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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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23.07.2010 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Selsley
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Wave
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered black out while on final approach and landed heavily.
|
Grazed face |
|
23.07.2010 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Perran Sands
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
12-19 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Buzz 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot landed heavily while still in turn, having avoided another pilot who had lifted his wing into the air close to chosen landing spot.
|
Fr wrist |
|
19.07.2010 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
Under training |
Mount Caburn
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
20-27 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at 15m agl. Glider dived on recovery and pilot hit the ground hard.
|
Fr shoulder and leg |
|
11.07.2010 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
Pilot |
Bell Hill
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
12-19 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Golden 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot took off after having ground handled for some time. He discovered that the leg straps had slackened to the point he could not get into the harness without releasing the controls and forcing himself back into the seat.
|
None |
|
09.07.2010 |
Female
Age:
22
Rating:
Under training |
Signal de Bisanne
France
Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Tequila
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student made uncommitted run in light conditions and collided with a tree.
|
Bruising and grazes |
|
02.07.2010 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Forclaz
France
Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mamboo
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot encountered sink shortly after take-off and landed in a tree.
|
None |
|
30.06.2010 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
Under training |
Bennan
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
12-19 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Student was briefed for soaring flight but lost lift and headed to bottom landing. Student landed crosswind with no plf.
|
Badly sprained ankle |
|
27.06.2010 |
Male
Age:
48
Rating:
Pilot |
Mt Caburn
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
UP
Trango XC
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot caused glider to spin while attempting to thermal on a demo wing. Pilot deliberately stalled, to avoid rotating into hill and crashed heavily.
|
Sore shoulder |
|
27.06.2010 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
Pilot |
Eyam Edge
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
20-27 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mantra M3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot encountered turbulent air on way to landing field. Recovered from a number of collapses but then could not reach chosen field. Forced to land in tree.
|
None |
|
25.06.2010 |
Male
Age:
54
Rating:
Under training |
Charlton Clump
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Independence
Merlin
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Student failed to flare on landing.
|
Fr ankle |
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