Very cool! I see some similarities to parachuting hardware but what is the orange button on the rear riser there?Had too much fun today to take photos...
...but here's a screen grab with a vanishing point.
Oh, and no, that's the angle I was at.
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Cheers for now,
Simon
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The abort button
@Bergmen
"Many a true word is spoken in jest".
Ah so, wakarimasu (I think I got that right).@Bergmen
Hi Dan,
Yes, you're right of course. Modern paragliders are an evolutionary flying machine, developed from parachutes.
The orange button on this one is simply the magnetic "keeper" attached to the risers - the brake handles have an identical one, so that they can be "parked" securely.
Cheers for now,
Simon
I watched some Moustache videos and the glide ratios are insane compared to what they were in the late 90's when I used to fly."Many a true word is spoken in jest".
Later yesterday, the wind speed picked up considerably, and everyone flying paragliders had to stop...
...but I also have a "parakite" which can fly in wind-speeds double that which would cause collapses and fatalities among paraglider pilots.
It's called a Flare Moustache 18, doesn't have brake handles; only acceleration toggles, also has "orange buttons" - called killer mushrooms - and when pulled, do indeed abort the wing's ability to fly!
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This was coming in to land, and you can see the "mushroom" clearly.
The manufacturer states very clearly, "Never pull down the killer mushrooms during flight; they are called 'killer' for a very good reason".
After I landed, and pulled both down, this is what happened to the wing!
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Cheers again,
Simon
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