How I Chopped My Wing | Crash Analysis
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2020
- I can't believe this happened. As I went to launch, I chopped my wing! This video breaks down what I think happened. If you've got any input please leave it in the comment section below!
I packaged the wing up straight after this happened ready to be shipped off to The Loft for repair. Most repair and servicing companies will quote about 3 weeks especially since the corona virus is still affecting us all. Hopefully, I'll have my wing back before we head off to PMC Summer Fly In as this year it'll be in Cornwall!
Thank you to Mike Chilvers for loaning me a wing whilst mine is being repaired! If you're interested in getting trained to fly a paramotor head over to www.ufly4fun.com/
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How accurate do you think I was with my analysis?
Would you sell your wing that got damaged
@@itsalifestyle496 it’s all fixed and flyable. 71hrs and it is for sale yes
@@DanielJonesParamotor how much do you want for it
@@itsalifestyle496 listing price is £700
@@DanielJonesParamotor can you tell me a little bit about the wing if it's ABCD wing ?
"The build up of small events!"
Thank you! 👍🏻
It's hard to recognise as a newer pilot but definitely something you learn over time to avoid or at least notice before anything goes wrong
Some good self analysis there Dan. We all make mistakes and being honest and learning from them is how we become better pilots. The Swiss Cheese model is a great analogy for this, sometimes all the holes line up, its happened to me. Keep flying safe.
Thanks Giles, I always aim to better myself and share my learnings with others so they too can avoid things like this. It's inevitable that something will go wrong eventually but this is one of those very harsh lessons considering a decent repair bill and 3 weeks without your own glider.
@@DanielJonesParamotor everyday is a school day. I'm sure even Martin is learning still.
Golf Foxtrot 22 the moment you stop learning is when you start becoming complacent I always think
I'm just waiting for the "this wouldn't have happened if you had super, super dell training at only $99999".
Great video. Great analysis. Very useful thanks.
Let's be honest Chris, it wouldn't have happened with Super training because I'd have the Super skills to kite even in hurricane wind with 1 hand whilst shooting a gun with the other.
This is a pricey way to learn and we all have a story like this , every launch has its own set of challenges to think about , just the one thing can put you way off a good launch , the good thing is , you know what put you in a not so good place on the launch , your analysis is about right but i think you was in a hurry and put your self under to much pressure , i did this to my self in the early days but now i will not compromise i step back and have a look at it all again in my brain . Great video dan stay safe mate
"I will not compromise,... I step back and have a look at it all again in my brain."
-Wayne 👍🏻
Very true, rushing will inevitable cause you to miss something. Sometimes you can get away with it, sometimes it'll cost you.
Oh man. I don't know how you could be so positive about that straight after the fact. I would have been so mad with that horrible pit in my stomach. As always thanks for sharing. And I hope it's not to costly to repair. Fly safe
I was more disappointed after figuring it'll be 2-3 weeks before I'd get it back. Cost of the repair was about £113 for a full panel replacement and done within 2 weeks by The Loft 👍
Great self analysis Dan, much more self aware than I ever am!
Thanks Simon, Analysing my footage forces me to understand what happened in turn hopefully making my flying career a little less expensive
Based on watching your friend launch from behind your position, the conditions seems well within a reasonable range. The objects that you were concerned about producing rotor were fairly low and not particularly large, I doubt they did anything to screw up your launch.
What I did see was a BIG hesitation and some fairly poor glider control. My advice, keep kiting and working on your form. Stop hesitating and just commit, always hold enough brake to stay "in contact" with the wing. You should always be able to feel some pull from that glider.
Crappy air conditions are always the go-to excuse and are almost never the issue. I really urge you to consider that you simply made some mistakes and lost control. I assure you that better control comes with a lot of practice and repetition. You will improve over time and this probably won't happen to you, ever again, with a couple more years of experience.
Your idea of giving yourself more room is spot on. The rest is probably not from what I can see.
Love your work sir, so happy so see someone else make unscheduled holes in a wing! 😆
Good analysis, hope the repair cost isn't horrendous, and 👌 to Chilly for keeping you in the sky while you wait. 👍👍
Thanks man, glad it was some good entertainment for you 😂 Yep without Chilly I would be crawling the walls although, the weather has gone to crap this week. Monday - Wednesday next week look good 👌
Great video Dan. I think there may have been a technique to minimising the chance of this happening. Looked to me like there was quite a bit of wind so as soon as you turn you could have applied a bit of brake all the way through launch to stop the wing overshooting you. So straight after you turn, a bit of brake, lean back, power and let the engine push you to the sky. Similar to how you would execute a one-step launch, but not as aggressive.
Richard Leishman yea man that’s what I was going for and the proper technique to launch but it was the being picked off my feet that caught me out. I had to then recover from that moving sideways, I should have held the brakes when I got picked up rather than letting my hands up to come back down. 🙃
Great vid Dan... good on you for an honest, valued assesment! I did the same in Spain about 4 years ago - not my finest hour. As you say live and learn!
More importantly, I was sure Martin had hair!
That makes me feel better about it. So glad I wasn't on a flying holiday, ouchie 😬
@@DanielJonesParamotor Yes, thankfully it was on the last day. I'd just landed from my 'last flight' and decided I'd squeeze in just one more... it was gusty and the rest is obvious. Shit happens when you fly a lot!!!
Lee Jackson it’s always the ‘just one more’ that gets you, that exactly what happened to my other prop in this video I took the tips off of 😬.
At least you’d don’t all the flying for the holiday! Imagine if it was right at the start 🤮
This is excellent work sir!
Greg Anthony Harris the video or the wing chop? 😂
@@DanielJonesParamotor The video. Your wing chopping needs work. Speak to Anthony's friend Clint! He'll show you best practices regarding that! The key is to destroy the wing, almost die and then come out looking like it was intentional!
Sorry about the wing. Great video!
Paramotor NC thanks man, glad you enjoyed it 👍
Nice vid Dan...this is how it is ...live learn and live a bit more.😁 .i enjoy your take on stuff. Great you keep it real.....👍
billy flyer billy flyer thanks man, glad you’re enjoying the vids. I like keeping it honest, it’s a true representation of the sport 👌🪂
@@DanielJonesParamotor .....thats the best way forward. 👌
Hi Dan, good to self analyse, you picked up on quite a few points, however an important one missed. Trim out is normally used in v light winds to help the wing inflate and come overhead more easily. If you were doing that in stronger winds, it was too strong to launch for your experience, or you should have waited for a lull or calm patch and launched on neutral. 2nd thing is, carry some repair tape. That hole looked easily repairable with rip stop tape and you would have been back in the air in 15 mins unless there was more damage that i didn't see on the video.
That's a shame mate, well done for sharing though. You were a lot calmer that I would be with a hole in my wing!
I'm sure you will be back up in the air again with your wing in no time!
Took about 2 weeks and £113 to get it back to me, which isn't bad consider it was a full panel replacement
hi, daniel ......you'll never ever be alone.ive have done the same. and most pilots have too.and when it happens .... its as if we have turrets syndrome..the blood pressure goes shy high.... more so . when you get older. and then we sulk....wheres the money gonna come from??/ been there done that that... live and learn or learn and live.
TONY LAWRENCE thanks Tony, appreciate the kind words. It’s just irritating when something like this happens.
@@DanielJonesParamotor hi you can cope far better then me.....
I'm sure there are a few knuckleheads in this sport but its obvious by these conversations that there are alot of incredibly cool people too. Thanks for sharing your "mojo (maturity)" with the world. 🇩🇪
Another great video dan. I kind of wish you were posting vids when I was flying. Although I never damaged MY wing 🤭😉
Glad you're enjoying them mate :)
It takes maturity and lack of ego to show your cock-ups in public. I felt the "ouch" with you and the quiet wimpering from the wallet but you will certainly help someone else avoid the same mistake. Good on ya Dan.
I’ve done a few props but luckily no wings! Which is a good thing as I’ve got a new Spyder3
It was so marginally close to getting away with it, maybe about 1-2 inches. Got it fixed and back to me fairly quick and reasonably priced. Such is life.
Unlucky Dan, could have been worse. Let us know how the repairs go and thanks for posting.
Could have been 2 panels I guess 😂 I'm trying to see if I can film the repairs being done but haven't heard anything back yet.
That's a shame we live to learn every day lol good video as always🥺🥺🥺🥺
So true, everyone will make a mistake at some point
I am not a PPG pilot ...YET...just a paraglider pilot, but I would say you did a great job on analysis! Great Vid...keep em cummin"!
"just a paraglider pilot" - pure artistry in the skies! 👍🏻
Thanks, will do!
There was shit air down low that day... It was very odd. When I came into land it was very rough from ground to 300ft. Ok above,
Yea, could have definitely improved my odd though. Oh well, new glider now ;)
If The Fly in goes ahead I’ll bring two wings, you can fly my Uni 23 if you like. (Chop it and fix it though) 🤙🪂
Would still like to try the Nuc XX ;)
Well, nobody said Paramotoring was inexpensive.
Now that's very true 😂😂😂👍🏻
Indeed that is true