View Full Version : Paraglider assistant gets dragged into the air
NutLoose
22nd Feb 2022, 16:41
Blimey, survived the fall too.
https://nypost.com/video/paragliding-worker-hangs-on-for-his-life-by-his-bare-hands/
N707ZS
22nd Feb 2022, 17:36
The lady passenger didn't let go of the camera to give him a hand.
nevillestyke
23rd Feb 2022, 00:07
Blimey, survived the fall too.
https://nypost.com/video/paragliding-worker-hangs-on-for-his-life-by-his-bare-hands/
A friend of my wife was killed doing this, to assist a solo P/G launching in windy conditions. He fell about 200'.
punkalouver
23rd Feb 2022, 03:01
A friend of my wife was killed doing this, to assist a solo P/G launching in windy conditions. He fell about 200'.
People do it with balloons as well, trying to hold onto the basket. Resist the temptation to hold it down.
DaveReidUK
23rd Feb 2022, 06:50
The lady passenger didn't let go of the camera to give him a hand.
I'm guessing that scenario didn't come up in her pre-flight briefing.
netstruggler
23rd Feb 2022, 16:32
People do it with balloons as well, trying to hold onto the basket. Resist the temptation to hold it down.
There's sickening footage of a US Airship lifting several 'sailors' who didn't let go off the ground and into the air. One of the them was able to tie himself to his rope; the others fell to their death.
This clip on the other hand has a happy ending.
This paragliding clip on the other hand has a happy ending. Someone who wasn't attached to the paraglider when he should have been.