Paraglider harnesses are a bit different from sailplane/aeroplane
seat belts - and failure to secure them appears to have caused about
one fatality in paragliding (and hang gliding) every 2 - 3 years, in
spite of a variety of designs intended to make this impossible.
Most have three separate clasps - two leg straps and a chest strap -
and the leg straps are critical. Conventional wisdom is that the leg
straps must be secured first, but people being human and therefore
fallible manage to launch occasionally with only the chest strap
connected. New enclosed harnesses with an elastic skirt that can be
done up once the undercarriage is retracted (to reduce drag) are
harder to double-check as the leg straps are hidden from view.
Not nice - my condolences to family and friends.
Wombat
At 19:52 7/10/2010, you wrote:
Horrible way to go.
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/07/3032214.htm?site=melbourne>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/07/3032214.htm?site=melbourne
I in particular hate autoflug harnesses. I landed once and found it
open. Dont know whether I failed to check or a sleeve caught and opened it.
Just another thing to go wrong. Anyone else re autoflug? Seen a few
where AN 85 appendix has not been complied with.
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