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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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17.07.2006 |
Male
Age:
57
Rating:
Pilot |
Blease Fell
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 5
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilots had mid air while thermaling and became entangled. Both deployed emergency chutes and landed together unhurt.
|
none |
|
16.07.2006 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
Novice |
Blaenavon
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student carried out perfect flight plan but caught foot on landing.
|
fr ankle |
|
16.07.2006 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
Pilot |
Ffarmers
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Tattoo
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot failed to notice wind had changed direction and came in for slope landing downwind.
|
fr fibula, fr ankle |
|
15.07.2006 |
Male
Age:
48
Rating:
Pilot |
Tinto
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Vibe
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot deployed emergency chute after asymmetric collapse and landed safely having carried out PLF.
|
none |
|
11.07.2006 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
Novice |
Rhossili
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Sky Paragliders
Fides
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student overshot top landing and on coming around for a second attempt got too low and landed heavily down wind.
|
fr ankle |
|
11.07.2006 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Batcombe
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Artax
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot caught out by sink on approach to landing. Struck hand on landing but landed ok otherwise.
|
fr wrist |
|
07.07.2006 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Ringstead
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Sky Paragliders
Atis
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot left turn into wind late and turned aggressively. Stumbled on landing and put out hand causing injury.
|
fr wrist (collis) |
|
01.07.2006 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Filey
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Syntax
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot decided to land short of normal landing area to gathering children. Collided with parked car on landing.
|
none |
|
28.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
59
Rating:
Club Pilot |
L Bohinj
Slovenia
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Z One
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pliot nearly drowned having landed in a lake following siv manoeuvre.
|
none |
|
26.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
Pilot |
Saltburn
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Buzz
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot got caught out by turbulence having got low while soaring close in on a coastal site. Crashed into rocks. .
|
fr T12 ,T11 and L1 vertebra |
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