On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 06:10:53 GMT, "private"
wrote:
Well spoken description of a significant risk. IMHO this risk increases
with the higher performance PGs. It claimed one of the very best PPL/HG/PG
(several time national champion) pilots I have known.

The higher performance PG's are definitely riskier to fly. However,
the performance of even entry level PG's has gotten so close to the
performance models that most recreational pilots stick with the basic
models nowadays.

From personal experience my preference for free flight is hang gliders.
While they are a flex wing they have a ridgid frame and have much better
penetration and fly more like a traditional wing. Soaring them is a truly
exqusite experience. Current models are well developed and proven designs,
and even intermediate types offer good performance.

The flying is very different; certainly a HG has better performance...
but you lose in portability, and the higher speed adds its own element
of risk. Actually, HG and PG accident statistics are pretty similar.

-Dana


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