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Community Forum · Est. 2006
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07-21-2019, 03:33 PM
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Re: Training Parachutist Dies when Dust Devil Causes Him to Crash into Mountainside
Not a parachute. It's a paraglider. No dust devil. He tried to penetrate very strong ridge lift and his wing collapsed in the downdraft. Paragliders have no rigid frame to keep the airfoil stable so they collapse in turbulence. A hang glider would not have this issue and that's why I hand glide and say no to paragliders.
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