That Time I Nearly Crashed - Analysis
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Thankfully, I've had a very safe career in flying paramotors, so far. I wanted to share this relatively sketchy launch to show that things don't always go perfectly. Hit that subscribe button and comment down below if you would like to see some older paramotor adventures I have sitting on my hard drive.
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Drop a like for that sick barrel roll action!! :D
lines getting hooped and stuck together is quite a frequent thing, surprising you haven't encountered it more, for me it's an essential part of preflight :)
Anyhow, you're right, complacency kills.
Wanted to ask, how long had you been flying when you did your first barrel roll ?
and who taught you to do aerobatics ?
Cheers :)
Tucker Gott Lol you have 22k subscribers and you have 22k views!
Tucker Gott do you have rc's?
Tucker Gott it seems like something you needed to happen to learn what u did, when u did, if u kept goin up maybe u wouldntve crashed that flight, but maybe u learned something u needed to stop something else in the future that wouldve been ur demise...🤔 just a thought
*Aileron roll
They taught me in private pilot training that it's typically the third bad decision that kills you. The second bad decision very often is, "I'm going to fix it in the air" when there's a perfectly good airport nearby. Good job avoiding that trap, and good job recognizing that not properly preflighting was the first bad decision.
Kinda makes me glad I'm an old fart, though. I got to make all of my bad piloting decisions without an audience. :)
First bad decision, not properly preflighting. Second bad decision, attempting to fix in the air. Third bad decision is what? I don't know anything about this stuff but have been thinking about going for a pilot's license, so I'm curious :P
It would be first bad decision, not properly preflighting, second bad decision, gaining altitude to fix the problem, third bad decision, attempting to fix problem once reaching higher altitude which could result in a fatal outcome.
Along the lines of risk/reward I've been thinking about this for a few weeks. I love your new upload schedule and I'm happy every time I see you have something new. But please, don't fly on the wrong day just because it's time to make a new video. We'll be ok if you need to push it back a few days.
Certainly! That's where I hope to incorporate old content or other random projects.
Tucker Gott can you tell me where I can go to take some lessons?? I live on a good sized ranch and it's also right on Bullshoals lake. I have considered buying one for quite some time . it would be fantastic to check my livestock with and so much fun to fly. I have a love affair with flying and was a flight attendant for several years. any help from you would be greatly appreciated. keep the videos coming!
Yoie Gunderson Sounds like a phenomenal property.
WoodysGamertag You sir, are the most dedicated person I've seen on this channel.
Good, always stay safe bro and check weather... Safety first!!!
love your vids.. I am an old man in the middle of the UK,, done some crazy stuff in my younger days.. knees are too knackered to try anything these days,, I fly my RC planes and a small rc parakite,, might try some different things with the parakite after these vids ...... but I love watching you show everyone how to do it properly,, thanks for the fun and views
Some brands of paramotors offer a wheel kit so you don't have to run to take off and land. A bit like flying a lawn chair.
Gleanerman: Thank you for the heads up! I never got into PPG due to disliking the idea of the "cage" and not knowing until a few days ago that a backpack form existed.
Don't be like that mate, wheelbase is fine. With knowledge, time & skill, you don't do dangerous take offs.
Anthony O'Connor what a friendly lil comment 🙂
Anthony O'Connor whats with the double commas?
I had a similar situation occur on takeoff. My left brake line somehow had a tangle in the middle effectively applying about half brake on that side. I too inspect the lines before flight and either missed it or it occurred just as the lines were being weighted. Anyway, I weight-shifted right, climbed to a safer altitude and pumped that brake a few times and the tangle came out.
Thanks for showing this and the realistic and common sense analysis. Everyone I talk to seems to think paramotors are some kind of crazy dangerous contraptions. Your channel is moving it in the right direction both entertaining and educating people on this amazing form of flight.
"Everyone I talk to seems to think paramotors are some............................" What?
Technical glitch because that "show more" link was not there at the time.
I want to reply what I said above to make sure you hear it. If you don't loop the lines on layout, but rather S shape them, or something like that, so no loop tightening happens at tensioning, it will probably lessen the likelyhood of this happening, but his was up at the knots, and I suspect that is where it happened so it wouldn't have helped this one. If there is a good reason they are looped that is important, disregard, as I am not a paramotor pilot.
Nice one Tucker. A good reminder that these things really do occasionally happen. I launched tangling a twig in my lines back in early 2016. For me it was an aggressive turn to the left and a fight for height. Using one brake only I could fly, sort of straight, but was in serious danger of stalling. My whole left brake was pulled on as it was caught in the D and C lines. Added to this I was turning against the torque. I ended up circling until I got enough height to see wtf was going on and then plan how I was going to land. Circling back down I had to land without any flare... thankfully the ground was wet and muddy so I was able to slide to an embarassing stop! I wish I'd caught it on camera. Check those lines thoroughly... a tangle or line problem doesn't always lead to a failed launch.
Complacency Kills! Learned that early on in the Army.
Thank you for your service!
Roger that
The thing that really saved you is the old pilot's assertion to "fly the plane". You had a major control issue and yet you got straightened out, bought yourself enough time to think about it and managed a rather normal landing considering...Many would have wiped right out by losing immediate altitude because they simply wouldn't have the guts to INCREASE power when the controls are responding abnormally. Your experience is showing Tucker! Good job and keep it up.
Superb analysis. I like that you thought about that pipeline launch and the what if's. Nice video.
PPGFlyr I know the pipeline cut throught the trees you are talking about but which video shows a LAUNCH from there? "Above the clouds and below the trees" Shows the cut but no launch from there.
Your videos about things going wrong are actually more informative for a beginning parachute pilot then the ones where everything goes smooth and it looks so easy. in my experience with fixed-wing Aviation accident reconstruction was an intensive part of the training we studied at least a hundred different case studies in ground School to know what not to do and how to handle situations that require fast thinking and calm collected nerves incredibly helpful work from such a young but extremely intelligent guy Bravo sir,very good job at holding it together and getting it back on the ground in one piece every one of these videos you do saves lives please keep the great work coming!
Your channel is finally growing.
I love videos like this. I have not been on a Paramotor but I'm thinking about it. I do a lot of skydiving and still I love watching videos of people talking about lessons learned because no matter how good you think you are, you can still learn something from everyone. Thanks and keep flying safe!
I wouldn't doubt some heavy stem in the grass snagged you lines a little during launch pulling them together setting that up. Suspecting crab and thistles. Always a nice vid out of you man. Great show.
Yeah, that used to happen to my RC glider winch line ALL THE TIME. NOT rolling the lines into a full circle, as I think he did here (not sure) will preclude a lot of that. Those little buggers can actually KNOT themselves in where they are absolutely positively captured. You WON"T remove them, at times without a pair of pliers from the winch line. I suspect the sail lines you guys use see similar stress than that winch (about 60 lbs) under G loading if stunting, maybe more. Don't know the highest g loading and line count and load distribution to figure it out, but same order of magnitude, certainly.
I know absolutely nothing of this sport but the one thing you did that I think was very smart, was that you decided to land and check things out. I know that altitude is a pilots best friend, but because you had the opportunity, you took the right step and had the good sense to land to check it out. Good for you, and I think that THAT decision makes you a superior pilot over someone that doesn't think that way. Well done young man, and I think you're alive because of that smart decision.
Yeah.......I like seeing shots from the ground. You should add those to your Video's as Salt & Pepper to a meal.
Very mature attitude Tucker, glad you let everyone know about complacency in a very fun but sometimes "sketchy" activity.
Started my training earlier this month, I had a hell of a thing with my lines. I was just kiting along, minding my own business, I could do nice clean preinflations, but when I went to give 'er, and fully inflate the wing the left side collapsed. Being new, and kiting with a fairly strong crosswind, I figured I just wasnt compensating for the wind properly. Two botched inflations later, keeping in mind the wing would inflate just fine up to 45 degrees or so, I decided I gotta have a problem with the lines. So I unhook and go through each line one by one, and sure as hell one of my C lines had tied itself into a great big super tight knot with the Ds. Took me 8 minutes to undo that bugger
as an aspiring paramotor pilot and somebody who's had a few hours of lessons in a plane, I love these styles of vids from you. it's cool to watch you do some fun stuff too, but these safety and assessment vids are a fantastic resource for people who are learning as well as people who've been flying for a long time. everybody can learn something from other people's experiences, and it's always good to keep the possibility of a simple malfunction in mind.
I think videos like this are SUPER important. I am just learning about paramotors, but have a heavy interest in getting into it. Something like this video is a nice reality check that it isn't always going to go the way you see on UA-cam, amd having a healthy respect for that is important. Not only does this video bring attention to that, but also is a deep analysis of what went wrong, and the best practice to correct it. I appreciate this video very much. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this incident! This is how all us captains/skippers/pilots of ships, yachts, aircraft learn what to look for and how to handle problems when things go wrong. Thanks again Tucker! :)
I appreciate this learning video. I prefer learning from watching others' mistakes, not learning watching my own mistakes. This actually helps me. Knowing how to make mistakes and then not making those mistakes is extremely important sometimes. Thanks!
For real one of the realest dudes on youtube. awesome story about this footage that could legit save ppls lives if they want to get into something they dont know what there doing to fast, but i really apperciate it man. i cant wait to get my own and be up in the clouds with this awesome paramotor comunity
Had a similar launch yesterday. Stupid me didn't reset the trims and banked left . Checklists are very important and inflating the wing !!
Good points made. I normally check only A-lines but after watching this I will do more. Some of my launch sites are sketchy and would not tolerate sudden unintended turns. Thanks for great videos!
This is Gold ..Nothing like real life experience's to teach others this is why I watch you ..you can call it "I learned to fly from this "
Tucker , I just LOVE the idea of self flight . Thanks for your content of your Channel ! ! !
Outstanding young man. Hope you enjoy this for along time to come, and be safe.
I have to say Tucker, you have good wisdom on your shoulders with how you fly. That will take you far in life. Well explained. This is only the 3rd video I've seen of yours. Keep up the good work.
Mate! Excellent video. You have a good pilot head on your shoulders. It's all about risk assessment. Your post flight analysis was spot on. You should have a long safe flight life. Can't wait to see more of your vids. Will sub.
you've gained a sub. Really cool content man! An experience that I don't think I'll get to live. But I'm happy I can watch you do some sweet stuff!
I really love the channel and you arent over dramatic like most other youtubers, because they would have named it something like "I ALMOST DIED" .So keep doing what youre doing and will grow because you channel is unique!!! Goodluck.
I love your choice of music for videos, fits the vibe perfectly
I like to see fun videos on UA-cam and this channel has great fun. Look forward to viewing more.
I love watching your flying adventures, it feels like I'm in the pilot seat. I'm really considering getting in paramotor myself. thank you! :)
Thanks for sharing Tucker!
Hi Tucker! I just visited your channel and became a subscriber. Love your videos! Thank you for sharing this great experiences. I am a pilot soon getting into CFI, this brings a whole new world that I hope someday I can do paramotors, they for sure give more freedom. For the moment, Thank you again for sharing, keep up the great work and fly safe! Blue and fun skies!
great video Tucker I think as far as for all of us that have not even gotten training yet and off the ground but are seriously considering yet besides those who are already with experience we can all always learn from each other safety is number one that I see in this sport. Im 56 and never will I ever stop learning especially if its a safety issue thats gonna save my ass or someone else.
hey mate, mid time pg low time ppg Aussie pilot here.
Love watchin your vids, great skills and inspiring me to do some more inland flying! I usually fly coastal in perfect conditions but am working towards some more inland flying.
this vid is great, like seein what can go wrong no matter how small so i can adjust my preflight accordingly. Would love to see sone old footage of your progressing through beginner/intermediate levels if you have it.
Keep up the great work!
" I usually fly coastal in perfect conditions " ... pussy
I had this happen launching from the farm field one day. caught a twig or thistle in the line on inflation. It caught the brake lines right at the splay knot and the D line. A few pumps of the right brake freed the line, luckily. Great analysis and sharing the insight. Like the format too.
Excellent review, please keep doing this kind of analysis, are very important for new pilots.....
Thank you.... 👍👌
I've been kiteboarding for over a decade and I few times I've seen these strange kind of hangups in the bridal. It's gonna happen, it's so minor that you don't notice it visually even with the wing in the air, but that's just it, its minor and you'll catch it as soon as you're flying and you'll fix it.
What i think is awesome is that youre using your recordings as a mean to learn more from your mistakes!
Great video Tucker, wish every pilot would watch it.
*Dance the Skies*
Props to this guy for making an honest, professional video instead of the typical "WOAD DUDE CHECK OUT THIS SIIICK WIPE OUT XD" Subscribed.
Another great video, Tucker. I'm already looking forward to the next one.
I'm so glad I found this channel.
youtube is filled with so much of the same type content these days, its always great when u find something unique like this,
great channel, subscribed
love your vids get them all up on here i cant get enough. THANKS safe flying, PEACE
You handled that just as you should have, when in doubt, get on the ground and figure it out.
Really nice talk-through and great analysis - excellent logic and instruction without stumbling around with your words. When you start instructing, you should use this video to explain why pre-flight is important and what to do if this happens to them.
I like how you go through things and analyze.
I love how you teach without really teaching.
Finally some ground footage, Thanks Tucker and GF. Auwsome moves, too short though. A little sketchy doing that wing tip circle thing so low over obsticles like fence/ parking barrier . Still would like to see you come through that tree tunnel/corridor and pop over the crest of the hill into the valley.(vid. in one of your past ) That would look so cool, seeing just the wing coming at you first then you flying right over head.
Another great vid. Good advice. This has happened to me due to complacency. Sometimes they pop out with a quick twang and sometimes you have to land.
Keep up the good work fella. Happy flying! :-)
You are obviously an accomplished pilot but a little on the edge perhaps. Love your videos.
You should see if your motor can push your car. Turn it on, on the back of your car, and hook up the gas handle so you can hold it while you are in your car. Im curious to see if it has enough power to move it.
That's actually a good idea. I think I'll try it.
Tucker Gott make a video that sounds hilarious
Tucker Gott Sweet! Can't wait to see it!!!
Tucker Gott please do this!!!
have u done it?
Hey tucker, you really should be wearing eye protection up there. I'm a welder by trade, and staring at the sunset like that is very damaging to your eyesight. Just as bad as staring at welding arc. Uvex makes wonderful shaded safety glasses. Not only do they protect you from uv and injury, but the brown shaded ones make colors pop nicely. I'm just looking out for you. Keep up the awesome videos! They are truly inspiring!
One of my most important rules when I fly is to always expect the unexpected. Luckily I have not been in a serious emergency situation, probably because I always try to avoid complacency. Safe flying!
You gotta talk about your RC models... Been flying those over 9 years and a paramotor has been on my bucket list for almost as long.
I had a similar experience with a compression knot on a paraglider. I was committed and high up on an alpine launch in thermic conditions. Thankfully it flew ok without too much brake and I landed ok. Paramotoring is tempting .
I've really enjoyed your videos. My wife and I are both interested in paramotoring now, mainly from watching your videos.
I think you're right, I think there's always some risk in these kinds of endeavors. My experience however, has been that the vast majority of deaths and injuries in sports like this (I did some hang gliding back in the day, so that's where my perspective comes from), are due to complacency, ignorance, or bravado. In fact, my first instructor, when I ask him how dangerous hang gliding was, responded, "it's as dangerous as you make it." I think he was largely correct. The majority of hang gliding accidents have been due to pilot error.
Ignorance: The year I was learning to hang glide, a guy died static-line towing off of a snowmobile. He had very little experience hang gliding as it was, and add onto that the zero knowledge of safe towing, and you're inviting death.
Complacency: Failing to hook in is regrettably more common than it should be. Failing to maintain and check equipment as well.
Bravado: People doing stunts they're unqualified for (or that their equipment is unqualified for). Saw a glider collapse when a guy tried to do a loop. Hang gliders are very stable when upright, but not all of them are made to invert.
Anyway, MHO, but I think my instructor was correct. These sports are as dangerous as you make them.
Definitely liked the analytical type video-- hope to see more of them!
I like what you post. Even the old stuff.
tuck very well explained !’and handled very professional ‘as a new student going into the sport very incourging to see people like you inspiring everybody to look for such small problems that could be very different to newer students should they accure and how to be observent in dealing with such an issue🤗👍🏻😎great job tucker keep it up
Jesus that barrel roll stuff was nuts, I had no idea those things would even do that. I've seen it all now.
Sweet, good to see you are living it. Paramotors are so much fun, hey!
Just found your channel man! It's been a long time since i've seen paramotoring, glad to find a good channel with it!
There are lots of good informative channels on paramotoring. Only few are as informative as Tuckers' , and most of them show either just the air footage or just the ground-to-air videos...
There is only one I wouldn't recommend, it's the one run by an American who calls himself "Super" and "the best paramotorist in the world", who is best to be avoided, and whose name shall not be mentioned.
I try my channel to be informative too, and I think I've got some Jeremy Clarkson-influences going on....
And what the heck.... Why not combine a couple of hobbies.... Flying, editing, making up plots that weren't really there....
But Tuckers' channel rules!! Give the man a thumbs up!
Cool man, ill check it out
Great explanations Tucker!
we love you man and be extra, extra careful
I've been waiting for this video.
Glad you made it through, and glad you shared.
There are going to be hundreds of flyer that will get in the air bc of your videos.
love all the models in the background, especially that autogyro, it looks sick
I like this video format. I would love to see more analysis type content. Good stuff as always man!
I'm a relatively new pilot and usually do a pretty good job of setting up my wing; however, if I have a failed launch, I usually don't go thru the same steps. Been fortunate so far but going to make it a point from now on to recheck the lines. Love the shots from the ground!
I've read that paramotor is one of the safest forms of flight, but I've seen some bad accidents on takeoff. Glad you didn't have any issues...
Very cool video! Nice to see what can happen in rare cases. Keep up the great content! Fly safe!
Once again, a good informative video. Keep up the good work, I look forward to the next video.
I am flying paramotors for 1 year but never seen situacion like this glead then you meked bro!!!
ive seen a little piece of grass or twig keep lines stuck together like this... not in paramotor but kite surfing. Nice airport love all those 1-34's!
good job keeping you head about you kiddo that is a skill that will serve you in all your endevours.
New pilot here. Love videos like this, please post more.
look forward to your posts every time!
I like that even tho you make this seem so easy to flay and have fun you still can point out the issues when things go wrong. great video. I love b-town airport, nice quiet GA airport. would be nice to see some flight info like map overlays of flight path flown and speed / alt.
If I could make any suggestion to you at all it would be to invest in a high quality drone and let it follow you on your flights. Advanced drones can fly plenty fast enough and high enough to keep up with you and can track you. Would be an awesome way to add a set of eyes for your video editing. Glad you have so much fun with this keep up the good work.
Hi Tucker... yes, it would be great if you could do more of these "analytical" videos... they are a great way to share experiences! For example, I would love to know how you do a "barrel roll" or a SAT?! How you prepare for it and what the "moves" and feelings are! I hope this doesn't "prompt" pilots to go out and try it without proper instruction and practice, but it would be great to know how you did it the first time, and how to improve it. Anyway, keep those videos coming as they are great! Well done! Fly safe!
OMG I have to get doing this. Your videos are great! Can't wait to get my motor and get some instruction and start flying.
I love you're Channel. I live near Tampa and have been watching you're videos for days now. I'm in! This is my next big investment in life. I'm gonna head to Lake Wales at my first chance and get me some training. My old boss had a Cessna 182 I learned to fly in but I never finished my licensing because in all reality, I never expected to own a plane. This is a cost effective and portable way to satisfy my flying craving that I think will be more satisfying than sky diving does.
Great video. Can't learn anything if nothing goes wrong. Thanks for sharing.
Off topic, but as you brought up Redbull, I smile every time I see someone drinking Redbull. I lived in Indonesia for years and the original Redbull (Kratingdaeng) has a lot more punch than this watered down stuff. Kratingdaeng is not easily available here in America but I was lucky to find some at a small Asian grocery store who personally brings it in. He told me officially Kratingdaeng is not allowed to be sold in America.
I forgot to add, in Indonesia its dirt cheap about 15 cents a 150ml bottle at a convenience store. Cheaper still at a supermarket. Yay for American marketing! :P
Had a twig stuck in the lines this one time.Small approx 6 inch twig on the end lines(wing tip) holding them together pullling the para in a right bank....
Love your videos and have been watching you for a while now! Hope the best for you as i see your channel is growing rapidly! Soon your gonna be able to quit your job and do this full time!
I would love to get into this. But dang it's expansive. You make it look easy. I Know it's not.
@@johnmarkharris Expensive is a relative term. When you're young and earning $10G a year working part time, anything over a few hundred dollars is expensive. Even now that I'm earning almost $70k, and paying off a house, $12,000 represents a years savings (and more interest on the home loan), but at least an achievable goal.
I have this happen with large >12m kites every couple of years. Lines just somehow create like a linear clove hitch. Easy to fix on a kite because you can completly un-load the lines for a good half second with a quick sharp lowering of angle of attack. Good call to land.
Very common in paragliding especially with the new unsheathed lines. Seen that dozens of times. Landing was the right thing to do. They rarely come out once the wing is loaded.
I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people have commented that it was an aileron roll, not a barrel roll. While yes, the control surfaces he used, resembles ailerons more than anything else, his centre of mass was far outside his centre of rotation which makes it a barrel roll.
Congrats on 3000 subs over night, hot damn!
If I hear you consider "Careful" preflight ocd, I'm gonna reach through the screen and slap you. Get a fricken check list and do it "EVERY TIME" period. So your parents don't have to bury their son.
From a Father (with a PPL), to a Son.
I appreciate the concern. I have a ppl also and I can tell you the paramotor and skydiving world is much different.
ArkaelDren Checklists for GA planes are so small you go by memory most of the time though.
literally just checking the exterior, fuel, go inside and fuel valve select, check fuel pressure, prime engine, fuel pump on, throttle increase, prop full, mixture rich, crank engine, warm, oil pressure check and throttle and prop check
the only reason to pull out a checklist is if it's a complex twin engine, flying with others, and weather or having not flown in a while.
ArkaelDren But you're probably just talking about a mental checklist, yeah, everyone that flies anything should be 100% aware and follow a set of checks to make sure everything is OK, because most crashes are pilot error from skipping out on something or not having been trained before in something.
like 30+% crashes are on take off and the same for landing which is when those lists are needed to have been gone through.
Easton Williams wrong! Checklists every time.
As a glider pilot in the UK, I can assure you that we religiously carry out checklists every single time we launch, with additional ones carried out before the glider's first flight that day, and more to carry out before doing aerobatic manoeuvres. These are never skipped.
Before getting into the glider (and this is after the glider has had its daily inspection:
ABCD checks
Airframe (walkaround to check for damage to airframe and canopy, inspect pitot tube.
Ballast (check to see if extra ballast installed and secure / will be necessary.
Controls (do positive control checks, inspect airbrake compartment, check controls are connected the right way round)
Dolly (Check tail dolly is removed)
Before lauch in the glider: CBSIFTCBE
Controls (check full and free movement, also check rudder and ailerons can be fully deflected simultaneously)
Ballast (check weights of pilot(s) and ensure that the C of G is within limitations.
Straps (check tight and secure)
Instruments (check for abnormal readings, broken glass, altimeter set to 0, radio on, vario on)
Flaps (set for takeoff if installed)
Trim (Check full movement then set for takeoff)
Canopy (Ensure it is closed and secure)
Brakes (Extend airbrakes, chec both extended, then half extended, check both again, then closed and LOCKED)
Eventualities (Have a plan for each possible launch failure - push nose forward to recovery attitude, attain agreed recovery speed, decide can I land straight ahead, if not turn downwind and fly an abbreviated circuit, or do a 270 to land across field, or do a 180. This should be solid in your mind before launching so if it happens (it will sometimes) you know what to do without having to umm and ahh over it),
Before aerobatic manoeuvres - HASLL
Height (am I high enough to do this manoeuvre, recover from it and still be able to fly back to do a normal circuit)
Airframe (check airframe specifications to ensure I'm not going to stress it)
Security (No loose items in cockpit, check parachute straps, check seat straps)
Location (Make sure I'm not above a populated area or buildings, make sure I'm not going to get in anybody's way)
Lookout (Perform an S-turn comprising of two successive opposite direction 180-degree turns, looking above, around and below to ensure it is safe to carry out the manoeuvre).
Hey man your videos are great and really high quality! Subed, liked, and hope you keep it up and grow!
Now I know what were you doing when I came to the Heritage park and to the airport to check if you are flying and to see the action from the front row :-)
I was riding my motorcycle in the area yesterday (Feb 17th). It was sunny but little windy.
I even had a nice conversation with the guy at the airport. He was not the owner. This one had a slight British/Australian accent, and he knew you by name.
Take care and fly safe. Maybe I will see you next time.
I had been flying Hang gliders for about 8 years and had a nice accident. It was about 5 pilot errors in a row. That caused me to stall upon a top landing attempt at about 50 feet off the ground and cartwheel in. I am getting a trike this summer, I have seen many bags hit the dirt and wing collapse in thermal conditions that is why I am sticking to solid wings. I like watching your videos they are why I decided to get another wing. Thanks
Hi Tucker, I'm not a pilot, but becoming interested. I note that Kurt Fister emphasizes the point of pre-kiting your wing. You noted that there was no wind this day, so I understand why you couldn't do that, but your experience here certainly shows the advantages of doing so when you can.
Nice barrel rolls though.
Third! Edit, loved the content and you sharing your experiences. And I'd agree if you have any old content where you can do voiceover or even lessons learned that it would be awesome additional content for your channel. I have really liked every video you've posted since you made the front page of Reddit... and I binge watched every video on your channel. It is good.
Thanks! I'm going to start looking through my hard drives for some good old stuff.
Dude i just started watching and subscribed and these vlogs are awesome, I wanna learn some day.