NEAR DEATH – Acro Paragliding going WRONG!!

NEAR DEATH - Acro Paragliding going WRONG!!
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Acro paragliding trick in strong turbulence went wrong. Left break line got stuck for a moment to break fully. The glider shot to the front and I fell inside.

Next step in paragliding is to use your safety parachute stored in your seat/harness. In aerobatics we even use 2 or 3 extra rescue systems to save ourselves from this kind of situations.
But falling into the paraglider and lines made the rescue parachute openings very difficult.
The falling speed increased a lot due to the twisting wing. Very last chance was to manually open the rescue package. Estimated time (before impact) left about 1-2 seconds. This was not the day to die! Thanks!!!

In acro paragliding we face a lot of tries and errors in learning the tricks. With 2-3 rescue parachutes and a lot of height we can safely train this kind of sport. This occasion is quite unlucky and rare. Just to keep in mind. Fly high, land safe 😉

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27 Comments

  1. Fake 🙂 look his other videos on his channels … just a few views … he needed some clickbaits … i mean comeon … the camera view … i mean … was the gopro flying around him?

  2. 0:37 It was dangerously close.
    I've watched the video several times and to see just one second difference of life and death is crazy terrifying.

    I'm glad you made it safe.

  3. Strong turbulence did not cause this. Doing insane things with your wing did. Doing acro, sooner or later the wing will shoot forward before you react fast enough in holding it back. I've seen it happen before, and it will again. Building up enough energy in the wing for it to shoot all the way under you has everything to do with this, not the turbulence.
    And if the turbulence contributed in some way; why didn't you wait until tomorrow?

  4. That situation, which you came out of alive, most people wouldn't. Incredible focus fighting for your life! Good on you man! One can say that this was both not your day and your day at the same time . 🖖. Greetings from all of Sweden 😎

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