andre_74

Synchronised fly-by with another aircraft.

Will post a video as soon as I can work out how!

Here are some pics. It was a mega evening with lots of 'balloon chasing'! @cas_whitmore

Of course we do not know if someone has deliberately gone out to sell dangerous goods. Did you not notice the word 'if' in my sentence? I was replying to your earlier comment in which you stated that all legal action is about making money out of someone and that you would frown at someone seeking legal action in the event of your death. Nowhere in my original comment did I mention that taking legal action would be about making money, and nowhere did I state that my opinion is gospel. This is a forum where people are free to discuss things, and that is exactly what I am doing. I am also going on the BHPA report, so I am included in your group of "most of us", so please do not pull-out your shotgun at the earliest opportunity! The point I was simply making is that IF a manufacturer is deliberately selling dangerous goods, then someone really should be taking action to find out IF they are. And that IF they are, then shutting them down would be a good thing, for all our sakes. Again - opinion, and i believe this forum is about the freedom to express exactly that???

It's a completely different story if someone diliberately sold you a dangerous wing that resulted in your death. The law-suit could save other people's lives if it gets the dealer shut-down.

Absolutely! I have been in the parachute/rigging world for nearly 20 years now, so I am very interested in this stuff and always keen to help others learn. I have had a few friends die and seen others have NDEs from bad rigging. It seems with this accident though that there are things to be learnt from bad rigging and understanding how wings react under power. But either way, I am sorry for the loss of your friend.

If that is true, then the family of Pilot A have very strong grounds for a law suit!

The wing was not rated at all. It was a test pilot who conducted tests on the actual wing from the accident who concluded that if JoJo wings had submitted the Instinct to them for certification, then it would be an EN-D. I wonder if it came from the factory like that or whether it was modified? Anyhoo... He flew over the field making a pass for landing with the trims all the way out, and he then made a R/H turn, probably under power, and a R/H turn is against the torque-steer of a FlyMecc. Recipe for disaster.

Disregard... I've just read the report... The certification label on the wing was for an old version of the wing that does not have trimmers, but the wing in question did have trimmers. So basically, someone put trimmers on a wing that has not been tested/certified with trimmers??

Hmmm... 'Power Risers'? I am wondering if this is similar to the Dudek Power Attack system? I have a Nucleon XX and it has a Power Attack system that can be attached to the risers. The Power Attack system links the speed-bar to the trimmers, resulting in automatic smooth trimmer release on pressing the speed bar. The basic idea is: pressing the speed bar simultaneously releases the trimmers and engages the speed system. Then vice versa... releasing the speed bar closes the trimmers and disengages the speed system. This doesn't change the EN rating of the wing though because you can do all of this without the Power Attack system - you can still release the trimmers and engage the speed system, just separately. I am curious what 'Power Risers' are? Anyone have a JoJo manual covering this?

I was thinking about it, but work got in the way.

Reminds me of a Playstation game called 'G-Police' from way-back!

Start your motor and run it for a minute before putting your prop on. If it won't start, then what is the point of putting the prop on? Once the prop is on, only start it when it is on your back. It's the only way to ensure these things never happen, as another person found out today, the hard way: http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2017/05/10/man-injured-paraglider-propeller-palm-bay/101503782/

That's a shame. It's a great site and would be a shame to loose it. I flew there a few times last year and the only issue seemed to be the odd "bandit' flying low out of Farnborough. Let's hope it lasts.