pete_b Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon_dunn Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 What an egit!!! Why do people post this stuff on Youtube... to even consider flying in such winds is bad enough.... Not even wearing a helmet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveF Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I'm just a newbie, but IMHO that guy should be sitting in his car having a cup of tea waiting for the wind to drop, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_k Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Hi Pete, Is this guy nuts 45kmh wind and no helmet He certainly was determined. Had to watch it twice to quite take it in. Edit: Having posted at the same time as Gordon and Dave it seems we are all in agreement. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outkast Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 is there a german word for "moron" ? Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon_dunn Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 is there a german word for "moron" ?Dave. I thought we'd adopted this German word... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 What an egit!!! Why do people post this stuff on Youtube... to even consider flying in such winds is bad enough.... Not even wearing a helmet.... Hi Gordon I think its good that people put stuff like this on youtube, it shows newbies why we dont do it. Pete b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coggie49 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Another ideal entrant for the "Darwin Award" I think!! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_andrews Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I think there's some context missing here folks. If one was motivated beyond the need for a simple flight fix, by something let's say monetary in reward, that might challenge local laws but be quite reasonable in Germany (guessing, no idea). Perhaps it may even serve as a visual reason why it is not legal for so many countries to obtain compensation for the view their sport offers them. I'm not rambling really, I just ran the url through the babel filter: http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_ur ... =Translate It is my humble assumption that this pilot had a job to do and wanted to get paid. So it could also be viewed from a client's perspective as having hired the right guy given his determination. I see no other reasonable motivation for a flight after dragging a turtle for that distance. Also, nice prop clearance if this wasn't edited like it seems to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Correct me if I'm wrong but did he get dragged turtle style and then manage to right himself and stand then take off in one movement ? Nutter !! - strong cage though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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