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I suspect that nothing else would ever be fun again after doing that.
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"Too much force on the tow and weak link to strong".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpbphIBsCt0
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWbEIWXTwgg

rickskater - 2014/09/03

On the date of Oct 8th 2011 I was landing in one of the smaller landing field (Newberg, Oregon) with lots of obstacles at a slightly downhill slope and no head wind that day. The mistake I made (as you can see from my video here at 47 second and photo in the below link) was that my left hand accidentally hit the side wire when I was transitioning from basetube to downtube on final. It shifted the glider into making an immediate right turn that aimed towards the tree with no time for correction. It forced me to flare HARD the second before the impact. Luckily, I didn't damage the tree or my glider, although I did feel the leaves hitting my face.
http://picasaweb.google.com/116754016470609475616/HangGlidingCloseCallCrashIntoATree
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Tad Eareckson - 2022/04/16 01:30:00 UTC

Coordinates for points of interest regarding this Chehalem site and flight:

45°21'18.84" N 122°59'50.54" W - launch
45°21'01.68" N 123°00'06.73" W - intersection landmark
45°20'48.00" N 123°00'07.50" W - landing tree
45°20'12.53" N 123°00'00.06" W - regular landing target

(Major bitch to make the matches.)
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Instructors and other qualified pilot fiends:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNAPNN3cuHw&t=13m13
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Some nice slow motion action in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZkGEv0r7gA
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