crotalus01 0 #26 July 3, 2011 Thanks for the link. I watched the landing several times and I really dont get what the instructor was doing - it doesnt look like a mistimed flare at all, it looks like he flared to about 1/4 brakes and held it til they biffed in. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #27 July 4, 2011 Quote Thanks for the link. I watched the landing several times and I really dont get what the instructor was doing - it doesnt look like a mistimed flare at all, it looks like he flared to about 1/4 brakes and held it til they biffed in. Typical, "not Available in your area"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
pchapman 279 #28 July 4, 2011 Kind of looks like one of those flares where the arms get too far out in front. Bad arm geometry for applying downwards pressure on the toggles. Add to that a Sigma canopy that has higher toggle pressures, and perhaps a stiff student resisting the flare, then any minor imperfection in the start of the flare gets magnified when it becomes hard to quickly add more flare to salvage the landing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loudtom 5 #29 July 6, 2011 Rachel is luckky she didn't break her legs too...some bad landings there...tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loudtom 5 #30 July 6, 2011 After watching all I can say is WTF...tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #31 July 7, 2011 Rachael Ray didnt put her legs up like instructed (I assume she was instructed). It appeared to me that this guy just didnt flare at all (okay he went to 1/4 brakes but then he held it to impact...or so it seems). As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks2065 0 #32 July 7, 2011 QuoteRachel is luckky she didn't break her legs too...some bad landings there... ooooouuuuuuuccchhhh that was a really late flare Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #33 July 11, 2011 Dumb question, but where's the video? _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #34 July 11, 2011 http://www.oprah.com/own-shaniatwain/Battling-Betrayal-Episode-Clip Sorry dont know how to make it a clicky but it is linked in the very last post on page 1 of this thread. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobMoore 0 #35 July 11, 2011 Quotehttp://www.oprah.com/own-shaniatwain/Battling-Betrayal-Episode-Clip fixed it for you"For you see, an airplane is an airplane. A landing area is a landing area. But a dropzone... a dropzone is the people." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abedy 0 #36 July 11, 2011 "Unfortunately this video is not currently available in your country or region. We apologize for the inconvenience." Bugger. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 279 #37 July 12, 2011 The vid on the oprah site is also a tough one to download; standard flash download software I have won't work on it. Otherwise the vid might be made available elsewhere... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #38 July 12, 2011 Quote In Reply To http://www.oprah.com/...etrayal-Episode-Clip fixed it for you Yikes. And not just the hard landing, but the rest of the footage too. "I know First aid!" _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
