Paragliding accidents- fall into the canopy, reserve entangled-side view, crash

fall into the canopy, reserve entangled, SIF training Ohrid lake, full-stall to twist to water. GoPro-I don´t wanna be a HERO! and sew my glider back together :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBO4IfpYkr8

This full-stall figure went wrong during SIV course(SAFETY IN FLIGHT) in Macedonia above Ohrid lake. At SIV you are trying limits of your wing, how to recognize them, avoid them in normal flight and recover, when they actually happen.

I happen to try two of my biggest flying nightmares at one flight.To fall through the canopy and to get my reserve parachute entangled into main lines, so it did not deploy fully and did not slow down the fall.
You use the brakes to slow down the glider to minimum speed, once you add little bit more brake, the wing suddenly loose the lift, shoots behind you and you are falling backwardly down. You stabilise it in sort of fly/fall state and by releasing the brakes you come back to normal flight. But the force while stalling the wing was so strong at the brakes, that it smashed one hand up and I got into the spiral and my risers got twisted, thus unable to steer the glider anymore.Sometimes it stabilises and you can untwist, but not in my case.Lot of G-force and suddenly total weightlessness,sun was up, wing down under me, where will I fall?:)I managed to get the lines out of my way with left hand because it can really hurt you(as the kevlar line is realy strong and it can work as a saw when touched in high speed). But because the rest of the wing was slowing me down, the reserve parachute did not open fast and instead it got tangled around the main lines in rotation and could not open fully.So that from the side view you can see it did not slow me down.
The rest you see.. I luckily hit the water, that´s why the SIV training is done over big lakes.

Here is some comment in french: https://paragliding.rocktheout....door.com/conseils/ca

Nice tutorial:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmGPIKOx6nk



What is SIV course?
A possible way of learning to deal with unstable situations would be to attend an SIV course ran by
experienced SIV instructors. SIV stands for ‘Simulation d’Incident en Vol’ and roughly translated means simulating unstable situations in flight. Here you can learn about the way your particular canopy handles and how to make the correct control inputs in unstable situations, progressively building up to more complicated manoeuvres. This must all be done over water with the use of buoyancy aids, radios, video equipment and support boats etc. NB. Landing in water is never 100 per cent safe, even in controlled situations.

It is arguable whether attending an SIV course is fundamental to a pilots’ development. Establishing good ‘active flying’ skills is more important as this will prevent the majority of collapses in the first place. Having said that, a good SIV course that is both progressive and well ran, with plenty of feedback, can teach you a lot about your wing and how it feels at the onset of a spin or stall etc. The course should be geared to your individual needs and experience, and the manoeuvres should be progressive. A badly run course will teach you nothing and may have a detrimental effect on your development as a pilot.

YOU MUST BE CLUB PILOT RATED BEFORE ATTENDING AN SIV COURSE.

Be clear as to why you want to attend an SIV course and what you hope to achieve by the end of it. The aim of SIV is to teach you about the handling characteristics of your wing at the edges of its flight envelope. What it feels like just prior to an unstable situation and how to make the correct inputs if it does become unstable. SIV should also teach you to recognise when a situation is hopeless and the only option is to deploy your reserve. SIV IS NOT designed to teach you how to fly beyond the normal flight envelope of the glider. Paragliders are not designed for aerobatics. Discuss with the course provider what you hope to achieve and ensure that they can provide what you require. Depending on your level of experience it may take a number of SIV courses to cover all the unstable manoeuvres.



Before booking on an SIV course make sure your equipment is in good order and well maintained. SIV manoeuvres can place severe strains on all elements of your equipment. Make sure your reserve parachute is of a suitable size and is correctly fitted to your harness (if you are unsure about this then have it checked by a BHPA registered !#paraglidingaccident #paraglidingcrash #paraglidingaccidents #parapente  #paraglidinglife #paraglider #freeflying #paraglidingviralvideo #paraglidingvideo
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