Maybe a luft line caught under a batten on the right wing? At the 3:03 mark it looks like the right trailing edge is higher then the left. Just a guess.
The youtube title claims its an uncles first time hang gliding.
But, the student is the pilot in command???
Maybe it was the students first time trying to control the whole tow, and he locked out due to weak roll input???
There was an early left bump.... the an attempt to bump back to the right... but it wasnt enough.
Or, some malfunction of some sort like others have theorized so far. _________________
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That's at Wallaby Ranch. Hmmmm. What went wrong? The glider got into a mild turn and didn't correct. Eventually a weak link broke or the release was pulled. Looked like it could have been worse, but turned out not so bad. _________________ WW 141 Fusion SP
Master rated, First flight - May 1975
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No.. must be his first time... and look the way he grips the bar, and Steve telling him to relax. He must have grabbed himself to the bar in panic and steve had a hard time pulling the bigger guy to the other side.. _________________ Aeros Target 13 <---SOLD
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What I can't believe is the stupid idiots with the camera laughing the whole time. Two people could have been seriously hurt in the incident. That was very close to a terrible cartwheel. Then it bumped the other glider too. Clueless morons (behind the camera). _________________ Rick
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"Once you have flown you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you long to return" -- Leonardo da Vinci
obvious conjecture--- but If the student caused the original problem the instructor had a pretty good save once the wing tip touched the ground. Even if he did run into the other glider.
Looks like no one was hurt. _________________ H3, AT, FL, CL, AWCL, 360 -- Student Pilot
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BTW - If you listen very carefully as the instructor is getting the passenger setup he asks if it's his first time in a hang glider and the passenger answers "Yes". This was a joy ride, not a student.
Add to that the DEATH grip he had on the bar and the weight disparity of the two, I think the theory of the passenger putting the glider into the turn makes a lot of sense. _________________ Rick
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"Once you have flown you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you long to return" -- Leonardo da Vinci
Well, wouldn't the instructor be the last to get in the glider, and the last person to get in the glider was not Malcolm. I've never been there but I think I'd recognize him. _________________ WW 141 Fusion SP
Master rated, First flight - May 1975
FL, PL, PA, AWCL, CL, FSL, RLF, TURB, X-C
I wonder if that dudes significant other would be laughing so much if she knew how bad that could have turned out... ignorance is bliss.
That Pilot In Command has 97 trillion hours of experience. I would be interested to hear his side of the story.
The way that tail boom is bending suggests that the passenger was a bit on the heavy side. I know the pilot in command, and he is not a large dude, maybe he had trouble over coming the passenger's Death grip on take off, which may have put it into the left hand turn. This last part is pure speculation. And speculation sucks, but I am too lazy to hit the delete key now.
It is clear from the video that the passenger has BOTH of his hands on the base tube. The instructor lets him leave his hands there! ????
I'm sure I'm not familiar with the procedures at Wallaby, but since when is a passenger allowed to even touch the control bar? Every tandem tow (ATOL) I ever did, the passenger was strictly instructed to hold onto ME and not to touch the control bar. Their right arm was always across my back, the other on my left shoulder strap.
This problem occurred because the passenger effectively took (was given!!!) control of the glider - IMHO. _________________ WW 141 Fusion SP
Master rated, First flight - May 1975
FL, PL, PA, AWCL, CL, FSL, RLF, TURB, X-C
Well, wouldn't the instructor be the last to get in the glider, and the last person to get in the glider was not Malcolm. I've never been there but I think I'd recognize him.
I wasn't talking about the tourist taking his firt flight, I was talking about the instructor. I have never been to Wallaby and have only heard about Malcom.
malcom is the top dog gives the ok for solo
steve #two read your mag he's in there
mick #3
erick #4 _________________ "Cocky Bastard". Never land on your face it hurts
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if the glider had been a few meters higher when the sh%t went down it wouldn't have been a wing tip scrape and roll out.......it would have been a MASSIVE whack
dam they were lucky _________________ fun 190
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