saturdays near mis with the hanglider and how lucky we were

Post by **gary stenhouse** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 4:05 pm

super video indeed and must say the Vets boyfriend is the luckiest man alive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB-S2wbBV9s

Post by **colin keightley** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:25 pm

This is how lucky the vets boyfriend was, you can see him lying just inside the leading edge.

Sad Northerner · Post by **Sad Northerner** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:31 pm

I think the title of this vid is a bit harsh..... I assume the poster is the pilot himself if so he should be commended for coming clean so that others can learn from it.

steve-gill · Post by **steve-gill** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:55 pm

Yes, the pilot posted the comments himself.
One lesson learned from the video is that things can easily go quickly wrong.
We often let members of the public get quite close to our take offs (and I am thinking more "Model Ridge" hear)
Although we can't actually stop anyone standing near and taking photos, kids in tow etc, etc, maybe we should be politely suggesting they step back a bit?