Dumb mistake leads to Near death experience - Both reserve parachutes failed - Paragliding crash

First of all, I walked away after the crash with only a minor bruise(not even scratches).
Kössen, Austria 13.08.2022
Inattention and routine was my main mistake on this last flight. Both reserves got caught up and i didn't got them out. Impact was softend by the Harness-protector.
Hope you can learn from this video.
Happy to be alive, happy to be unhurt.
Fly safe ;-)

[@tonelli86]

(Not so) Fun Fact: I was standing at the landing site that day, waiting for first ever real schooling flight in Kössen to happen and that's when I saw you coming down like that. Running over to you as one of the first, I was expecting the worst but turns out you were more than lucky. Actually went up and did my very first proper flight that afternoon and it was amazing. Super glad you were fine.

[@techbluestuff]

Haha imagine seeing that before first flight. Glad pilot is ok!

[@johnnyDs82]

I remember! I was there too! You were the guy in the veffgug Bhutto right?

[@Repz98]

omg I was there also, I was the one who served you guys Wodka right after the accident!

[@WhiteGuysMadder]

@@Repz98bro! They were delicious!

[@paraglidingprospector]

My first day of paraglider training and a hang glider pilot wrecked and had to be airlifted out. My first solo flight was 6am the next morning… I can totally relate to your experience and am glad it did not deter you from chasing your own dreams! Safe flying folks! Glad to hear this pilot was ok! Whew!

[@RontoGoldlust]

I expected a nasty scream when you hit the ground. **hits ground** "...whew."

[@gargantuanz9390]

At least the music didn’t get interrupted and you got down safe 😂

[@creativecarveciteclimb5684]

Yeah the music not getting interrupted was the more important part for sure 😂

[@WoodysGamertag]

Wow, wow, wow, wow. I'm glad you're ok.

[@paraglidingtalk]

I know someone who threw two reserves once...

[@nedmacallen]

@WoodysGamertag How’s the leg doing woody?

[@user-pc8tb7hg1lHandlesRDumb]

Hi woody.

[@packlimo]

RSK

[@anneominous7172]

Kyle's gay

[@ENTOutlet]

That wood post was too close for comfort.. I can only imagine the injuries if you were to of hit that. Glad you are safe!

[@DavidFerree54]

How does one "of hit" something?

[@DavidFerree54]

@@ivanbremer8662 by being an illiterate goofball.

[@IRZ09xX]

@@DavidFerree54he obv meant were to have hit that

[@DavidFerree54]

@@IRZ09xX interesting. I wonder why he didn't say what he meant?

[@coldpotatoes2556]

​@@DavidFerree54that weed is getting on top of ya.

[@Toekneepowers]

That was nail biting seeing the ground approaching fast. You must have very flexible bones. Glad to see you’re ok to fly another day.

[@leepek3575]

was not so fast...

[@paperpass6834]

@@leepek3575 doesn't look fast on camera he was going more than 10 mph

[@ivorunac]

@@paperpass6834 lol no

[@paperpass6834]

@@ivorunac typo i meant 10mph

[@lorantferrari23]

Flexible tu disais ? ..🤔. Ben oui... Le * p'tit bonhomme en mousse *de Patrick Sébastien ben c'est lui ! 🤭

[@raphaeleymann]

😳😳😳 I have just seen 3 seperate occasions of malfunctioning Reserves - you guys are killing my trust into my reserve...

[@termikax7189]

Reserves are just perfect. He entered the autorotation and need to know how to throw the reserve in these situation.

[@raphaeleymann]

@@Random-es7yo yeah i get your point as in "don't take risk so that you need a reserve" but when push comes to shove I'd expect that damn thing to do its one Job and at least try to open.... Those two feel pretty comfortable with not even properly opening....

[@DUKEisALIVE]

@@raphaeleymann If you have to throw a reserve in an auto rotation you need to throw it straight down. This way it has the highest chance of opening before you catch it and the lowest chance of ending up in your glider (because you throw it close to your body). Of course this is just the theory no matter how you throw it, it will most likely end up caught. Biggest takeaway i have from this video is: When pulling in your reserve dont let go until you actually have it all the way out and opening.

[@termikax7189]

In these kind of situation , the only good way to throw the reserve is toward the back end of the wing and posibly up. So , you need to look at the horizont , find the back end of the wing and bomb out the reserve with maximum power. Only these way you can create the environent for reserve to open and not finish in the lines or …

[@Itsallgoodtogo]

I think all 3 of them were acro pilots in really bad situations. Relax.

[@panpanchx]

That was hell man!! Glad that you made that woow at the end to confirm you’r ok.

[@Gekkota95]

Hab von dem Unfall in den Nachrichten gelesen. Dachte dass die Schirme zumindest ein bisschen den Fall abbremsen hätten müssen. Aber dass du so hart aufschlägst und ohne Verletzungen davongekommen bist grenzt an ein Wunder. Schön dass es dir gut geht. Fly save

[@markuswoku1797]

Ich glaube mehr abbremsen ist bei einer Spiralenlandung wahrscheinlich nicht möglich. Just luck

[@heikowalter8239]

Die Schirme haben stark gebremst ! Von außen dürfte das ausgesehen haben wie ein Ahorn Samen der in einer Spiralbewegung zu Boden trudelt .Freier Fall aus dieser Höhe hatten den Körper platzen lassen ,selbst eine Landung mit geöffneten Rettungsschirm kann mit 6 m/s härter ausfallen ! Ich verstehe vor allem nicht was die Akro Flugeinlagen vor der Landung sollen ? Das ist unnütze Poserei und dann gehts eben schief !

[@hotliner2872]

Wow, and you were inches from being impaled by that pole. Lucky man!

[@sebastianwhalin743]

That song will bring him terror for the rest of his life

[@williamrobinson4265]

just missed the pole perfect - congrats on being lucky mate happy for you - thanks for uploading the footage real vulnerable but good lessons

[@nedmacallen]

Dude how are you okay!? Towards the end I was like how is he gonna pull this off, well fuck that’s the ground. Amazing your okay glad for it too. Keep on keeping on.

[@richardbodine7256]

Glad you are okay. I will have to say though you Set a great example of keep trying until you hit the ground.

[@OneSkiWonder]

I love the "woo!" after you see how close to the post you were!

[@lonl123]

You stayed very calm and tried to fix it till the last second...thank goodness you weren't hurt, most people would have panicked...but you stayed calm and kept working the problem...good job. I'm sure its something you won't do again (Twisting your lines),

[@andrujames3705]

As a skydiver I’m shocked there’s no way to detach your main canopy. I watched the reserve get tangled with the main and was screaming “cut it! ditch the main!” and then I realized you couldn’t… As much as I’d love to take up para motor specifically I think I’ll stick with chucking myself out of airplanes for now.

[@rouey]

There are paraglider harnesses with cutaway systems and base canopies, which are typically used in the discipline this gentleman was practicing - acro.

[@andrujames3705]

@@rouey Thanks for the info man. Insane how people ignore safety procedures when doing sports like ours.

[@johnchristopher5201]

@@andrujames3705As far as I'm aware, the Base Acro Paragliding harnesses that rouey is referring to aren't an option for most pilots because they are extremely expensive, but also very heavy, making them unsuitable for any kind of hike-and-fly. You can get quick-release carabiners for attaching the wing to the harness, but I don't like the idea of trying to operate these with the stress of the earth rushing up at me. I prefer to try to avoid these situations entirely by taking SIV, and not flying acro :)

[@FrankThole]

@@johnchristopher5201 What a flawed argumentation. Choose your equipment based on the activity you are doing. Doing acro, get a base acro harnass. Doing hike-and-fly, get a light-weight harnass. Most likely you will use different wings anyhow.

[@karleess]

@@johnchristopher5201 If it's expensive and the money is the problem, don't do it.

[@NoLiability]

Glad you were able to walk away after that. Looks like you just missed that fence post.

[@airddicted]

Yeah, i missed nearly everything... :D

[@joyfulpyro2589]

@@airddicted I thank the Lord for your angels! You get to fly another day.

[@eggmcnog]

People are like "Ultralights are unsafe!" and "Gliders are unsafe!" and theres just people out there soaring around tied to bed sheets

[@lonewolfe2502]

How are you even alive? That seemed deadly. I really want to watch footage of this video from 3rd person's perspective to understand the speed of descent. Because from POV, it looked really fast. But I'm glad that you survived.

[@HungrysitesRu]

The spiral isn't a free fall, so speed of decent is a lot lower. But still could be deadly, yes

[@torbenjacob5459]

On my first paragliding vacation in France back in 2006, I and others practiced deep spirals - that is, until some unknown paraglider apparrently fainted in a deep spiral and crashed into the ground. He died instantly - so be careful out there!

[@riverrose3089]

Dude you took that like a champ, no scream ,no f**k just tensed up for impact

[@markifi]

good job on not panicking and trying to fix the issues until the last moment. i hope you're still flying

[@ianclampin103]

Someone was smiling down on you that day. Glad you're ok, and you certainly have a story to tell for the rest of your life 👍

[@joshc7865]

Nope nobody smiling down, just straight up physics

[@Turbopro27]

@@joshc7865 atheists when it comes to being a complete and utter joy sucker of anything related to the supernatural (just because you believe someone is wrong does not mean you need to be an a hole about it)

[@paraglidingbolivia]

Holy shit!! Glad you're ok, last time I saw something like that going down in Kössen u remember a lot more screaming and the pilot had more injuries, even though he was caught by the trees. Also glad you didn't hit the plane at the fliegerbar. Looks like Kössen is the place to survive mistakes ;)

[@juliakanguru4876]

Yeah he is way more lucky then calito

[@KingHaggis]

What a fustercluck that was! Glad to see you actually survived that.

[@aerobatty1]

WOW!!! I saw that parking lot coming up and figured you were at least knocked out. Really glad you're OK. This kind of thing makes me wonder if a cutaway system for the wing could be incorporated.

[@AntonMadness]

They excist, like the Charly Quick Out Main Carabiners.

[@Jay-ParaOz]

It’s so very Annoying that the base cut away system has only been made for Acro. Those harnesses are too heavy for many. I want to design a light one but haven’t found a developer who will do it. A Skydiving style rig.

[@davidwashington4282]

@@Jay-ParaOz You could use a SQR Companion Prime. It has been tested up to free fall speed deployment.

[@PinkeySuavo]

actually i wondered if he will "throw away" wing first before using parachute (I dont know anything about the hobby). Seems that it could be helpful in such cases... Usually you want to use parachute when wing fails, and when wing fails there are high chances things can get entangled

[@KrishnarajRaoUrbanNaxal]

You have the cat's nine lives, man! Chances of survival were negligible in such a scenario!

[@jimday666]

Wow, missed that wooden stake. Congrats on surviving!

[@grahambarton1942]

For us non-jumpers it would be interesting if you added a technical explanation of why this happened? The kite looks fine to start with. Why did it start rotating madly and twist itself up?

[@joech1065]

Yes, please, we need an explanation

[@HungrysitesRu]

He was doing some acro but it was poorly implemented so he got the paraglider into an uncontrollable spiral. Usually it's done above water where the price of the mistake is much lower.

[@Nilz4FR]

Both reserve parachutes were executed horribly - it is so important not to panic and plan that timing well

[@sonninh8987]

the pilot was so lucky. It was not spiral, but SAT. So, the sink rate not really high.

[@collider4378]

They don't "jump" they fly. Well, maybe not him...

[@0bm31770]

I was thinking it was great that you had 2 reserves when I noticed the second one was also tangled. Glad it turned out OK.

[@EmanuelBuzek]

man I am so glad you're OK... stay safe!

[@oliverkrause54]

Wow! Zum Glück ist Dir nichts passiert. Sehr beeindruckendes Video. Hab mich schon immer gefragt ob mit genug Drehung viel der Aufprallenergie nicht „weggerutscht“ werden kann. Jetzt hab ich’s mal gesehen. Gurtzeug voraus (Sat) hilft da natürlich nochmal. Ist jetzt mehr akademisch, weil man sowas nicht geplant hinbekommt, aber dennoch. Danke für das Video (und die ganzen herrlichen Testival Fail Videos, schau ich seit Jahren immer). Happy Birthday and stay safe.

[@dave9351]

Flying an advanced wing in extremely turbulent conditions... reserve deployed which immediately gets wrapped up in the main wing. Good to see you weren't injured

[@LaszloSeregi]

Thanks very much for sharing! I wish you safe landings.

[@johnnyheyyy]

Thank you GOD!!! Hey I am SO THANKFUL that you used you landed soft(ish)!!!! I'm a skydiver and I never watch accident videos, but I figured u were okay from the video title, and when I saw that the parking lot was approaching quite a bit slower than freefall, I knew you had a plan and it was working.... Great job staying calm and thinking straight !!🙏 Fascinating how your rotation kept you slow...Id love to try this one day....well, not this exactly, but a simpler flight...Stay safe up there, great job thinking straight, Always pray before flights,🙏 God Bless ❤️🤙

[@PhilippeLarcher]

normally rotation has a fast descent rate, I really wonder how this ended up that slow. Also the angular velocity could make you hit something very hard…

[@mclovin9151]

There must have been like zero wind? But even then, ur momentum coming down and the upwards wind force would spin you wildly…idk how he survived this tangled and didn’t shatter

[@AavonorcaA]

Probably a good idea to practice ground spirals when there are no cars around and you don't have your reserves out.

[@Ayerstairs]

DAMN, brother! Scary as hell. Way to keep fighting! Glad you're alright.

[@Theskydivingguy]

Be careful man glad you are ok

[@raphaeleymann]

So einen Tag später nochmal einen Blick geworfen was mich noch interessieren würde: - "Wohin" hast du die Retter versucht zu werfen? - Wohin hättest du die Retter geworfen jetzt wo du das ganze Verarbeitet hast? - Wie geht es dir vom Mentalen her? - Was sind deine Learnings/Konsequenzen die du aus dem Vorfall ziehst? - Wie erklärst du es dir dass gerade diverse solcher Retter-Fails viral gehen?

[@airddicted]

Tendenziell habe ich beide Retter leicht nach unten geworfen, etwas mehr nach unten hätte vermutlich nicht geschadet. Am meisten ärgert mich, dass ich den anfänglichen Twist nicht gestoppt habe, was zu dem Zeitpunkt noch vermutlich problemlos geklappt hätte. Da hat sich nach über 6 Jahren "Heli-Erfahrung" ohne Probleme einfach zu viel Routine eingeschlichen. Eigentlich sind es die "einfachen" Basics die ich wohl wieder sorgfältiger bedenken werde. Kein Flug ist wie der andere, reagiere sofort auf alles was nicht planmäßig läuft. Beim Box-setzen noch sorgfältiger auf den Windversatz achten, der Ostwind an diesem Tag war deutlich stärker als sonst. Dass "aktuell" so viele Retter-Fails kommen hat denke ich sehr viele Gründe, Grundsätzlich mehr Verbreitung von Kameras, mehr Acro-Piloten allgemein, Hochsaison mit sehr hohem Flugaufkommen. Außerdem denke ich auch dass das Risikobewusstsein beim Gleitschirmfliegen (nicht nur Acro) immer niedriger wird, u.a. auch durch immer besseres Material. (Als Beispiel: Früher waren es eine handvoll Top-Piloten die Tumbling beherrscht haben, heute ist es beinahe schon ein Standard Manöver welches bereits nach 1-2 Jahren Flugpraxis geflogen wird)

[@jstolba]

@@airddicted die Bremsleine (links in dem Fall) oberhalb vom Twist erreicht man nicht mehr in so einer Situation? Zu viel g durch den SAT, oder zu weit weg?

[@airddicted]

@@jstolba erreichbar wäre sie, wenn man jetzt aber links bremst ist die Frage was passiert, für solche Experimente bräuchte man mehr Höhe. So war es ein stabiler SAT mit wenig sinken der mir in dieser Situation die größte Hoffnung gemacht hat, weshalb ich diesen Zustand auch nicht "auf gut Glück" riskieren wollte

[@burhaninsel7332]

@@airddicted Right. I’m surprised that you, an experienced pilot, did not stop the initial twist. Maybe a spring loaded, Ballistic like, reserve systems for auto rotations. Cheers.

[@Itwillbeoversoon]

Like my instructors said in aircraft maintenance engineering college, "Why would anyone want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane?"

[@benyisdelvalle5141]

haha

[@TheHellis]

This isn't skydiving. Had it been skydiving then he wouldn't have been in that mess

[@markwallace1251]

It is a miracle that you hit one of the only patches of dirt in the parking lot 🙌🏼

[@LeFraudHasChokedInSIXFinals]

Classic maple-leaf descent. Very enlightening experience. Thanks for sharing.

[@FlozzaBalkano]

Alter, Stef! Happy Birthday! Sehr froh, daß Dir nix passiert ist! Phew!

[@airddicted]

So ein Glück hat man glaub ich nur einmal im Leben...

[@MalteJanduda]

@@airddicted das dachte ich mir auch, als mir das selbe in Öludeniz über Wasser passiert ist. Quintessenz war dann die Entscheidung: Kein Acro über Grund mehr :/

[@n4p.]

bro fell out of the sky and his only reaction was “whew!” 😭😭

[@lausboom]

So Krass das dir nichts Schlimmeres Passiert ist!! Habe jetzt erst angefangen zu Fliegen, solche Videos sind Hilfreich! Danke fürs Teilen.

[@birdseyeimaging]

OMG Glad you're OK man. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@KlingbergWingMkII]

Glad you are OK, but I'd say the real mistake was poor piloting choices. Beginning of the video looks like you were doing some steep turns to descend and maybe some reversals. I have been flying for 50+ years and I'm also an aero engineer. I will steadfastly maintain that paragliders should be placarded against any type of aerobatics. Level flight, basic turns, practice stall entries. That's all you need to have fun flying - aerobatics are a bad risk/reward situation. Flying is not much fun when you are resting 6 feet under.

[@michaelknapp8961]

Wow!! This is one fricken dangerous sport!!! What are the odds something like this will happen if you do it a lot? You’re putting your life on the line literally.

[@renaeaz76]

lol even the dog at the very end looks worried. Man, glad your ok!

[@jockob1671]

Glad you're ok. I always thought paragliding was safe. Not anymore.

[@nedo68]

i was a active paraglider but stoped a few years ago precisely because of such situations that can always happen and we are then simply at the mercy. I then quickly realized that in this sport you also really need luck ;) but what most miss in exactly in such situations.

[@21paraflyer]

Nothing inherently safe about paragliding. Most of my friends have hardware, screws, rods etc in their bodies. Acro is just dumb in my view. The sport is dangerous enough without introducing silliness. I flew for 15 years; was a tandem pilot for 5 and no broken bones. It’s as safe as you make it.

[@steph4050]

I did some parachuting classes like 15-20 years ago and I remember learning that when you want to use the reserve chute, you need to release the main chute first. I saw you did not, but you are advanced so I guess you knew what you were doing. Did that rule change? (Not challenging here, simply wondering if the process changed for some reason).

[@TheOffCycle]

That's not "parachuting" which is skydiving. That's paragliding. There are no cutaways in paragliding. For the wing or the reserves.

[@TheHellis]

​@@TheOffCyclehe didn't pay enough attention in his class to notice that 😂

[@michaelkendlbacher8638]

Danke fürs Teilen! Schön das es dir gut geht! Nun hast du einen zweiten Geburtstag! Alles Gute weiterhin!

[@huepix]

As a relatively new pilot, I'd love some explanation about what happened at the beginning to get in that trouble.

[@DUKEisALIVE]

Oh dont worry it wasnt something that youll randomly come across when flying :D He was doing an acro trick called helico before things went wrong.

[@sebastianschmied3300]

@@DUKEisALIVE Do worry, the result is something you can randomly come across when flying.

[@Wizmoisa]

So when in helico, what is the exit? Haven't worked this yet, but I would imagine break the flying wing? In his case, break left while making sure right hand is up? My feeling is things could have gone well if he had managed to avoid the twist at 0:27, for this he should have hold tight to his risers. Anyway, pleased he is safe, and nice that he is sharing this in the benefit of everyone safety!

[@DUKEisALIVE]

@@Wizmoisa as a beginner the best exit is to go into backfly. Takes out the dynamics and prevents twists.

[@huepix]

As a beginner, I'll leave the helios to the experts 😁 At my local site I was a few hundred feet above launch watching someone bossing it with helios. I had the best seat in the house.

[@ttnyny]

I know nothing about this activity, but it would seem to me that the equipment should allow the user to cut the main chute completely free before any reserve is opened. Opening a reserve directly into a still wide-open, uncontrollable canopy seems like a recipe for entanglement and failure.

[@snowbell01]

I'm not a paraglider however motions near the start and the spinning/ harsh/non fluid control of the parasail seemed like an accident waiting to happen and it sure did happen!

[@TheGrundigg]

He was doing acro training, those manouveres were done on purpose and with control, only on the exit before the twists there was a mistake which lead to colapse and started the autorotation. There's a reason why in acro one has 2 reserves as well as a very protective harness. In this case the issue was more with the reserve throws then the manouvres, luckily the autorotation was not taking him down very fast and the acro harness did its job perfectly.

[@m.mitrut5897]

Makes you wonder why nobody has come up with a cut away system similar to the one in skydiving rigs. Go figure. Nice save bro!

[@DrAElemayo]

It does exist. However they're not always the best choice if you're low. The basic ones like the ones in this video are great because they're simple and will generally always slow you down even if they don't fully open. They can also open pretty quick.

[@TheHellis]

​@@DrAElemayo How low do you mean with low? A main assisted reserve deployment could probably be done at about 30-40 m. The skyhook promotion video had jumpers cut away at 100 feet if I remember correctly. And they even had time to flare the reserves.

[@DrAElemayo]

@@TheHellis I mean, if you really want them they're available. But generally most people don't prefer them because they're overcomplicated and offer little to no benefit over the common type.

[@TheHellis]

@@DrAElemayo you didn't answer my question. What do you mean by a low reserve pull? Is it less than 30 m? But no benefits you say? So in this video he struggled for 40 seconds before impact. And this scenario isn't uncommon when you look at videos on KZbin. The main and reserve entangle to some degree. If you actually do a search for "skydive mard deployment" and look at the difference in time especially. (If you can look for spinning videos, and/or where the canopy is above 150 sqf). Edit: example find "Reserveöffnung mit M.A.R.D. system (Main Assistant Reserve Deployment)" No benefit? So each time someone swings out that round reserve you end up crashing down at whatever is below you. In this video it could have gone really bad, and I'm just guessing here, but a rock, tree, bush, pretty much anything below will hurt a lot. Then the alternative is a canopy you can steer, flare and land. No benefit....

[@DrAElemayo]

@@TheHellis There are steerable paraglider reserves. The BASE canopies that you're talking about, with throwaway, aren't great for paragliding mainly because of tangles. If you're wrapped up in your lines you DON'T want to throwaway your glider. You want something simple and that can open in any orientation it happens to be thrown in. There's a reason almost all paraglider pilots use these simple reserves, even when they have the throwaway ones.

[@Moneyboyfan]

happy birthday stef! Bin froh, dass es so gut ausging! ✌🏻

[@Stormsong93]

Holy heck that looked way worse than it turned out to be.

[@justthecomments]

WOW, your guardian angle was putting in work!

[@SteveWrightNZ]

You don't just let the reserve loose, you throw it in the correct direction.

[@flygene_xc]

Einfach nur brutal! Danke fürs teilen und Happy Birthday!

[@airddicted]

Danke 🥳

[@theunheardprophet4315]

Dude didn't even flinch. What a badass.

[@brandonfasan]

Yiiiikes! I can't believe the 2x reserve fail. Glad you're ok

[@Erik_Danley]

I’ve watched several paragliding videos and was thinking wow maybe I should check into this as it looks like fantastic fun. Well, this one is an eye opener. Glad you are okay. Yikes

[@SeeBird686]

Try Hang Gliding, we don`t know what our reserves look like.

[@hartman12349]

Ich habe das gleiche erlebt, ich habe auch meinen Fallschirm in die Kappe geworfen, und als ich auf das Vario geschaut habe, hatte ich einen Fall von 7m/sec, das hat mich beruhigt, weil ich wusste, dass es weh tun würde, aber danke, am Ende war es so hat nicht allzu weh getan. Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu deiner Erfahrung, ich weiß, dass du es nie wieder tun wirst :-)

[@exodeus7959]

Vlad the Impaler must have been so disapPointed with this video. You know, not landing on that wooden pole. You really got lucky. Stay safe out there.

[@joshduff8989]

After all of that you landed right under an old crosscut saw. 😳

[@lucas-yp6nt]

😱😰Oh my goodness. I'm all shivering here just to see the ground getting closer, I'm glad you're okay.🥲🙂

[@sharksforarms6906]

Inches from that wood post, wow.

[@bigunk2667]

Missing that post and landing in the sand not on the asphalt absolutely saved your life.

[@IFGCZ]

At least it was not far from the cableway station :) Lucky you.

[@marvinmusiic]

how can you be unhurt after such an impact, crazy!! glad you are ok! seems that the protector was doing its job very well? what harness did you use, what kind of protector? peace!!

[@creativeaccountname]

I think his whole Body will hurt

[@airddicted]

I really don't know how its possible to have that much luck. Harness is a U-Turn Blackjack, about 2 month old.

[@gaigepentell7854]

His “woo” upon landing had me dying 😂

[@FaizalMr-n2r]

everyone saying glad you are ok and alive no one talking about the mistake or causes and precautions ??

[@DamianAI9]

Observe that he's not screaming, he is trying to resolve the problem. Congrats

[@fly1327]

Others: Why don't you try paragliders? Me: Flying hang gliders, I've seen more of this than you will ever know.

[@nathaniellarson8]

That horizontal spinning must have slowed you just enough. Nice.

[@KwxBndt]

Ok but how did he time his body smacking the ground with the beat drop that was pretty impressive

[@PlayfieldofAngels]

I think they must develop a system that the main wing to be possible to totally disconnect from harnesses if needed before throw the reserve. A hook knife maybe can do the job if times permits.. At least to cutoff the one side.

[@turkeyphant]

There are cutaway systems. Also quickouts.

[@PlayfieldofAngels]

@@turkeyphant Interesting ! any links?

[@turkeyphant]

@@PlayfieldofAngels Quickouts on any gear store. Cutaway systems look at people who de-bag or drop skydivers in places like Oludeniz.

[@DUKEisALIVE]

@@PlayfieldofAngels its called base system: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e17Tlp6JZtKdhJI

[@TerryMasri]

What a harrowing experience! I wish someone would've left a technical comment related to the potential causes of the accident. As a non-paraglider, I can't make any assumptions. Still very curious to know!

[@osmera_pg]

you're probably superhuman, with this type of impact and no injuries it's impossible for you to be just human :-)

[@andrewcraig3960]

That's certainly a new way to affect a spiral dive. Must have been real hungry.

[@feynthefallen]

I think there is a lesson about recovery procedure here. All sources I checked say if your risers get terminally entangled, pull your reserve immediately. None gave special instructions of how to do it if you are spinning violently. I think we can all agree on how well that worked in this scenario. I think it should be: If you are in a spin, get rid of the canopy by any means necessary, THEN pull the reserve. You won't see a skydiver pull the reserve while their main is still attached except when they see absolutely no chance whatsoever of getting rid of it in time. So any crash you walk away from is an opportunity to learn.

[@specopstrader]

Glad you're ok my friend - Good job continuing to *work* the problem - Never give up! Coming from the military MFF/HALO/HAHO side, with 300+ body armor, NVGs, weapon + ruck (full wall locker we call them) jumps - If the corners of your canopy are starting to curl in like that, you're encountering some unusual wind activity. Based on how cloudy the sky looks, and the mountainous terrain, I would say it's highly likely there was strong crosswind gusts taking place. If the corners of the canopy are curling, STOP inputting aggressive turns! Let your chute settle down, and reassess the winds you're dealing with...

[@williamstrachan]

If it progresses into that spin and the lines get twisted, is it possible to cut the chute away quickly so that the reserves don't risk getting entangled in the main?

[@TexasRedOutlaw]

I was thinking that, it seemed like the reserves just got tangled in with the first and cutting away the entire thing should be an option@@williamstrachan

[@derp195]

@@TexasRedOutlaw Not a paraglider, but unless you have tens of thousands of feet of altitude to play with, I don't think you'll have time to cut that many lines. And even after you did, now you're in actual freefall.

[@Valhallaaaa]

I am noob guys 😂 I just wanna ask hypotetical noob questions... Why there is no quick release (or emergency lines cutting knife) for main wing to ged rid before reserve? Isnt that safer concept? Or another idea i have is smaller reserve parachute to use it as "preemergency" stabilizer/ tail.... I mean maybe if you spin or have tendency to spin smaller parachute on short lines could stalize situation inaf to get back in game or if lines are crossed slow down the spin... Also preemergency parachute could be used as normal equipment withou "emergency" status so it could be 1. Cheaper 2. Thrown away/disabled after stabilisation 3. Packed by user not paying for packing. As i said thats just my ideas of someone whos not pilot ... Just let me know if you know if these concepts are not applicable and why...

[@fraaggl]

the shot of the wood pole ON YOUR FACE at the end is frightening...

[@swim_xoc]

My dude landed on the smallest patch of grass in that whole parking lot

[@captain4318]

That wooden pole right next where you landed.... could've made things a whole lot worse.. lucky you.

[@sproc01]

That is the definition of a real life nightmare omg.

[@smokeandmirrors482]

You and your tunes didn't skip a beat.. glad your good

[@morpheus8233]

What a stud bro LMAO imagine looking out you’re camper window and see this grom land face down with the music blasting get up and go WOO

[@AddictionHappiness]

Fuuuu c k! So happy to hear that you walked away 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@michaelmitchell5458]

Holy shit my heart is racing! How in the hell did he not break anything?! Hod was looking out brother 🙏🏻

[@samj1185]

That's a lot of tangled nylon! Glad you walked away.

[@MrDanielMUC]

Oha! Hast Du eigentlich die Sinkrate aus Deinen Variodaten? Wenn ich versuche, die Höhe abzuschätzen und das Video Frame by Frame durchgehe, komme ich kurz vor dem Boden auf eine Sinkrate von ca. 5 m/s. Das würde den guten Ausgang erklären.

[@airddicted]

Vario hab ich keins, aber ja, die Sinkrate dürfte sich vermutlich in diesem Bereich bewegen

[@jayp8798]

Thanks god you’re ok, be careful next time you fly again ❤❤❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@TheHellis]

Yet again the skydiving reasoning where you cut away the shit that is malfunctioning is a much better approach.

[@raphael.oerair]

Thank God you were in a Sat-Position and not spiraling...

[@svetre87]

if he was spiraling, then the reserves would have worked just fine.

[@Mathy_Base]

that little "Woooh" after crashing... Happy ending ^^