On Monday, 25 July 2016 08:36:39 UTC+1, Nick Smith wrote:
Good morning everyone,
It's been quite a while since I sent out a Safety Officer mail and since the season is now properly underway I thought I'd put together a few thoughts for you.
Firstly a confession and a warning. I'd heard that the speedbag lines on the Advance Lightness 2 were prone to wear and have been checking them when I fly. One of them was worn but I put it off until I had the time. In the air yesterday the line failed, leaving me with a footplate that was loose and only attached in 3 of the corners. Since then, I've looked on the Advance website and have ordered their free retrofit kit to sort it out. If you fly a Lightness 2 read the leaflet on the link below and whatever kit you fly inspect it regularly and pay particular attention to items that might fail.
In the last few weeks a couple of posts on the World Wide Paragliding Facebook page have also caught my attention. One was directing the reader towards a YouTube video titled "how to do wingovers"… I consider wingovers to be a form of aerobatic manoeuvre and feel that they should initially be completed with the correct instruction and the right safety advice. I worries me how many times I see people carrying out wingovers at ridgetop level (Westbury) or in proximity to other pilots. Low level wingovers have been the likely cause of 2 accidents in the UK this year and wingovers or any other aerobatic manoeuvre should not be carried out lightly.
I also saw a post with a list of the top 5 things to think about in order to fly safer… while they were very interesting they didn't include choosing whether or not to fly in the conditions of the day, limiting your flying based on your currency or carrying out any pre-flight checks.
My only word of advice on these subjects is, don't believe everything you see on the internet and if you want advice on how to fly speak to an instructor or one of your friendly club coaches.
Finally, just a quick reminder that it's your responsibility to put in a BHPA online occurrence report if you have any form of incident that did have, or could have had, safety implications. I put one in about my harness yesterday but I've spoken to people who've landed heavily, twisted ankles etc but not 'got round' to submitting one. It's in all our interests to correctly record occurrences in our sport in order that the BHPA can do all they can to mitigate risk.
That's all for now, if you'd like to reply please don't just hit reply as everyone will get bombarded. Please drop me a line at saf...@tvhgc.co.uk about anything that concerns you.
Cheers,
Nick
TVHGC Safety Officer
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