cocheese 0 #26 October 4, 2006 Why would anyone want to hang from a perfectly good glider? I'm tellin Mom. You're a good kid but I'm glad you're not my kid. Kids these days with their hang gliders.... that's not right. Crazy people do that..... Be safe. Breathe. and swoop that shit, biatch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #27 October 4, 2006 COOL!!!!! POST PICS WHEN YOU GET BACK!! After all, some of us have to live vicariously through you crazy kids. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #28 October 4, 2006 QuoteGround school on Tuesday. One more thing on my list........ Check! Anyone got some stories? Advice? Pictures? Etc. ok, I've done a bunch of stuffthat would make people jealous, but this thread is making me jealous. let us know how many points you turn.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #29 October 4, 2006 QuoteCOOL!!!!! POST PICS WHEN YOU GET BACK!! After all, some of us have to live vicariously through you crazy kids. oh hell yeah! we are all bringing our camera helmets! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #30 October 4, 2006 Do they do tandem handglides? Get your rating girlie, I'm there!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #31 October 4, 2006 yeah, we talked about those. we watched some sketchy ass video too of another way to learn where they tow you behind a truck. reminded me of stupid human tricks at the dz on cloudy windy days. i like the idea of learning the ground launching way by foot. oh, and hell... you should see the belly mounted parachute you wear that you hand deploy! um... NO THANK YOU! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #32 October 4, 2006 Ew. Is it round? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #33 October 4, 2006 yeah, you grab a handle and peel the whole deployment bag open and then just chuck it as hard as you can and hope for the best. there is a second option for a parachute system that is deployed by a rocket. only problem is.. it doesn't work 1/2 the time. we couldn't stop laughing at this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #34 October 4, 2006 Quoteyeah, you grab a handle and peel the whole deployment bag open and then just chuck it as hard as you can and hope for the best. there is a second option for a parachute system that is deployed by a rocket. only problem is.. it doesn't work 1/2 the time. we couldn't stop laughing at this. Wear your BASE rig You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawndiver 0 #35 October 4, 2006 Congrats on ground school, now you get to do the fun part! P.S. Hand deploy reserves work_________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #36 October 4, 2006 QuoteP.S. Hand deploy reserves work oh, do tell! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawndiver 0 #37 October 4, 2006 Lakeview, Oregon. Going cross country, got into some VERY turbulent thermal conditions. Felt the nose start to go up, then it felt like a giant hand just smacked the nose an instant later. Glider basically did a 1/2 front somersault, landed on my back on the keel and crack! that was the end of that. Broke the keel, glider started to spin inverted, grabbed the reserve, looked for clear air (I was still about 3 thousand feet above the terrain) and threw! Parachute, nice sight seeing tour on the way down, called a mayday out to my ground crew and landed uneventfully in a pasture. No problem!_________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #38 October 4, 2006 QuoteLakeview, Oregon. Going cross country, got into some VERY turbulent thermal conditions. Felt the nose start to go up, then it felt like a giant hand just smacked the nose an instant later. Glider basically did a 1/2 front somersault, landed on my back on the keel and crack! that was the end of that. Broke the keel, glider started to spin inverted, grabbed the reserve, looked for clear air (I was still about 3 thousand feet above the terrain) and threw! Parachute, nice sight seeing tour on the way down, called a mayday out to my ground crew and landed uneventfully in a pasture. No problem! See Weege? I told you that hang gliding is dangerous!! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #39 October 4, 2006 Freakin SWEET! Nice job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianfry713 0 #40 October 4, 2006 QuoteWear your BASE rig I did a half of a hang glider ride and a low altitude skydive a little while ago. I had on my BASE rig and a friend has a tandem hang glider and boat to tow launch it. I wore a climbing harness and hung upside down facing the glider. A riser was hooked up from the climbing harness to the glider with an extra safety attachment that I took off above 1000'. We got up to about 2000' and then released from the tow rope, flew around a little bit under the glider, and then I pulled the riser release cable at about 1500'. I was in freefall for 4 seconds on my back, waved goodbye to my hang glider and pilot, flipped over and pulled. Due to some tow rope difficulties and me not really knowing what was going on, I ended up cutting away from the glider in the middle of the lake, so I didn't have much of a choice except to land in the water. Fun stuff, good times.BASE 1224, Senior Parachute Rigger, CPL ASEL IA, AGI, IGI USPA Coach & UPT Tandem Instructor, PRO, Altimaster Field Support Representative Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #41 October 4, 2006 Pretty Cool. I'm trying to find someplace that does paragliding. Do your people do that too?"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #42 October 4, 2006 QuotePretty Cool. I'm trying to find someplace that does paragliding. Do your people do that too? he does it but he doesn't teach it. we asked. it's on my list too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
