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[Steve Davy]

Another Darwin award candidate launching at Quest:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gunYYOhQPD8

[Tad Eareckson]

Well, at least he was at very low risk of stalling at any point during downwind, base, final.

cranstone2 - 05:22

That's called hang gliding.

Hard to argue with that statement, Cran. That's why I want nothing to do with the assholes who control the culture of the sport.

[Steve Davy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gWsxpgHiz4

Nigel Hewitt - 2017/02/20

No I haven't figured why the weak link broke. There was a bit of crosswind so I swung a bit to the right of the trolley as I lifted following the tug but nothing out of the ordinary. The link had only done one flight since its predecessor had snagged on the tow carabiner and pulled out big time so it was new and relatively untested. It was also a break not a knot failure.
It only needed a reasonable pull in to get speed control and then flare a bit with no significant roll correction needed so it didn't make me work hard. Quest Air, Florida.

[Steve Davy]

"State of the art equipment" at Tres Pinos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEukiTp6xt0

http://www.hang-gliding.com/lesson/towing
Towing

Our tow system is considered to be the safest in the industry.

[Steve Davy]

You only missed it by 12 feet, BUT had a great soaring flight. Bummer, better luck next time, Paul.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE1gmH5Kso4

[Steve Davy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo2luM54zY0
Aero Towing at Moose's

Ann Dunlap - 2017/09/17

My first aero towing flight in five years or so. Went pretty well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo2luM54zY0

[Steve Davy]

http://www.hang-gliding.com/lesson/towing
Towing

Cost - $35/tow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iY3boFa51A

After showing tow-competency, the next step is progressively higher altitudes and releasing from the tow line to fly free.

Fuck you, Pat.

[Steve Davy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neEVjRlgbBg

Surface Tow line Break 7-14-2014

Wasn't a line break, it was a weak link break. If it was a line break you could be dragging several hundred feet of tow rope and asking for a real bad day.

Might want to train your students to check that they're not dragging several hundred feet of line after an actual line break before you kill another one, Pat.

[Steve Davy]

http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?t=30929
Doh! My worst landing ever, caught on tape.

Red Howard - 2014/03/24 03:45:13 UTC

Nope! You can use an old Frisbee (which is classic) for a landing spot. It should be located in the middle of the field or maybe slightly toward the downwind end of the field for single-surfaced gliders, and slightly toward the upwind end of the field for double-surfaced gliders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vw9Zd-Wvac


PS - Move the spot slightly more toward the upwind end of the field for double-surfaced gliders and see if that helps.

[Steve Davy]

No hype. Competent pilots. Fun to watch.

This sport could have been so much better than it is today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbwrHssEl_c