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#61
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09-18-2022, 03:01 PM
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Re: Tajikistan - Paragliding Russian Loses Control
He entered a spin that he couldn't get out of, should have pulled his reserve chute.
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#62
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09-19-2022, 02:43 AM
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Re: Tajikistan - Paragliding Russian Loses Control
It's called a variometer, it tells us if we are climbing or sinking and at what rate all by sound. An invaluable tool for us glider, paraglider and paramotor pilots.
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#63
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09-19-2022, 02:44 AM
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Re: Tajikistan - Paragliding Russian Loses Control
Yup, ive had a nasty collapse at full reflex on a PPG, if i hadnt pulled my reserve i wouldnt have had time to recover.
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#68
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09-20-2022, 08:44 AM
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Re: Tajikistan - Paragliding Russian Loses Control
A gust of windsheer. This stuff can easily collapse the chute and they are random as hell. Kinda like rip tides in the ocean.
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09-23-2022, 02:43 AM
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Re: Tajikistan - Paragliding Russian Loses Control
first scream was not a scream it was a yell of "arghhhhhh I got a stone in my arse " the rest were for help.
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