Unattached to a Hang Glider

[Ben]

Holy crap. This dude was pretty strong at least. Try going out and just hanging static on a bar for two minutes where you have a good two-handed grip. It's not that easy. This guy had his hands moving all over the place to try and get a grip on the moving platform and was intermittently hanging on with one hand. Video gave me the willies.

He was a lot more forgiving of the pilot than I would have been. :)


https://www.foxnews.com/travel/hang-glider-pilot-switzerland

[Fly320s]

Sounds more like a hang-on! glider.   

[Ben]

Sounds more like a hang-on! glider.   

I was actually surprised that this happened. Given how anal the Swiss are with rules and procedures, you'd think the pilot would have had a checklist. From the article, it sounded like he was an instructor or doing it for a living or something so should have not been so sloppy.

I don't know anything about hang gliding, but I wonder if US hang glider pilots are taught to use a checklists the same as pilots who fly real aircraft. 

[Andiron]

How long can you hang on to a hang glider?

For the rest of your life 

Wild video

[Fly320s]

I don't know anything about hang gliding, but I wonder if US hang glider pilots are taught to use a checklists the same as pilots who fly real aircraft. 

Where would you put the checklist?

I bet they have at least a mental checklist.  I'm guessing this was caused by a distraction.

[p12]

How long can you hang on to a hang glider?

For the rest of your life 

Wild video

Or until a few seconds before you hit the ground.


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[MillCreek]

It's not the fall that hurts, it is that sudden deceleration at the end.