahead.
Yup, it seems you are actually human. Rolling the dice comes at a price, sometimes. Glad you healed up so quickly. Man what a trip! Youll remember it for a lifetime...
It's so easy to get into the moment. So glad you have such a positive outlook and that you are using this as a teaching opportunity. Thank you for sharing!
Good. As you say, it could have been much worse. I hope you heal well.
Having done plenty of low altitude flying myself, much of your older footage was hard to watch because it was obvious...one little hiccup of that 2 stroke or miscalculation on a low swoop and it would be bad news. Your new videos will be more fun to watch, I'm sure.
Would a crumple zone have helped?
Maybe but he broke his foot not ass lol
Not crashing with that forward speed.
I appreciate your humility and self awareness, helps to keep things in check!
Thanks for talking through your crash. It really helps those of us who are taking risks to understand the impact of mistakes. I appreciate you sharing your learning and experience to help other pilots. Cheers!
Thank you Mr Trevor - sorry for what you went through but great evaluation. . Keep sharing - enjoy them all. 🤠
I'm glad you're back at it bro 💪👍.... I would love to fly that contraption 😊..... I'm a healthy 65..... Do you think there is hope for me 🫣
I regularly fly with a guy that still foot launches at 81 years old still going strong. You have plenty time. Use tons of it flying. You won't regret it
Absolutely. Go out and find a good school and you'll make that dream a reality. I pinch myself sometimes when flying just to confirm it's not a dream. You can do this!
Merry Christmas and thank you for making this video. I wanted to say a bunch of things but realized that everyone else already said it.
Thank you for your humility and honesty. I hope to train with you one day.
Trevor, well done video of recent mishap. Thanks for sharing.
love this video. very honest...
I've always been a fun flyer but push things from time to time.
I fly with music and find I get a bit risky with certain songs or Top Gun theme songs in particular.
bad habit.
again great video. most wouldn't post this.
stay safe
Thank you for your videos, Trevor.
Have a happy Christmas and a safe New Year. From the uk.
Glad to see you already back to foot launches! Nice recovery.
Dude, great commentary and excellent "flow" on the flights shown. Makes me want to be in the air for sure!
Thanks for sharing your viewpoint with us. We've all got an ego, recognizing this and keeping it in check is the result of life lessons, of growth, and an indicator of maturity. Good on ya man.
I have a buddy who is a very experienced pilot, he did something very similar to you. His was with tall grass, wingtip drag turned into wingtip getting pulled in. Totaled his scout, and banged himself up pretty good. But man, a broken heel sucks. Glad you are healing well!
Great video! Honest thoughtful reflection. You're right the jet ski and low dam drop in was by far more dangerous.
Like you said, it's finding that sweet spot of risk and maximum fun. Thanks for posting
Get well soon from Germany! Hopefully you'll be healthy again soon.👋
great breakdown. blessed for for such a simple injury
Lovely video! People are people and the "gap" between knowing and doing does fluctuate and changes constantly. What closes the gap in doing what we know (studied, learned, experienced, observed, investigated, trained, practiced) is helped and improved by this G.A.P... Gratitude, Awareness, and Positive perspectives. You got it!!! 😆
Honestly bro, It was low maneuvering, nothing else, you should know better.
Classic case of what can go wrong, will go wrong... at least you are on the mend!
WOW! Thank you Trevor for sharing your thoughts. I loved the video. Mind was racing during this video. I thought WOW this would be great to fly like that. Around the 16:00 mark, i was just thinking to myself "what if a motor out now?" Would you fly like that now>? Another thing that kept popping into my mind is a saying that I have. "Experience is what you get, WHEN you don't get what you want." Most have to say that a few times, before it really sinks in. I can't wait for the training.
Thank you for sharing this sobering lesson! ❤️ I appreciate and agree with your statement on paramotor culture around risk managementas well. Let's not treat it like dirt biking around in the sky; this is aviation. Seemingly small mistakes can be fatal.
I really want to get into flying. I completely understand it can be a safe sport but yet it there will also be risks. I've always been the guy who gets a little crazy on motorcycles, 4 wheelers, snowmobiles, etc.
Well said Trevor. As much as we don’t want to let our Ego effect our flying it’s there, especially for the men in the sport, that’s why I think women are much safer pilots in PPG and paragliding (I’m a paragliding pilot, 3 year’s experience, about 80 hours of thermic flight experience). I read a post from Ari in the air lately about men having a hard time connecting with each other because we where all raised in a kinda “toxic” way of making fun of each other, being competitive, not allowing ourselves to be vulnerable, etc. and I think what he was saying is a good point to our sports. We are ingrained with this be a man, walk it off mentality, don’t talk about your problems or feelings, etc. but to keep each other safe and ourselves I think we all need to be open and willing to call our buddies out if we think they are flying beyond their skills, or stepping up to a glider they are ready for etc. and maybe that’s just one opinion and that opinion might be wrong, but we need to be open to talk to each other and even more importantly hear what the other is saying without the ego jumping into place. It’s a role as men we need to overcome in this community because what we do is dangerous, we have to own that and do what we can to mitigate the risks.
Preciosos paisajes, un saludo desde España 👌
Glad your doing better!!
I had a similar crash happen but it was corn that sucked me in not wheat.Glad it all worked out man sucks!
LIVE AND LEARN OR LEARN AND LIVE
Comes with the territory.
What did Dell say about your crash?
I dought they're on speaking terms.
Dells ego is still going strong.
We all appreciate you being humble about it, but at the end of the day low maneuvering will catch up to you regardless of your skill level, there are many dead pilots that learned this. I'm no saint either when it comes to this but you cant control the environment and when you only have a few feet to spare the only outcome of an unknown event can and only will be an impact with the ground. Period.
It’s really easy not to post the dumb/stupid/dangerous stuff. Hindsight is always 20/20.
One of the things I promised myself when I started my paramotor journey was that I was going to make sure to show my good AND bad stuff, so other newbies could learn from it.
Yeah Tucker is fun to watch, but you really don’t get a feel for the learning process from the beginning.
Out of curiosity, do the bolts stay in there forever, or do they get removed once the bone grows back together?
They stay in.
Damn you had to drive 8 hours with broken ankles 😢
What about wearing motorcycle boots? Do you think that motorcycle boots could prevent your injury or other fairly common feet related injuries? Just asking out of curiosity.
Yes, for sure
@@MechInvent Thanks
Any idea why dell hasn't been posting videos?
Not my problem, ask him
Dang was that a U Turn you were on?
I got a cold today.
Dude an engine out in that dam or over that jetski doesn't bear thinking about...
If you had a flattop do you think you would have suffered the same damage?
Yep. It wouldn’t have changed a thing
@TrevorSteele1 I realize I'm like the 5th to ask, but I was genuinely curious. Thanks.
Ouch! @TrevorSteel To Quote my instructor, "You've had your one allowable injury. Now, Just Fly Safe."
In 2020 I had a double compound fractured ankle.
I'm trying this with caution.
Flying can be safe or it can be dangerous. The good news is, you get to choose. The bad news is, you have to choose.
Choose carefully and you can enjoy this for decades without getting hurt!
Very insightful. It looked like a well performed maneuver but the wing tip didn't slide across the wheat tops. I believe in what ever it is, people call God giving people warnings like that. I don't think you should do wing tip drags unless the ground and conditions are near perfect. That could have been a lot worse, thinking of that is scary. It looks like the surgeon did a good job from the x-ray. I'm sure your students learned from your experience, no need to feel embarrassed.
Many people's first accident paralyzes them for life. Everything can change in a moment. The sport is inherently dangerous and you need to actively make it safe.
Ouchie
Complacency kills. Every accident I have ever seen in paramotoring has been 100% pilot error. They were doing something they shouldnt or they were flying where they shouldnt. People not overflying new areas and hitting powerlines. Engine outs into trees. Acro low to the ground.
If it wasnt GMO wheat you would have been fine
Nice flying visuals. A bit wordy, somewhat rambled and repetitive. Glad you are ok!
I am a rambler haha
well you're not flying a flattop and your on a reflex wing,. I bet your dad said I told you so, He will make a video about this,, lol,
Not my dad and different equipment would have made no difference.
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Young and Dumb
Hey man, good onya for admitting to yourself and to the world about being ego driven! Self awareness is super important 🤘🏼😎🪂