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I am a firm believer that no one needs a DHV 2/3 wingThe only thing they do well is send you to the hospital fast I was in San Diego for a family reunion last weekend. In my spare time I drove to Torrey for a flight. Forums > Pilot Reports Thanks Bob for the updateNo disrespect intended just repeating what I mistakenly heard on launch. PG LandingsHey Dusty. I see a bunch of PG pilots landing at AJLZ and they tend to pull tons of brake to try and make the spot landing. Last weekend Stan and I watched three kind of go parachutage at about 15 feet AGL. I thought you were supposed to let the wing fly brakes off for most of final till closer to the ground? Mark PG landingsI was witness to those last weekend as well. Not exactly how you want to land a paraglider. IMHO and take it for what it is worth I like to keep some pressure in the brakes so that I can fly the wing activly upon approach, once I am 20 feet or so agl i will release some brake allowing the wing to speed up to penetrate the wind gradient allowing me some extra speed for a nice landing flare. Curious to hear Dustys opinion on this matter. Tom's location and visits ?Where is Tom at the moment, and can we visit him? PG landingsThanks for the Information Brian. That sounds like a good way to (approach it :) Mark Please do continue...................your thoughts. This is a good place for us all to learn and possibly prevent another incident. Sorry, more ranting about the treacherous 2/3 wingBrian's landing technique is flawless. It took me some time before I worked out that gradient thing. And some days I still don't get it. Dusty still walks funnyI think Torrey is a deceptively dangerous place to fly simply because it is so easy not to take it seriously. No one thinks they could crash at Torrey, hey, that would be silly. And what could be more dangerous than thinking you can't crash? The air is usually smooth, which lulls people into thinking it's ok to screw around or not be on it. Combine that psychology with the fact that you are almost always low or close to the cliff and it's a bad combination. Add in that thermals sometimes kick off the cliff, that bits of rotor happen here and there especially if it's not straight in, and that you get waked all the time by the commercial tandems, and you can't even depend on it being smooth. People without strong skills are often doing tricks 350 feet above the beach but much less than that from the cliff. Those same people wouldn't do that at a mountain site, even on a mild cloudy day. (I'm ok with people taking their own risks, I'm only trying to make a point about the site.) The Boom Sport has very short brake travel. Coming from most other gliders, including the zoom Tom had before, it's easy to over control it. Really sorry to hear about his accident. I hope he recovers well. |
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I am a firm believer that no one needs a DHV 2/3 wing
Dusty, it turns out it was someone we know. I don't know how many hours he had on the Boom Sport but he wasn't a low time pilot.
Name: TOM HAMPTON JR
USHGA #: 77730
Exp Date: 8/31/2008
Membership Class: Rogallo
Division: PARAGLIDING
Pilot Rating: ADVANCED By: CHRIS SANTACROCE Date: 1/20/2003
Appointments: TAND INST
Ratings and Special Skills:
FL
CL FSL RLF RS TUR
He's hurt very badly with breaks to his arm, pelvis, and ribs but the worrysome part is his back. I understand they will operate tomorrow. We need to send some love his way and to his wife Patiricia.