Knitting is much safer anyway...

@@JohnnyFaber You clearly haven't seen my knitting skills, or maybe your have seen my top landings!

I loved hang gliding for a ten year period, late 80s to late 90s, untill my elbows and shoulders didn't like it so much. I tried to switch to paragliding but never got used to a soft wing or having to look between your legs what you were possibly going to hit when encountering sink ha ha. To see the control and skills of these pilots and knowing what great athletes they are is truly humbling.

Exactly the same for me. I used to thrive on intense flying conditions…..then suddenly it switched and I realized how easy it is for shot to go very wrong….and I haven’t flown since

Exactement! Ça fait très "acteur principal... et figurants"

I know the pilot. He has flown over terrain before he landed. But from above things often look different than they are and you just realize it when it's to late

@@E620SE plausible...

Markus Anders - you can check his X-Alps videos. This was quite far in the race. Let's not forget that by that time all the athletes were completely sleep deprived and regularly flying in crazy conditions.

It is if it is the official assistant. He or she is the only one other than the pilot being allowed to touch the wing

Für Außenstehende, die nichts vom Sport oder flugverhalten der Geräte verstehen, mag das alles nach harakiri aussehen

Ist natürlich gefährlicher als RC Modellflug, ja

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Keine Ahnung was da gefährlich sein soll. Der Starthelfer im blauen Shirt hat fast immer eine FFP Maske auf. z.B, 0:55 unten rechts

​@@E620SE Wenn man regelmäßig mit dem Modellflieger an alpinen Hängen unterwegs ist, lernt man, wie schnell und massiv sich Windsituationen ändern können. Ich gehe aber mal davon aus dass jeder, der hier kommentiert, fundierte Kenntnisse hat. Da lasse ich mich gerne belehren ...