When I was laying down the chute the wind was blowing straight from the South. By the time I got it laid out, it had switched to South West. I would have to pick the chute up and move to other side of the park. What screwed things up, I had reattached the chute and placed the little black marks I place on the control lines where they are tied to the steering bars in place, but when I took off, the left steering was totally off with about 10 inches of free play (Why???). If the free play was 2 inches, as Sixchuter recommends, I would have had no problem. I am glad I do not panic under stress. Thank you for watching my video. Blue sky and safe flying.

That's a bummer! Ive had the wind switch on me before too. My last flight before the cold the wind did the same thing to me. I waited a few minutes and it swung back long enough for me to hit it. Then, when landing it had changed 90 degrees so i had to land in a different direction. Thankfully my airport welcomes me out there. :)

I was probably using my helmet cam on that one. A cheap motorcycle helmet with a screw on top to hold my inexpensive Kodak z8. If not on that video, on others. Most of the time I forget that I am shooting a video. Concentrating on enjoying my flying and staying safe.

The vibrations would be radical.