tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post2730712238187279805..comments2023-09-28T09:00:44.681-10:00Comments on Wind Lines: Pilot Checklist: are you Ready to Fly?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-22403319179727924302011-04-04T21:32:58.836-10:002011-04-04T21:32:58.836-10:00Love it!
When I was skydiving, jumpers on their...Love it! <br /><br />When I was skydiving, jumpers on their way to altitude routinely asked the guy behind them to check their pin (parachute deployment pin). I had a malfunction on a day when I had a question but felt too embarrassed to ask for a gear check. During freefall my pin came unstowed, releasing the main chute into a tangled mess. I rode my reserve down on that one and watched my main land in the ocean. <br /><br />Yesterday on launch Alex gave me a preflight check and noticed that while the pins were in place, the reserve flap had come unstowed. Thanks Alex! I'd hate to have 2 malfunctions in 2 different sports from the SAME dumb oversight!<br /><br />MattMattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-39802040019081580022011-04-01T08:02:20.553-10:002011-04-01T08:02:20.553-10:00JK, your checklist is what we teach as USHPA instr...JK, your checklist is what we teach as USHPA instructors... Learn it, Live it, Just Always Do It!!! <br /><br />Personally I have no problem with anyone helping me on my checklist at anytime or anywhere.<br /><br />Fly Hard, Throw High and Often!!! <br />Jon MalmbergAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-37598332532727020952011-04-01T07:46:16.776-10:002011-04-01T07:46:16.776-10:00Great idea, and the more coaches the better!!
The...Great idea, and the more coaches the better!!<br /><br />The chicken strap is the little one above the chest strap, closer to the shoulder (nipples I should say) which I don't use in my gear (it is not a safety issue, but a personal choice for comfort), so I won't be paying beers on that!!!<br /><br />I think that the hooking in to the glider is a step even more important than the check itself, so FOCUS on what you are doing and don't let others (or things/event) interfere! it is one of the most crucial moments of your (pre) flight!<br /><br />it is time to fly, get your gear ready and go safe!<br />aloha<br />Brazilian RayBrazilian Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436342581028804698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-65412582646092287502011-03-31T22:35:56.318-10:002011-03-31T22:35:56.318-10:00I think Don just coached us all on how to launch, ...I think Don just coached us all on how to launch, nice one Don!MauiDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092802078489755320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-90961166626366405892011-03-31T19:13:14.831-10:002011-03-31T19:13:14.831-10:00Excellent article. Good idea on the beer check. My...Excellent article. Good idea on the beer check. My pre-flight check isn't any better, just different: R, 1, 2, 3, 4, R, S, T.<br />R - Reserve<br />1 - 1 Helmet Chin Strap<br />2 - 2 Carabiners Secured<br />3 - 3 Harness Straps (2 leg & 1 chest)<br />4 - 4 corners on glider clear (includes brake lines)<br />R - Radio Check<br />S - Speed Bar Connected and its lines clear clear<br />T - Turn Direction<br /><br />I'll have a beer for you anyway!<br /><br />Fly Safe!<br />JKJKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09321659985625278675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-84754388262970406082011-03-31T18:44:07.300-10:002011-03-31T18:44:07.300-10:00I'm all for this suggestion. Any way to make ...I'm all for this suggestion. Any way to make safety a priority (and fun!) is good in my book. I will happily buy beer for anyone who catches me when I have missed something essential. So far, I have launched with twisted brakes, an unhooked speedbar, and random sticks/vegetation in my lines. Luckily, I have survived unscathed from all of those mishaps. A beer is a reasonable price for catching an error that could potentially be very dangerous.Swannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-12846935992540991762011-03-31T17:40:25.783-10:002011-03-31T17:40:25.783-10:00Thom- this is why I love the HPA, and why I read ...Thom- this is why I love the HPA, and why I read windlines all the time. I know some pilots will be put off by the idea, but I think if done in the right spirit it can only be a positive. <br /><br />My personal final checklist is a 1 thru 6 item check:<br />chinstrap, cheststrap, legstraps, closed carabiners, speed bar attached, reserve handle check.<br /><br />So what's the chickenstrap?DaveZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17500220659578546257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-77290591090155233182011-03-31T11:15:15.840-10:002011-03-31T11:15:15.840-10:00Thanks for your edits Alex.
As always comments we...Thanks for your edits Alex.<br /><br />As always comments welcome and can be added to this little idea.<br /><br />I will be asking any pilot on the hill if they are ready, and I expect the same from all.<br /><br />My hopes is that beer will not become more plentiful at the LZ due to this, just enough.<br /><br />Fly SafeThomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508629374134042936noreply@blogger.com