Comment on "Hang glider Launched Without Buckling into Harness - a hang gliding film by Greg Porter"
...you will have at least one leg loop attached. I've also seen a safety system where you have a strin...in your face, then you likely did the procedure correctly. Similar safety checks, and focus, and practi...Comment on "3rd ANNUAL PAHRUMP BALLOON FESTIVAL and Fly-in!!!!"
I'm with Reb, except with the creek part. Since we have a trike now, Marta and I will just fly to safety....kinda screws the kids, but hey its a survival of the fittest type planet. Hahaha!Comment on "Tandem HG Pilot who's Passenger Fell to her Death (not hooked in) pleads Guilty."
A 5-month jail sentence for criminal negligence! Eating a camera memory chip, that certainly is an attempt to destroy evidence. A LOT of responsibility for a tandem HG pilot and you simply can NOT over look safety steps.Comment on "Installing a BRS (recovery parachute)- Preference / use by Country"
...ce for having a parachute on my HG harness led to my feeling of lack of safety without one on a trike (since...arts of the world into a preference for use on trikes? Recent Aeros Safety Directive: HERE,&...Comment on "well how many times have you heard someone say trikes hang gliders your crazy i would never fly in that.so strange ive flown aerbatics in a stearman, s ailplanes, small ga airplanes, hang gliders and trikes.but for some reasone sitting in a big airliner makes me nervous. so here is the guestion, are you more comfortable flying a trike or do you get nervous when flying in a big airliner."
I have no doubts about the safety of commercial airline traffic. What percentage of trike pilots that you personally know would feel comfortable in taking a loved one for a ride as a passenger?