Pilot Error.
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- Опубліковано 6 бер 2010
- Bummer dude. There was a North component to the wind direction, and flying slow can put you in a turn into the trees. He was fine. The trees caught him gracefully but sustained broken leading edges on both wings.
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"Looks good" (flailing arms and legs, hanging on for dear life)
That was the agreed upon visual sign for danger
Thank you for entertaining us Andy.
I appreciate the guy filming being kind and concerned instead of like what I see in many other compilations of hang gliding videos where there are a bunch of D-bags yelling and jeering at the pilots who aren't as "perfect" as the guys on the ground doing the yelling...I think that shows the ideals of the sport rather than screaming insults or jeering taunts.
Daniel D Hang Gliding is a small group here in the US. and declining. I believe we need to encourage people, and less berate. Pilots can be harder on themselves already, especially after an unplanned crash like that. nobody wants to be "that guy" Another example how it can be in such an unforgiving sport like this. it's aviation.
Looked like at about 30-34 secs the nose pitched up and mushed out and at 35 secs into an involuntary turn. You did the right thing I think in taking the tree landing to trying a hard right turn low and slow which could have been a tip over tip roll ! Glad you walked away.
That actually makes me feel better about flying - that a scary crash into trees might not be so bad. Everything's worse in the imagination! Thanks for posting.
Most trees are not that soft.
Andy, you were perfect! You did so nice, man! Congratulations!!!
I love Andy's comment... "How's my glider look"? When he said that I knew he was OK. Glad your ok Andy. Wish you happ(ier)y landings.
He's alright....are you alright andy?😂😂😂
Oh he's got it.. looks good.. (awkward silence).. come on Andy... oh shit..
Absolutely love it!
There was fear in the voice that day.
Ouch :D
Well we all learn from are mistakes, and our mistakes can help save others from doing the same thing (above) and killing themselves. Lesson learned: Don't fly too slow in a hang-glider with wind.
15 yr old Cessna150 student-pilot
The classic question after an event such as this or any other sport where your buddy takes a soil sample. I usually would say, "Quit laughing! I think I broke something." when it came to dirt bikes.
I know that's an old post, but I love "when your buddy takes a soil sample" euphemism.
That looked like a pretty comfortable tree all things considered
Back to a single surface for you.
That's why I stay prone! Well, that's not why. 😜
I'm glad nothing broke.
The unending stoke with this guy
Awesome.🤣
That is a crafty old move..... using the tree to stop. Glad you were ok.
Oh yea he does. I know I needed one after watching that landing.
apart from the crashes, hang gliding looks like sooo much fun!
LOL! Yep, they never let me live that one down.
@porkoaquatico Exactly!! Spot on observance.
So was I. That was me filming.lol I agree, things can happen. Andy is a great pilot. And he was fine. You too brother.
He’s alright. His head is over here. His legs and arms are over there. His insides are everywhere.
yur puurrfect !
Perfect....
is a word.
Perhaps not the one I would have used, but it takes all kinds I suppose.
It’s not often you see your buddy crash into trees like that and come out in scratched and alive. I would say he came out as perfect as one could be given the scene. I’ve seen much worse. Hang Gliding is so easy it can kill you. It’s still aviation.
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Judging by the knee pads he was expecting to crash ;-)
@Morganizer Well said.
His ego was bruised.
he is trying to show you how to land immediately,but he failed
Glad he's ok
He's alright.
Andy just got tickled a little, he turned out fine.
Good Landing mr. Alcoa lol
@adibranch Pick your steed and enjoy free flight. As long as we get to enjoy this is what counts for me.
A Tree Hugger's Kiss.
Andy, Speed is the Control key
@dsuco92 You sir, I find disturbing.... I hope they never let you out..
He’s alright. This time.
nothing more funny then this hes got it hes allright OH SHIT ANDY NEEDS TO LEARN ABOUT AERODYNIMICS
Take offs are optional, landings are mandatory.
@furopuff It was a crime of passion... Guilty as charged.
i really want to get into hang gliding videos like this makes me want to practice with my rc alot more and find an ace instructor need some cash first
Andy ended right up the chute.
Actually, he just parked the Aeros, and took delivery of a T2. His review? "I love it! It's a wing that takes less skill to fly well." -Andy-
@1995error they both have their problems though don't they. Hang gliders dont collapse , and you dont get blown over the back as easily :) but a paraglider can land in a back yard.
Caught some big lift on landing!
hope he was ok....
wood magnetism they call it, if it was the only tree in the landing zone the hang glider would still hit it!!
I don’t think that’s what’s meant when we say keep flying the aircraft.
@glendeco already picked mine a while back :) Been HG for about four years or so.
this is why i paraglide instead
I dont know how to glide, but it seems like there was not enough open room for a landing, to begin with ?
@Morganizer I disagree...the mistake he made was no motor and no rudder!
@cichy1970 You are welcome to come give us a class on it. Come fly with us.
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Why wasn't he on the down tubes during his approch Im on my down tubes 150 ft above the deck.
;))
things happens … I was mostly referring to the voice over !…
have a good week end !
@adibranch Me too. ;)
Tree abuse! Consider yourself on report, Mister!
Got popped by some lift.
There are just too many quotes from this video. Glad @jacoherbst and @unapro3 got 2 of the best.
@jacoherbst I laughed after hearing myself say that. LOL
Who put that damn tree there? That's what I would like to know. Glad Andy is o.k. He had to fly the falcon last weekend but at least he got right back on the pony. Nice approach though?
ohh shit, ohh fuck hahahahahahah
Shoulda used full power.
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is it me or he's over piloting all the way? i see him giggle from left to right, his hands always changing positions...
There was a lot going on here. But yeah, pio at the worst speed and trying advanced maneuvers with little height. It was a tough watch all around.
Too much zoom, way way too much, but other than that, great.
how fast can these gliders come to landing?
hehehehehe bisonho
Using the term 'pilot' loosely!
Did you damage your glider?
That is so Model-T obsolete !!
Nah, model T's are sweet as ratrods. I would say this is more 2cv :)
And I learned to fly on a Cloudbase, and stopped when my Super Scorpion grew too tatty!!!
He's alright......you alright Andy?
ha ha you are funny
😂
Try skydiving first, you learn a lot from that, you'll never land in the wrong direction again!
sailling along, singing a song, so young and proud back then, i'm SURE he never thought that some day he'd be face back-hand slamed into a tree one day,
but hes wrong... Andy in 5years~ Hi's mother walks up to his grave to see poor Andy. ~Andy's grave stone says: Killed by a tree, wiped him up side to side back-hand right in the face. R.I.P.
what did he do wrong? how can he learn from this?
Simply didn't keep the speed up on approach. Speed is your friend until you get into ground effect where it's smoother air. Mostly. Shit can happen anytime though. You have more control with the nose lower. He should have been lower to the ground before leveling out. My instructor pounded that into our brains.
Sorry 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
Sorry but I laughed :D
he's alright. Are you alright andy?
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Error stupiddd crash kill
that was plane wrong.
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Terrible flying..
More like terrible landing. The flying was good that day.
he was grand ,,, till you said '' hes ok '' then he wasnt.
I'm Darth Vader
Look ,,,, lol ,,, he is your father ,,,
+tom thompson my father doesn't fly. neither do you.
i wouldnt bet on one of those .... safe with your father ,,,, do i fly ,,,, you would loose your cash ,,, been flying since 84 ,,,
+tom thompson sorry, not accepting resumes st the moment.
Andy ate some lumber. Object fixation is a bit h
So was I. That was me filming.lol I agree, things can happen. Andy is a great pilot. And he was fine. You too brother.
So was I. That was me filming.lol I agree, things can happen. Andy is a great pilot. And he was fine. You too brother.
I love the *crash* "He's alright. Andy you alright?"