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Post by baronbeeza on Jan 17, 2020 16:46:55 GMT 12
or, almost fell while flying
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Post by davidd on Jan 17, 2020 17:08:05 GMT 12
Man, that was a bit of a cock-up, had to review the whole thing to understand what was going on. Amazing that the "passenger" was able to hang on for so long, he REALLY wanted to live, and good on him!
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Post by errolmartyn on Jan 17, 2020 22:22:07 GMT 12
or, almost fell while flying The pilot was very lucky not to end up facing a manslaughter charge. Errol |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 17, 2020 22:35:43 GMT 12
Frank Spencer come to mind.
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Post by baronbeeza on Jan 18, 2020 7:56:08 GMT 12
Frank Spencer come to mind. I think it was him that did his own stunts, Dave. You would know. |
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Post by baronbeeza on Jan 18, 2020 8:00:46 GMT 12
I was thinking of Maurie Treweek, the Tailrider, when I saw this also.
No footage of Morrie though so not so dramatic, but it may have been to Chris Thompson who saw the whole thing.
That story will have been covered here, I know it is still very fresh in my memory. He rode a 172 bareback out on Stewart Island, before OSH.
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Post by davidd on Jan 18, 2020 14:04:58 GMT 12
Is it normal for that class of aircraft to be fitted out as a "two-seater"? As both the pilot's as well as the passenger's harness would seem to be intended to hang from the same suspension point, side by side, you would think that the non-pilot person would have to try and co-operate with the pilot on all manoeuvres, which cannot really have been an ideal arrangement. As both are "hanging together" but only one is the designated pilot (or are both designated pilots?) it still seems a rather clumsy set-up, but I guess it must work in practise (so long as they both check on the completeness of their pre-flight!) Perhaps there is something about the overhead suspension apparatus that is not obvious in the video.
David D
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 18, 2020 15:06:22 GMT 12
I don't think there's anything 'normal' about hang gliding  |
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Jan 18, 2020 16:03:18 GMT 12
It is the closest thing to flying purely like the birds a human can ever achieve - just the wing, the elements and you. If you have the passion for flight you will see the attraction
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 18, 2020 18:31:13 GMT 12
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Jan 18, 2020 19:57:36 GMT 12
Ha! Hand gliding...even.
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