tommcb6016 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 [youtubevideo] [/youtubevideo]This was on the yahoo group, very nasty! Hope the pilots bones ment quickly! http://footflyer.com/Safety/2012/Paramotor_Accident_Pylong_Racing.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemberg Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Oh my, that's a hard hit. Glad he survived. The wing flipped over fast I have to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbertflyer Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Clearly an uncertified wing at that point in time, on full trims and bar. I'd want my money back if my ENC wing did that to me! Lesson for all the newbies on wing choice and flying low? Hope the pilot fully recovers quickly. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trickyh Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I think the general consensus is the crash happened due to a build up of sand in one of the tips, which should have been emptied out before flying. (but they're still investigating) One of the marshals noticed the trailing edge flapping just before it folded. The guys on the road to recovery tho' and wanting to get back in the air asap (actually some of the above i said may be b******x, as things have moved on since the release of the vid. Poss dead air, plus full reflex, plus speed bar are also factors to be considered) He went in hard and fast without warning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernoulli Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 What a complete asshole. Thank god he didnt take anyone out with him when he crashed. So much for the 500' rule. Wazzer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outkast Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 I have to say my first thought after watching the video was wether it was sensible to be doing this so close to spectators and other obstacles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_andrews Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I think the trailing edge sand has been refuted in another discussion. One should note the prevailing winds @ 0.29 on the water plyon, that is was indeed a beach in Southern US, and risks were being taken to finish the course quickly in a sanctioned event. My theory is a thermal beach release was triggered by the presence of the pylon and his left edge just happened to be in the lee of the pylon when it happened. While he did get off bar very quickly which would explain some of the pop, the turn happened quicker then a simple assymetric collapse would warrant. Thermic lift may have contributed to that as well, but it's all theory. He brakes quickly to reinflate, which very likely slowed his horizontal motion although he may have traded some of it for vertical. The winds were not calm at all, although he makes it look that way. Skillz. As sore as he must be healing bones, it could have been much worse due to proximity of hard things where he landed. Glad he's on the mend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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