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Emergency Landing!
After I had zipped my legs up I wiggled in my harness to get comfortable and tried to raise my head a little. At that point I'm not too sure what exactly happened but I felt a pop and my body slipped downwards out of the harness…
26 Sep 2015
After I had zipped my legs up I wiggled in my harness to get comfortable and tried to raise my head a little. At that point I'm not too sure what exactly happened but I felt a pop and my body slipped downwards out of the harness…
26 Sep 2015
You Don't Fly if You Don't Try
I returned to the ridge and began a slow but predictable descent to the bottom landing field. As I turned onto final I hit some lift and for a moment considered to work it…
27 Jun 2015
I returned to the ridge and began a slow but predictable descent to the bottom landing field. As I turned onto final I hit some lift and for a moment considered to work it…
27 Jun 2015
Aeros Myth 3 Harness
After many years of flying with my original FlyLight harness (my first harness) and with my waistline slowly expanding, I decide it's time for a new harness. Here are my thoughts on the Aeros' Myth 3!
20 Jun 2015
After many years of flying with my original FlyLight harness (my first harness) and with my waistline slowly expanding, I decide it's time for a new harness. Here are my thoughts on the Aeros' Myth 3!
20 Jun 2015
A Short Trip Over the Back
Eventually, I lucked out and found a very lumpy but consistent thermal that I shared with a paraglider. The wind drift over the back was pretty pronounced and as I climbed the Dyke moved further and further away…
25 May 2015
Eventually, I lucked out and found a very lumpy but consistent thermal that I shared with a paraglider. The wind drift over the back was pretty pronounced and as I climbed the Dyke moved further and further away…
25 May 2015
A Low Save (Almost)
After witnessing a couple of lively landings, one of which resulted in a broken tail fin and another almost landing on a bus, I retreated out of the wind to enjoy some hot coffee and pre-packed lunch…
16 May 2015
After witnessing a couple of lively landings, one of which resulted in a broken tail fin and another almost landing on a bus, I retreated out of the wind to enjoy some hot coffee and pre-packed lunch…
16 May 2015
Newhaven - Epic Fail!
Not being very current with my new glider and harness, I had decided not to fly Newhaven. Instead I'd have a look at it with a view of flying it later in the year. I had rightly assumed that people may be flying, but when I arrived, I wasn't quite expecting to see what I did...
10 May 2015
Not being very current with my new glider and harness, I had decided not to fly Newhaven. Instead I'd have a look at it with a view of flying it later in the year. I had rightly assumed that people may be flying, but when I arrived, I wasn't quite expecting to see what I did...
10 May 2015
Sting 3 - Lower Rigging Replacement
All the lower rigging wires replaced on my Sting 3:168.
30 Apr 2015
All the lower rigging wires replaced on my Sting 3:168.
30 Apr 2015
Thermic Bo Peep
By noon the wind was still strong but feeling much more appealing. The level of gusts had also reduced and a launch window had opened. Pilots were beginning to take to the skies and it wasn't long before I was ready and positioned at the front of the hill...
19 Apr 2015
By noon the wind was still strong but feeling much more appealing. The level of gusts had also reduced and a launch window had opened. Pilots were beginning to take to the skies and it wasn't long before I was ready and positioned at the front of the hill...
19 Apr 2015
