This is why you NEED a reserve!
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 22. 07. 2024
- This video is in no way to out anybody for a narrowly avoided accident (He did actual clip the trailing edge of my wing with his foot). It does however, prove to be a very real example of why you need a reserve.
An aspect of reserves that is often overlooked is when flying with other pilots. When you think of a reserve you either instantly think acro or bad conditions. In fact, if you're regularly flying with others your highest chance of needing a reserve is because of an air to air collision. I filmed this talk about reserves nearly 5 months ago but only recently after an *airprox of my own did I feel the need to share this overlooked reason for a reserve.
*An Airprox is a situation in which, in the opinion of a pilot or air traffic services personnel, the distance between aircraft as well as their relative positions and speed have been such that the safety of the aircraft involved may have been compromised.
The Breakdown
0:00 - The Incident
0:26 - What is a reserve?
0:45 - When & Why would you need a reserve?
1:37 - Mounting a reserve
2:28 - Other benefits of a reserve
3:23 - Reserve specs
4:11 - Buying a reserve
4:30 - Reserve in-flight drills
5:12 - Do you actually need a reserve?
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Very excellent points! Glad that incident wasn't worse.
Thanks man. More than welcome to the original footage if itâll spread that message to a wider audience in one of the crash compilations.
Just have Tucker comment on one of your videos. You know - as you do... đČđđ
Tucker Gott!
@@clearprop was nice to have him drop by đ
Always carry a reserve, they only take 200 ft to open. You'll just never know when you'll need it. All paragliders have it behind you, just use muscle memory to learn where the handle is. I like mine under the seat, its always there and always connected.
Since the comps mine stays connected side mounted. Always nice to have that extra layer of mental comfort that youâve got that second chance there.
Thanks for sharing Dan, really informative mate đ
If itâll help at least one person Iâll share it đ
I've always enjoyed your videos, it's something I would love to try myself one day but for now I'll keep flying through your camera lens. Stay safe up there fella.
Hey man! Glad youâre enjoying the videos đ€ hopefully Iâll make it a little more lifelike with a future video series, stay tuned đ
Excellent video! I'm planning on a reserve purchase soon, I don't know why I'm just now seeing this video, maybe when the student is ready, the teacher appears, kinda thing.
Finally got round to mounting my GIN front reserve with short bridle (easy to remove to store indoors), felt odd and bulky at first but soon as I got it positioned properly by hang testing, it was fine, a reassuring addition... time to chill!!! Great info Dan... thanks.
Nice one, they have definitely given me more confidence in my flying and pushing what a wing can do. Itâll only lead to have a much better knowledge of what you can do incase you need to. Is that the Gin container with the cockpit pocket?
Great vid again Dan. The only thing I would say, is, I can put my hand on my side mounted reserve handle every time, without looking. I just put my hand to my hip, and it's there.
Likewise now that mine is side mounted for comps. However, I always think in an emergency, where you might be getting thrown around, how easy will it actually be. I hope I donât have to find out.
Great Video
Thanks John, bit of a boring topic but worth the coverage I thought đ
HI fella, excellent! Your reserver setup is exactly how I would like mine to be and rigged up to deploy from either hand with your bridles going straight to your wing clip-in points. Would you mind doing a short vid on how you set your reserve up and where you place the bottom straps of your reserve bag/flight deck combo. We almost have the same (mine's a gin) but I've not been able to even get out to use it.
I guarantee you'd be the only video out there that would explain a lap mounted reserve whose bridle doesn't go left or right of the seat and instead goes straight up like yours.
Not sure when Iâll be able to make the video but Iâm brief the key is to having a short Y bridle from your reserve. Each end clips into your carabiner and the reserve container straps go around your harness chest strap. If youâve got
the gin container with cock pit I imagine your straps come out of the bottom left and right corners? It will also depend on what paramotor harness youâre using. The main downside to this setup is if in the event 1 carabiner breaks you better pray that 1 half of the y bridle still hanging on doesnât break on deployment as well đŹ
@@DanielJonesParamotor Groovy, Thanks for the quick reply fella and the extra detail and considerations I might need to make. And yes the straps do come out or the bottom corbers. The exposed coloured parts of my bridle are only about 4 inches long. Thats the long ones. I'll have to get my harness out investigage further. Cheers again .
Having the bridles like that in front of you to my eyes doesnÂŽt look safe. First of it would be safer to have separate hook-in points from the main carabiners. Also IÂŽm thinking that, depending on the situation, the bridles could hit your neck or face as the reserve deploys, which could end up really bad.
Just noticed you are connected to the same karabiners as your wing. Does the harness have separate tie in points? A reserve is a must, not an option. I'd never choose to fly without a reserve.
That is the downside of this front mount setup, itâs to the main carabiners. Now Iâve got mine side mounted it goes to 2 separate trapezoid rapide instead.
Same with mine I had a front mounted and now have it off to the side its alot easier to clip into the wing now and less stuff in the way on launch. Great video Dan. That could have been a nasty outcome. I hope the other pilot got you a bottle of stiff drink to say sorry.
And can I just congratulate you on
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Thanks for this!
Flying around a lot of other PPGs is a good reason for a reserve and I know of 3 mid-air collisions in the past few years, two of which resulted in serious injuries.
Experienced pilots - especially free flight pilots - will vehemently insist that a reserve is critical but reserves don't only increase safety, they also increase risk; risk of premature/unnecessary deployment, risk of unintentional deployment, risk of entanglement with the main, additional weight and bulk increasing launch difficulty and risk.
If a reserve is to be used, training and practice deploying it is probably the most important factor in ensuring it increases safety more than it increases risk.
Your points on where to put the reserve seem to make a lot of sense but I think people experienced and practiced with reserves would disagree. I don't fully understand it either but side mounted seems to be better/more likely to be easily deployed.
I had an incident of my own in which I reacted very badly.
I learned a lot from this event.
czcams.com/video/zkMwR2eozWQ/video.html
You do make a good point about accidental deployments. In an ideal world loose handles, unclipped pins, worn bridles etc would all be caught in a proper pre flight check. Weâre all human and mistakes are made but mistakes made in the air might be the reason for needing one. I think the risk of having one is low enough that the reward is worth carrying one.
The point about additional weight is a consideration but quite marginal in the scheme of having a whole paramotor on your back. Iâve actually got mine side mounted now (because of flying with competition map boards) and its the opposite side to the torque so it works as a bit of a counter balance. I can honestly say carrying a reserve hasnât ever made launching and more difficult. Clipping in yes but launching no, just my personal experience.
When I was saying that there has been studies into where the best position of having a reserve is I wasnât joking. Other pilots may disagree about front mounted but in the real world infront is better for various reasons. You can see it, you can reach it with both hands, the deployment is easier. Hereâs the research czcams.com/video/-HS1ppN6vw4/video.html itâs a very interesting watch.
Hope the dude you were flying with learnt to keep an eye out. Good vid dan.
Wonât be giving out names, this isnât about creating a witch hunt but a point for everyone to learn from, myself included. Hadnât flown with him much before and in previous videos Iâve said âif youâre flying with someone new and you canât see them, expect theyâre doing something stupidâ in this case I could see them and though ânah, they ainât coming my wayâ guess I was wrong. In the future Iâll make a early more positive move away from the potential danger. Yea I hope he has too. This could have been a very different story.
excellent video. but remember a paramotor pilot in an emergency.?? that needs to use he's a reserve. switch the engine off.do not throw a reserve while prop is spinning...switch off. the engine. all these pilots have failed to pick this important muscle memory ........ up. i havent
Definitely a good point đ
Hey, after landing, just feel free to walk up to that pilot and say "Remember ME?" and "SMACK" give him a bloody nose! He won't ever do that again!
Yes it was a terrifying situation but he wonât learn anything from a good clouting. He was a low airtime pilot and I should have been more cautious around him. Not really sure why he didnât turn away but at least we both came away the best we could have.
Reserve or not, you could have died and I understand you're also blaming yourself for lack of foresight for such a reckless event even happening. I want to know, afterward, did the pilot ever come up to you and apologize profusely? As you know, pilots can't easily see behind and below themselves. Throttling off would have dropped you down and back behind the other guy. Maybe in crowded situations, you need a air horn to warn others off as well as taking emendate counter measures to avoid an accident. Collapsing your wing briefly is another possibility. I don't think your ready to die and I'd hate for you to have to go through that experience; no more YT.
My ramblings:
As you know, in the U.K. and the U.S., we don't need licensing. But if the sport's death numbers increase world wide with the sport's popularity, as the automobile did, then licensing will be implemented. I'm not against licensing, I mean, the reason you, I, and everybody has a driver's license is because cars kill people. Paramotoring not only can kill the pilot, but bystanders, and the innocent. Society wants accountability from unwarranted death and demands preventability measures.
@@mikebrady2073 his instructor has fully made him aware of how serious the situation could have been. I didnât realise how âcloseâ (actually kicked the trailing edge of my wing) it was until I watched the footage back. This was only the last section of the clip. The whole incident is about 50 seconds long. Iâm on heading, he turns to my direction. I grab my left tip steer and alter my course slightly, he level out straight again. He takes another swoop to my direction this time close but I grab my main brakes and steer further away and laugh it off as he just getting close. The 3rd swoop in is as you see in the video. As I see him coming up behind me I did power off and start my turn away. I missed my own golden advice of if youâve never flown with someone before expect theyâre doing something stupid. Problem was because Iâve seen him a few times I thought heâd have the skill set of controlled flight alas I was wrong and will be making some sure fire GTFO of there manoeuvres in the future.
I agree with what youâre saying about deaths leading to licensing, thatâs why I share my mistakes etc so people can learn. Iâm no master paramotorist, just a guy who likes making videos and is learning as things unfold.
How much was your reserve?
Brand new with container and bridles I paid ÂŁ488. Itâs a Dudek globe 130 in a Dudek front container light 90/110
I ALWAYS fly with reserve. Never with a motor, but always with a reserve. (>*
It's definitely a good practice!
What were you doing that close to me... I didn't even notice...
On the right, in the right but never any point in being dead right!
@@DanielJonesParamotor I must have been polishing a lens... Most import part of flying
@@sexonlegs666 if it ainât on tape did it ever happen? đ also, you know this isnât you right?
Always wear a reserve. Get into the habit of ALWAYS wearing one. If you need one, and don't have it, you'll be out of luck.