clivefreeman Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 [youtubevideo] [/youtubevideo] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Nasty.... And as often is the case, avoidable. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richwill15 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Nasty landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommcb6016 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 And if you ever thought about not bothering with a reserve.... Glad they were both "ok", could have been a lot worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogi_9 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Nasty landing. Oh that looks like one of my better landings !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgy Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Hey Yogi How you fining the flying out there in canada??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigger Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Hard landing and lucky not to hit trees.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Lucky???? I would have been wishing for the trees myself! lol SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogi_9 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Hey Yogi How you fining the flying out there in canada??? Hi Mark Not flying yet, but really desperate to get into the air especially after just watching Seymore’s video flying around Pagham and Bury, really wish I could just fly over my dad’s house again Here you need to have a ultra light licence with a PPG endorsement, the kit needs to have a registration number licenced with transport for Canada. The licence involves 20hours ground school, 30 take offs and landings, 5 hours solo c/c, for around $2,300. The trouble we have is the nearest school is 9hours away and the next closest is 15hours each way ! But on the up side here with a licence you can have a trike, quad, or foot launch, we are looking at getting a Green Eagle PPG which is a 4 stroke 38hp with around 100+kg of thrust, they do a version that runs on propane! !We have around 80 acres so plenty of space to muck about on one of these Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgy Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 80 acres is that all hardly enough room to take off The other half keeps hassling me to move over there ( she is canadian) seems allot of hassle just to fly over there thanks for the heads up.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 80 acres is that all hardly enough room to take off The other half keeps hassling me to move over there ( she is canadian) seems allot of hassle just to fly over there thanks for the heads up.... Got to be better than here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helimed01 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Nasty landing. If you look at the descent rate prior to impact as the tree tops came into view I think it was reasonable impact ie not to severe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartasutherland Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Whitters, the decent rate was 2000ft/min. Which is not bad considering they are both under one reserve. So glad they are both okay. I'll never forget that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptwizz Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 2000 ft/min = 10 m/s, approximately the equivalent of a free fall from 5m or 15ft. Not to be taken lightly. Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helimed01 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 That's interesting. I remember reading somewhere that reserve design aims at a 5 Mtr per second descent rate which would be half their speed. I came down under my reserve on a PPG but it was a bit unique / lucky. The reserve bundle got tangled in the wing which delayed opening, I was being thrown around a bit and when the reserve opened it was horizontal to me then swung me through the vertical about 10 ft AGL and I landed on my back in a hedge completely pain free. I was 800ft AGL initially and probably threw the reserve at about 600ft so wasn't much time to think. I didnt even kill the engine and on bracing for impact was at full throttle. I didn't know the reserve had deployed until I saw it layed out then realised what had happened. I've told this story loads of times so appologies for the repeat but it was a bit special. Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartasutherland Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Whitters, I guess their decent rate was faster as there were two pilots and kit tangled beneath one functioning reserve. Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1buell_wl Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 That's interesting.I remember reading somewhere that reserve design aims at a 5 Mtr per second descent rate which would be half their speed. I've told this story loads of times so appologies for the repeat but it was a bit special. Regards. Your right at max load around 5m/s little on the fast side. Try to be in the middle of the rage. General note: smaller ones open faster but also fall faster large chutes open a bit slower but fall slower But this is just a standard chute there are some new types I'm guessing with better decent rates. At least companies are starting to build some nice light weight ones (bigger sizes and for motors) http://www.xcmag.com/2011/02/extra-larg ... ue-chutes/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.