What REALLY Caused This Paramotor Crash...

Video 2 - Private
Video 3 - Private

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:30 Spin/Stall
5:29 Spin/Stall
8:52 Trike Crash

[ironridgeclassicaudio]

Glad these guys didn't incur more serious injuries. As a (hopefully) future pilot I think these crash analysis videos are invaluable.

[RoofAndAMealUsAll]

I enjoyed that I could interpret the scenes as I saw them, and then hear the insight from your experienced eye. Got it every time, this time around! Don't make steep turning climbs just off the ground, never spill your forward energy, don't go up in turbulent air, if you're out of room, abort!

[shawnd]

Hit his own wake 🤣 I hope that dude wakes up and realizes it was his ridiculous aggressive flight pattern that caused this.

[grigoriospapaioannou]

Love the sp140 in the background. Just ordered mine. Can’t wait for your review. Thanks for the content 👏👏

[currentresident]

Thanks for the analysis, as always! You're saving lives, brother!!

[bleeder]

Well done on the analysis. Pretty much spot on regarding all issues. The only thing I might slightly disagree on is Sean's incident probably could have been saved without smashing into the ground. I understand the concern that just letting go could have pushed him nose down into the ground, much harder than he did, but some combination of letting it fly quickly followed by arresting the surge, could have worked to avoid any crash at all. It's a fine line and ya have to do it exactly right.

Definitely did a better job of calling out the cause of Sean's flight than Sean did and has done since. He really doesn't get it. It will likely happen to him again because he doesn't understand.

[StefanoBorini]

We have this exact situation in gliding when we have a cable break during winching. At the top of the parabola, he is in almost zero g. The wing is unloaded, and it is not stalled, even with close to no airspeed. As soon as the top of the parabola is over, the gravity returns, and he is loading a wing that has insufficient airspeed to hold the regular weight. If you engaged in a turn _before_ you got the airspeed, you are now stalled _and_ in an asymmetric lift condition which develops into a spin. Our rule is: once the cable breaks, you lower the nose, *wait*, recover the airspeed to the approach speed, _then_ turn.

[burrr]

I’ve never paramotored before and when I watched the first video I immediately thought the exact same thing you said. Too aggressive and long of a climb for the maneuver he just came out of, couple that with trying to brake left at the apex of the wing slowing down and boom.

Would love to get into paramotoring though; been watching your videos for a while and it looks sooo much fun.

[ImigrentfromMars]

Im glad this videos are allowed, I don't fly but im learning all the things you need to know before I commit to the sport,

[flyingdanwithasedan]

Dude these are hands down I always look forward to these videos from you! I love how you break in down! Epic stuff can’t wait for the new shirts!!!

[shizeine]

I am waiting for that video of the that e-fan in the background! Hope the battery performance is usable.

[wildcard]

That last one was a "hold my beer" moment.

[gtchalie]

I do enjoy these. There is always room to learn.

[urbexgamma]

It's pretty rare to see people with a paramotor flying here in the Netherlands, but last week i saw 2 guys flying. First thing i thought : there you have Tucker ! lol

[CanadiansInCarsGettingCocky]

That 3rd guy really sent it!
Full blown Dukes of Hazzard style! 😂🤣

[ruledontgosplat]

love that you’re reviewing the SP140. almost bought one but i plan on longer flights than the battery would allow. However… I also like the idea of being able to put it in a car, without the gas smell. Definitely going to enter the giveaway

[curtishunter]

Looking forward to the electric video…I imagine the tech will only get better and better

[Robert-dl]

The cambered paraglider wings we fly have torque so that if unloaded, they tuck. If you take that intial characteristic and lower the attack angle it, it's even more prone to tuck. Then if you add power, even more prone. Pitching down and going fast in a paraglider makes it prone to tuck.

[mattc.]

Some really good analysis of the three incidents. Clear info to hopefully prevent these from happening to others. That E motor looks interesting. There'll the the usual suspects, but it should still be a blast.

[Keaton-Casablanca]

Glad you could tell people what went wrong. I enjoy your videos very much, thank you.