I could not agree more I watch a lot of aviation related debriefs on crashes and accidents and Tucker is obviously a very skilled para motor pilot and so therefore it is a great service to the industry around his hobby for him to make these videos because they are invaluable in helping new people understand that this is not easy and you should not just grab one and jump on it and go fly With no training or practice and without significant studying the aerodynamics and flight characteristics and general aviation rules involving paramotors.

I used to watch his videos a while back. I stopped because I grew tired of hearing him pretend to know things and pass off the WRONG things as fact. I'm very sorry he crashed, and I'm glad he is ok, but I'm not surprised he did.

@@PatJones82 It is difficult to try to maintain friendships when this sort of thing happens. If you say something before the accident you're considered a jerk, if you say something after the accident you get the feeling people are saying or thinking yeah? wait until it happens to you... I honestly don't know what the answer is. Made a ton of friends flying these things, but have also upset plenty of people. I've not spoken up loudly enough, only to watch people have accidents. I've held my thoughts when I see people saying wrong things especially well respected people for what ever reason... Very frustrating

@@YankeeinSC1 You are exactly correct. I'm in the same boat. When you speak up " you don't know what you are talking about" and when you don't, "well, you should have said something". There is no winning. The real problem is the people who are arrogant enough to assume they know everything when they don't, and they can't accept a genuine concern from another person. I've been flying fixed wings since 1992 and paramotors since 2018 and I'm still learning and am FAR from perfect. I WISH people would have said something to me before some of the dumb crap I've done! lol. :)

I’m wondering if the paramotor pilots are having a regular paraglider education. I’d say it’s pretty clear that this person knows nothing about pitch control. I glad that he’s ok.

@@oleksandrshneyder576they don’t. Paramotoring makes it easy to get into the air in perfect conditions. Training is bare minimum take off and landing skills. PPG to PG is like riding bicycles but PPG starts out with training wheels attached yet thinks they are ready for Tour de France. They really don’t know what they don’t know.

I learnt flying in a Rhönlerche, or Ka-4. In 1982. And guess what? For your license you learn quite some theory. But during your first flights, this "airspeed is your life" is the first thing you learn. No matter in what trouble you get, keep flying a good speed. I have seen a student pilot in a SZD-51 Junior who got from the wing early, safety strip broke, a thermal I guess. But he was in a nasty position, too much altitude to land straight ahead, and not at a nice altitude for the normal landing pattern. So what he did was a low circuit, landing halfway the runway. But he realised now he had too much altitude. So on final he did a very very shallow right turn to the second airstrip. He told he did his best to do it, as coordinated as possible. And now he had plenty of space for flaring. When I think about this years later, what he had done right, was altering his landing pattern. But the result is a shorter final, and he had miscalculated where he would land. So he needed this escape manouvre. He was lucky to have that grass runway there. His alternative was landing on the farm behind the airfield gate. Cross the small road, land on the grass. No cows around, no problem. I've done a spin at 600 feet, mind you, first flight in Pilatus B4, feeling a thermal at the perfect moment to go back landing. Ah, try one turn. But in the Ka-8 you can circle at pretty low airspeed. Foolly automatic I pulled the stick a bit and did a right turn. That pulling was no good. Horizon was way too high. Shit, a spin! Stick pushed, full rudder left. Never seen grass that low. I had enough altitude left for making it to the airfield. Those are the moments you got to put the airspeed indicator on the yellow triangle at the landing speed. There are clubs having that indication in every plane they own. Life savers. And you bet I learned my lesson. Forget that last thermal, unless it takes you to the moon itself. And be more careful in a new plane.

Hah. Sounds like me before I started flying. Soon, even Tucker's videos, as awesome as they are, just don't continue to scratch that itch for very long and you'll end up buying gear and flying. Just please take my advice and talk to an instructor before buying as there are so many factors to consider and you don't want to end up buying gear that isn't rated for your needs specifically. For example, buying an atom 80 motor but not having enough power to get off the ground, or buying a wing way too advanced for a beginner. I'm sure Mr. @TuckerGott would concur. Florida has some of the best. Aviator is top notch, but super high demand and could end up putting you on a long waiting list. One Up Adventures is also a great school.

Don’t do it.

Take it slow. Took me months of good training and kiting. Take it slow and master the basics!

Me too BUTTTTT I'm terrified of heights 😂😂😂😂 (and I'm an Airforce veteran)💀💀💀💀💀

@@tkallday98ify same here! But for me, it's less about heights in general, and more about the fear of not having situational control. Like, 25ft on a cherry picker lift is a hell no. Especially without any safety harness. Same with standing on narrow ledges high off the ground, or climbing a super tall ladder. But being on my paramotor, I feel more secure as it's a different type of heights where I'm harnessed in with a reserve chute and full control of my altitude and heading. If my motor dies, I always have an out within gliding distance that I can spot-land if needed.

That seems to be the concept of this channel. Making excuses for bad flying. Not the first time i see it here.

​@@sputzelein What

I believe he is or was a trainer too.

This same issue occurs in airplanes. As load increases - stall speeds increase (exponentially). A turn at low speed trying to hold altitude can really bork your energy state.

I’m curious how many people feel the same way as you. Or haven’t gotten into the sport at all and would only do it with electric.

Is your boyfriend impressed? Nobody else cares.

Or was that a cruel April fools joke?

@@xploration1437 Are you okay?

@@xploration1437 what did fatlfit do?

@@myles_Baseball their original comment was “first”.

when motoX meets ppg! Brett DOES NOT have commitment issues, for sure!

Ik vind dit prachtig maar de kans dat je een doodsmak maakt vind ik toch iets te groot en dat houd mij dan tegen om deze hobby te beoefenen.

I was wondering same. I have no experience in back-flying and am by no means an expert. I am just wondering if the first pilot could have gone hands up before the spin, and the caught the impending surge about mid point? Looks like it could be close and maybe the result shown, WAS the best line of tact. At any rate, Im not too surprised to have seen this one. I commented once before on a vid of his, not to instruct students to turn so low while at initial climb. I hope the experience has made him a 'better' pilot/instructor.

I use a Macbook Pro now. Really like it.

@@TuckerGott Cool, thanks!

Yeap, I'm curious about Tuckrs take on that one as well!

Go do an siv and it won’t have to feel like such scary stuff!

hell yeah i did 😅

Brett Duke joined the family! LOL 😆 🤣 😂 I'm not just a full send member.. I'm the president 😎 hahaha glad you're ok

First one was an f3 and it doesnt have that feature. Second obe might be an apco lift ez, hard to tell but that one has the feature

@@rickardjonsson4526 you might be right 👍🏻. I thought all Apcos had it.

@@jensfalck_TheSwede haha vafan jag såg inte att det var din kommentar förrän nu när jag fick avisering om att du kommenterat nåt😆 Nä alla har det inte

Readington in Hunterdon county was the epicenter

depends on when/where. Ppgs land without power most of the time. Stopping an engine at altitude and spot landing under glide only, is a skill taught at a lot of schools. Motor or not, you still have a big 'parachute' (wing) above you.

Depends. Do you still get out of your appartement?

@sputzelein I'm 6 foot 6 I get around fine

That's how a guy I know died in his cirrus. Should have stayed in bed

You definitely want to be at higher altitudes when you’re doing big maneuvers and you don’t know what you’re doing. But primarily, it was pulling way too much brake at the wrong time.

The simple line is this: If you treat this thing slow and steady like a plane, you're going to avoid basically all of these problems. Don't fly into your own wake, don't make dramatic turns, don't push your engine too hard or let off too suddenly... slow and steady inputs. Most all of the problems you see on this channel are not only completely avoidable, but stuff that doesn't happen to newer or more careful-footed pilots. That's not to say these instructional analysis videos aren't worth looking at, it's just that they're really not that relevant to new pilots that get trained from proper instructors. Cheers. -A 2nd Year PPG Pilot

There is some variablity in the angles / speeds of stalls for paragliders because the shape of the wing changes with trimmer and/or speed bar positions, brake pull, weight shift etc. Plus a paramotor has two pitch axes and a thrust line that isn't necessarily fixed relative to wing.