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Hey xc so I don't see where control bar impact really has been addressed.I know of the airbag thing but seems kind...to belt harness say like the old catchers wore? it would absorb the impact of bar while protecting vital...- Dam looks like he came in pretty hot,maybe exstend downwind little longer.seem...bit.one thing I never here talked about in triking is preparing for impact.I was taught that just before impact take you're arms and limber u...
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“No checklist…not preflight…no safety pin…no chute…no more” - Full page ad the surviving family members placed in Hang Gliding magazine add from the 1970’s, with photo of the folded up wing on its way down.Comment on "Notes from "Surviving the Ramp Check" AOPA Webinar Event"
from AOPA the Ramp Check in a Nutshell Credit should be given to AOPA for providing the webinar and I'll put in a plug for their Legal Services plan 1) Since we are...Comment on "AEROBAG - LSA Airbag System for Trikes by LaMouette"
True David, and basic HG harnesses have the parachute mou...e it often serves a more frequent purpose reducing impact against the chest. I...oulder harnesses are critical for reducing the bar impact too, in the above video the s...Comment on "AEROBAG - LSA Airbag System for Trikes by LaMouette"
This is a subject that highly intrest me .i offen think abou...aught a wingtip on the ground.as trained to before impact i let go of the bar covered u...ssion by all. What can we do physicaly to improve impact tollerance? What seems bette...- Hi David, The pilot was killed on impact. We are still not sure if he was one of our flyers or not. We do know the aircraft, it comes here alot.
- Ouch!!! That sucks. Isn't this the...t help. I think letting go of the downtubes on impact in HG is a good idea, your bo...t (heart/lungs, aorta, spine behind, etc) will now impact basetube all that much harder...
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How about a tree landing out in the woods. pilots have been killed surviving a crash but die falling out of the tree trying to climb down. If you have a carabiner and a fair...
Never go for water you will almost always flip or twist on impact and the sail usually wraps around you with the wing tubes and c...and tried to get to the trunk but fell and broke many bones on impact. He could have snapped...