irm750 Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I saw this on a paragliding forum. It sent shivers down my spine so I thought I'd share it with you. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/curriefly/VariousParagliding/photo#5207706416628958898 Best regards, Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_P Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 What surprises me is the thought process; Oh, my 'biner is half open and I'm in imminent danger of falling to an untimely death, I MUST TAKE A PHOTO OF IT!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonphotographic Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I know they are supposed to be foolproof, but obviously not idiot proof! Wonder if he ties his reserve on with baler chord? Expanding on the thought process theme, if this was you, would you make it public? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irm750 Posted June 21, 2008 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 Yeah, at least the guy who took this photo had the sense to wait until after he had landed!! (and probably changed his pants first too!) http://www.paraglidingforum.com/download.php?id=13111 Better to wait to take the picture safely rather than have the CAA accident investigator do it for you! Best regards, Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Better to wait to take the picture safely rather than have the CAA accident investigator do it for you! Possibly the best comment I have heard this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rszemeti Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I know they are supposed to be foolproof, but obviously not idiot proof! Well, they do say that there is one born every minute .. personally, I think that sometimes there must be gaps and there aren't any idiots born for an hour or so, then they have to send along an extra special one to make up the averages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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