Kite Strings

Scott C. Wise wrote:PS - I wonder what would have happened if employees of Air California Adventure Inc. had assaulted Dennis Pagen instead?

We'd see a new book, "Understanding the Skypark: A Sport Pilot's Guide to Navigate Assault and False Arrest".

wheels for Happy Acres putting green LZs, not so good for narrow dry riverbeds with large rocks strewn all over the place ... http://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7464/15777528207_7c6928ba6f_o.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7464/15777528207_b188016fda_c.jpg That wing looks great. Are you going to contin...

- Now let's find an actual incident in which anybody in the entire history of paragliding has ever gotten so much as a painfully banged head as a consequence of kiting his bag without a helmet - or a statement from a kiter along the lines of, "Damn it was a good thing I had that thing on! Gonn...

I agree. I always managed to launch there in ideal, mild conditions. Even when barely soarable that launch would pull me forward.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ8R9m5sKd0

Happy now?

Nice job on the photos from the video. I thought the same thing but failed to mention it. We are SO LUCKY that this technological age has coincided with this period of brutal suppression of crash information by The Industry. I agree, but it's more than that as I'm sure you're aware. People in gener...

Totally unnecessary right hand transition. Possibly the worst thing he could have done. But let's beat this one to death and totally ignore the other. Massive Trivial Pursuit Syndrome. Reason being access to the video. This one's a fine example of what happens when you let go of the control bar whi...

Wheels didn't save him, just kidding. Airborne again or riding one wheel?