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Cautionary tales of paragliding, part IV

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[YT] Russian pilot has a collapse after launch at Sopot, Bulgaria. He keeps his cool and chucks the reserve just in time to land safely.

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That was amazing. It appeared that he threw his reserve sideways to avoid it tangling with his other chute. Maybe that was just lucky.

written by schmawy

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i think that was intentional as the pilot's reaction was really up to the difficult situation in which he found himself. most reserve chutes used this days have a gunpowder charge which shoots out the reserve parachute with high enough velocity and force to penetrate the fabric of the main canopy, should you find yourself in the situation where you get tangled up in the main parachute and can't throw away the reserve manually. when you find yourself in trouble at a very low altitude such as this, you usually have only seconds to react and then it's only experience and training that can save your life

written by kulpims

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