AW: 350km durchschnittlich 58.61 km/h
Ich habe den Flug auch ganz begeistert angeschaut. Es muss schon cool sein, von grob 2000m innert etwa 15 Minuten auf 5500m in einer Thermik aufzudrehen. Gemaess GPS (mit 4-Sekunden-Intervall) war der groesste Steigwert dabei 9.4m/s. Bei Aufdrehen in diesem Schlauch legte der Pilot etwa 20km Strecke durch den Windversatz zurueck! Als Hoechstgeschwindigkeit beim Gleiten sehe ich etwa 110km/h.
Dass ein Flug bei solchen Verhaeltnissen nicht ganz risikofrei ist, zeigt leider die Meldung, dass der Pilot sich bei der Landung den Ruecken gebrochen hat.
Es scheint aber zum Glueck, dass er wieder auf die Beine kommen wird.
Quelle: http://www.capetimes.co.za/index.php...icleId=3032487
Gruss,
Marcel
Ich habe den Flug auch ganz begeistert angeschaut. Es muss schon cool sein, von grob 2000m innert etwa 15 Minuten auf 5500m in einer Thermik aufzudrehen. Gemaess GPS (mit 4-Sekunden-Intervall) war der groesste Steigwert dabei 9.4m/s. Bei Aufdrehen in diesem Schlauch legte der Pilot etwa 20km Strecke durch den Windversatz zurueck! Als Hoechstgeschwindigkeit beim Gleiten sehe ich etwa 110km/h.
Dass ein Flug bei solchen Verhaeltnissen nicht ganz risikofrei ist, zeigt leider die Meldung, dass der Pilot sich bei der Landung den Ruecken gebrochen hat.
Es scheint aber zum Glueck, dass er wieder auf die Beine kommen wird.
Glider pilot upbeat despite breaking back in landing
December 13, 2005
By Aziz Hartley
South African paragliding record holder Martin Bacsak remained upbeat despite suffering a broken vertebra following a 20m plunge at the end of his record-breaking flight on Sunday.
Before he was rescued, Cape Town-based Bacsak had spent hours lying in an open field near the Lesotho border, waiting for help.
He participated at the weekend in the De Aar Ladies Paragliding Challenge, an event which, despite its name, includes male participants.
"How long I will be in hospital will depend on the doctors. If they decide to operate, it could be long. If not then I might be here for a week. But I'll definitely return to paragliding.
I am still excited about breaking the record. I've tried for two years to do it," he said yesterday.
Speaking from his hospital bed in the Bloemfontein Medi-Clinic, Bacsak said flying conditions were perfect for his record-breaking attempt.
He said the cloud base was about 6km above sea level and this meant paragliders could fly higher and catch thermals that would help them get more distance.
But things changed after he broke the record. "After 350km I entered a mountain area near the Lesotho border. Then the wind became very strong and blew me behind the mountains.
I could not glide any more. I was about 20 metres from the ground when my glider collapsed and I plunged," he said.
Bacsak used his satellite phone to alert a friend about where to find him and then waited for help to arrive.
"It took three hours for them to find me and three more for the ambulance to reach us.
It is not the first time I've been injured and I knew my back was broken. I just stayed calm," Bacsak said.
December 13, 2005
By Aziz Hartley
South African paragliding record holder Martin Bacsak remained upbeat despite suffering a broken vertebra following a 20m plunge at the end of his record-breaking flight on Sunday.
Before he was rescued, Cape Town-based Bacsak had spent hours lying in an open field near the Lesotho border, waiting for help.
He participated at the weekend in the De Aar Ladies Paragliding Challenge, an event which, despite its name, includes male participants.
"How long I will be in hospital will depend on the doctors. If they decide to operate, it could be long. If not then I might be here for a week. But I'll definitely return to paragliding.
I am still excited about breaking the record. I've tried for two years to do it," he said yesterday.
Speaking from his hospital bed in the Bloemfontein Medi-Clinic, Bacsak said flying conditions were perfect for his record-breaking attempt.
He said the cloud base was about 6km above sea level and this meant paragliders could fly higher and catch thermals that would help them get more distance.
But things changed after he broke the record. "After 350km I entered a mountain area near the Lesotho border. Then the wind became very strong and blew me behind the mountains.
I could not glide any more. I was about 20 metres from the ground when my glider collapsed and I plunged," he said.
Bacsak used his satellite phone to alert a friend about where to find him and then waited for help to arrive.
"It took three hours for them to find me and three more for the ambulance to reach us.
It is not the first time I've been injured and I knew my back was broken. I just stayed calm," Bacsak said.
Gruss,
Marcel
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