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That was awesome!!! 😄 I wish I got it on video, but I figured you had your GoPro going.
The other person was my dad. He dropped me off on Marshall so I could get a flight in. 😁 I had a lot of fun yesterday! It was better than the day before. 👌 Actually got a few hundred feet above launch even after 6:00!
Nice time lapse & pics! That topography map with a black widow(?) makes me think of some Indiana Jones adventure flick. 😄
I launched at 5:39 from Marshall (kind of late) and couldn’t stay up longer than 35 minutes. Oh well! Still nice to get a flight in though. 😊
I have read the rules on the CSS website that detail the restrictions for beginning pilots and how to improve to get restrictions removed. This paraglider pilot’s instructor didn’t drive home the risks of ignoring the restrictions….
That pilot’s instructor didn’t make the pilot understand that great conditions for months on end does not mean that tomorrow will have great conditions.
Just want to point out that the pilot’s instructor did (& always does) drive the point home several times before the incident ever happened (everything in the posted article in fact), the problem is that once pilots are independent and flying without an instructor present, they either somehow misunderstand the restrictions (the pilot’s instructor was not present, but an instructor was present when he launched, so he believed he was still within the rules), or they sneak off and break the rules knowing full well that those rules are in place. They don’t always get caught, but when they do, they absolutely get a talking to.
A lot of the newer pilots who get their ratings and become independent, become overly confident. They see other, maybe better pilots, doing this or that, and they start experimenting with stronger conditions, riskier launches, maneuvers, etc. Maybe they get away with pushing the boundaries in spite of the warnings, until one day it bites them. I wish they really took to heart why the restrictions are in place. I’m not saying every rule is justified, but many of them are meant to keep people safish & alive as long as possible.
But he’s also right that you have a lot of control over how safe. Not just when to fly (that’s true too!), but how to fly, where to fly, how close to things/others to fly, etc.. Decision making matters: More so in aviation than most other things.
Exactly what the article points out and talks about. 🙂👍
Wise words from Stephen but I have a different view on one point: What we do is not safe and probably will never be safe.
As Stephen points out, you’re playing Russian roulette if bad decisions are made.
Humans seem to find all kinds of ways to die, even during activities which would normally be considered “safe” by most. People die driving, swimming, hiking, walking across the street, even just voicing an opinion (to the wrong person)! Before we do or say anything, we should be thinking ahead and understanding the consequences of whatever actions we plan to take. Gotta know the dangers and heed the warnings.
That’s awesome. We certainly appreciate the support! We love this site and want to keep it going for many years to come. As a non-profit organization with unpaid volunteers, we could always use as much backing as possible, so we can keep maintaining and improving the place.
Oh man, I thought I was gonna be reading a rant! 😄 What a pleasant surprise. 😁
We were watching, thanks for controlling the camera to keep us on top of the action. 😄
No worries, do it at your own pace of course. It’s not super-duper important, just nice to have.
“Weather & Gossip” page
On mobile, it’s a bit of a hassle to look for the most recent/active topics. What I’m hearing is that people want the front page (or -a- page they can bookmark) to contain weather info AND active topics in one, the two most important things for most active members. They want their weather and gossip in one. That way they don’t have to bookmark two or three different pages to get the info they’re looking for.
The mobile page has the recent/active topics all the way at the bottom of the page, and the list of forum topics are listed twice. Also there are two forum “search” bars on the same page, which seems redundant and requires extra scrolling.
I don’t know if we can make these changes without ruining something else, but that’s what the problem for some people seems to be.
Yea, every time I see a video starting with that launch site, I think it’s the same one I’ve seen before, and then I realize this is a new one entirely. 😄 Nobody is teaching these people to lean forward and run!
I’ve seen multiple screw-up videos from this place! Must be some awful instruction at that site.
That would be great, if only we could find a quality photo like that. I searched through my thousands of photos and could find only very few that featured both a paraglider and hang glider in one, and usually it was against a blue sky instead of Crestline. I’ll keep an eye out for that next time I’m out there taking pictures.
Fun fact: I’ve heard that we have a reserve toss simulator located near the LZ. Never seen it myself, I think it’s located on the Ranch property, but I should go check it out next time I’m out there and report back.
Love it! 😄 So cool to see pilots crossing over from one form of flying to another. It helps to understand the other side a little better. Wouldn’t mind someday trying hang gliding! For now I’ll keep the focus on PG. 😅
Here’s Nacho making the cross-over:
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