warwick_barnes

G'day again' I think the vid you are thinking of is - Pilots name is Olvik from Sth America somewhere about 2004 vintage on you tube. Mine was on you tube about late 2003/04 but was removed, (see ozbudd / P/G forum) I think about 2005 later that year I was told,by ozbudd (aka Johnno Thorpe) that "I could not have the vid because we thought,that you would cause trouble with it". In 2007 I found some people listed as his friends (gizzo70 & pgpete),so I left a comment to contact him about my vid with a brief description of it. One year later (Nov 08) I got a reply telling me they had seen the vid,to get off his case about it and to rack off (Aussie speak for F**K off),so I wish I could get it. If you want to try let me know what the result is,I am very interested to here what happens.May be if enough people ask for it it will show up.(All comments were later removed). The motor was a NIRVANA the Canopy was a SKY Atis (DHV 1-2),Nirvana ignored my requests for any explanation on what or why it happened,with basically me no speaker de English and Sky,once they realised I was not blaming them for what happened ( but for making a really safe glider) thanked me for what I said. Best Regards, Warwick. PS: why am I not getting a notification to these replies the box is ticked.

There is a reason why Burke and Wills did not survive the trip and if you choose, Summer to make yours you may end up the same way. 40-50 degrees Celsius is not something to take lightly especially for people,who are not used to heat and the ground crew will really suffer and not,to mention if an injury or worse happens you'll have a bitch of a time,getting help as only the flying doctor is available out there and it takes time to get to you. Also as Summer is Storm season (afternoons) from Victoria to the Cape and P/G deaths,have occurred (see P/G forum on 2007 world championships @ Manilla) as someone said stick to the coast or Mountains or the slopes and plains areas only i.e. via Canberra and Manilla,Inverell. If you choose the mountains I have 50 acres you can stay on as you pass through. Good Luck !!!. Best Regards, Warwick

Thank you Phil_p for your input. I have no idea if it was precession it was just a theory as there,were no others available. And yes it was flying around in circles and I stopped,facing the opposite direction to my direction of travel. The distance between the canopy and pilot,was about a metre shorter than it should be. Anything else that you want to know just ask. Best Regards, Warwick.

Thank you t_andrews, I have not been here for quite some time and did not see your reply,sorry. Your reply sounds like a viable explanation and is the best that I have heard. In fact the only one that I have had from any source and I have found it strange. I had to find out about the Precession,thing on my own and was the only explanation to what,happened that I could come up with. Most people prefer to ignore that it happened or ridicule me over it and tell me it could not happen. But it was witnessed and videoed and that is just the start. Thank you again and best regards Warwick Barnes.

Thanks SimonW, Originally from Sydney I now live about 80 k's East of Manilla,(as the Crow Flys-"07" PG World Championships) in the Mountains and I fly on my own no one else to fly with too scared,after what happened to me there are a few others but they are a fare way apart and I don't see them. Regards, Warwick

Thank you both of you, I try to look at all the stuff the game is fun and will try to do better. I have nothing to contribute in the photos section and probably nothing else either but I read most of it. So thanks again, Regards, Warwick.

Thank you, Peter much appreciated. Regards, Warwick.

I forgot to say g'day before so I am glad to be acquainted to you all, Keep the Wind in your Wing and happy and safe flying. regards, Warwick.

Sorry Simon, It is no joke and was caught on video you maybe able to get it from the people who took it,(ozbudd at bigpond.com,but do not say I told you or you will never see it.) it happened on the 7/4/03 at Bonny Hills (Laurieton)on the NSW, Mid North Coast and witnessed by 8 other pilots, two were instructors and it was my first PP/G flight and I had only 7.6 hrs P/G bit amazingly only one accident report was lodged and it disappeared from the HGFA Accident Data Base.So as far as I can say is yes it did happen,but ask any official and it never happened. Warwick

Thank you Norman (like the Giraffe). But was thinking about in flight and trying to get answers to why I went 18 times around. Warwick.

I read a book by Noel Whittle Paramotoring From the Ground Up ("2002", a good read) in it he talks about, Precession and it's effects and was wondering if any new reasons for why it may happen have come to the fore?. Also could along with turbulence could shortage of fuel (not lack but starvation)be a cause and what would be the result and how many times would/should you rotate and the speed etc?. Thank you and regards, Warwick Barnes.