P Jarvis Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) Last week I watched a friend spin his wing and crash to the ground from 50 to 80 ft face down as the wing recovered to a spiral dive It is so awful as it was a totally “unnecessary” accident, he had a 30 acre mown field to glide into, but instead tried to complete a tight braked turn with a stopped engine to land near us Despite 7 years Flying, he had relatively low hours and did not have the experience or SIV situation knowledge to fly safe.. if he had he would have recognised the Spin entry and put his hands up to release brakes I urge everyone to get training or at least research and learn active flying and SIV situations and recovery techniques !! Please DO NOT be complacent Edited September 3, 2018 by P Jarvis 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Pilot OK? Taking risks that are not thought through in any form of aviation is a fools game and can only end badly. A Wise man once said, There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHodges Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Hi P Jarvis. This sounds like something anyone could do if trying to turn to tightly. I’m a new pilot and would like more info on how this occurs and what to recognise before it happens. Also what is meant by SIV? Best regards to your friend, Steve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 TO AVOID: If you start to feel the wing 'sliding or slipping' during a tight slow turn, let your brakes up straight away to prevent a spin. TO ENTER (do not do): You would have to slow the wing down considerably using both brakes and then let one of them up to enter a spin. This is not at all an intuitive thing to do for a Paramotor pilot and the situation should be avoided. It's most likely to happen to a Paraglider trying to core a thermal with tight slow turns. SW 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewi Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 2 hours ago, admin (Simon W) said: TO AVOID: If you start to feel the wing 'sliding or slipping' during a tight slow turn, let your brakes up straight away to prevent a spin. TO ENTER (do not do): You would have to slow the wing down considerably using both brakes and then let one of them up to enter a spin. This is not at all an intuitive thing to do for a Paramotor pilot and the situation should be avoided. It's most likely to happen to a Paraglider trying to core a thermal with tight slow turns. SW Hi sw was pilot ok or did he get any injuries so I guess this is down to pilot error sw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Not sure, I have asked the same question. I am not the 'thread starter' SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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