Quinoxyfen Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Last night at the paragliding club meeting it suddenly struck me that of the 20 or so members there 3 had had serious accidents involving hospitalisation while paragliding in the last 3 years which is a pretty high rate. These weren't pilots pushing the envelope, just competent pilots, so as an 'ordinary' PPG am I less likely to have an accident than the equivalent PG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Just look at the airmass we are flying in compared to the airmass that paragliders mostly fly in. Stable vs unstable. That will account for a lot. Also, we tend to fly further apart cause we can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 And further away from the ground. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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