Top landing
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:29 am
Change of subject and a confession to make. There is one maneuver that my flight instructor, SA, has asked me not to do, but i still do, and only can do on two specific sites. The maneuver is top landing. I first learned to do it at More Mesa when i was in training and since then have learned how to do it at Oat Mt. I am yet to crash doing it, and only do it when i feel very secure doing it and the wind is perfect. I even was feeling ballsy one day when i was showing some old school friends of mine what paragliding was all about and did a touch'n'go, top landed without stopping and launched again. I am not saying this to brag, I am concerned that my flying may come into question after all this talk. I have one crash and one SIV clinic under my belt, and i look forward to going XC in Ojai every chance I get to fly there. After being trained by Eagle, Mark Pratt has been and is my coach. I do not recommend trying this maneuver without supervision.
Any other stories on top landings?
Chuck Yeager wrote:Never wait for trouble.
Any other stories on top landings?