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behave erratically. You need lots time and altitude to pull in the entire paraglider. You

need the strength to pull in the entire paraglider and maintain it. It is easy to lose

ground awareness.

Pull in both rear risers to pull the whole trailing edge down and tuck it in-

between your legs

which allows you more control.

Once the paraglider is pulled in, tuck it between your legs

position automatically. It could give you a nice amount of padding for impact

difficult at best. The chance of re-inflation can cause even more serious problems if it

impairs the pilots vision or gets loose and flies into the reserve parachute.

If your paraglider reinflates try to fly it with the reserve parachute in tow.

have over your head the slower you will come down.

A COMMON SENSE APPROACH ONCE YOU HAVE THROWN YOUR PARACHUTE AT

ALTITUDE

Once you have thrown your parachute the real issue becomes that of control. The following

approach should be used as guidelines in establishing your own standad operating

proceedures (SOP's).

1. Assess the failure

2. Note your proximity to the ground

3. Control the failure

4. Prepare for impact

• As the reserve is inflating try to grasp the paraglider control lines.

• Gingerly determine how much control you have.

• If there is some control try to maintain the paraglider so as not to interfere

with reserve.

• If it is uncontrollable, disable the paraglider in a symmetrical manner.

• If possible get a hold of the center of the trailing edge of the paraglider and

hold it for the ride down. This is the one place you do not risk re-inflation.

• Disable paraglider anyway you can being careful not to tangle your body in

the wreckage.

• Never lose sight of where the ground is!

Pros: This could work in a down plane situation.

Cons: Any action taken asymmetrically may cause the paraglider to

Pros: You will be disabling your paraglider in a symmetrical manner

Cons: It may take a massive amount of strength to accomplish this task.

Pros: By tucking the paraglider between your legs you are in a PLF

Cons: Accomplishing this task in a reasonable amount of time will be

Pros: You may have regained directional control. The more drag you

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