Phil_P Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 There I was, all set for a nice reverse launch. The wing pop's up nice and easy, but minor c**k up, I turn the wrong way and twist the risers. Just a moment to do a full 360, but it was long enough for the wing to drop behind me. It's at this point that the wind God's decided to have a laugh at my expense and blew a quick hooley my way. It started to pick me up so I hit the gas (which gave me just a fraction of a second of thinking time. I then hit the kill switch, about a nano-second before landing flat on my back like the proverbial dying fly. Not content with that, I start to get dragged too. Almost instinctively I released one of the carabiners, as pulling the brakes was doing nothing. Having got everything under control and extracted myself from the motor, there was good news and bad news; The good news was that the cage was only slightly out of shape, and the only marks on the prop were from being dragged (I'd hit the kill button not a moment too soon). The bad news is that the 'comfort' J bars that plug into the monocoque, despite being steel, are bent to hell and back, so replacements are required. Bother damn and blast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Soz to hear you dinked your motor... Letting go of one brake and pulling the other in and in until you have fabric in your hand is about the quickest way to stop getting dragged. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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