On Saturday I flew the xp3 for the first time,it had sat under my bed for over two weeks,so off I went into the damp/wet Cumbrian fells,after an hours wait the 40km breeze dropped to 10-15 kmph so of I went,I pulled up the glider and flew off into what I was later told was the wind gusting in excess of 40 kmph, shit!
So my first flight was on 1/2 speed bar about 50 mts above the ground being pushed and bullied around by a very mixed up airmass,I soon found out I can't big ears this wing so I was going forward but up,looking down I could'ent help picking out the biggest bushes thinking when I do crash that one looks softest,anyway the glider stayed infalted and I got down, beyond that I could'ent give an opinion on the wing, other than I am amazed it did not collapse compleatly,unlike my mate Dave who had two full bag of washing behind him collapses and numerous aysametrics trying to land,lucky boy.
the weather looks poor for quite a while now so I just need to book my flights for Brazil and wait for the first good spring to arrive.
About Me
- Steve.E
- I started paragliding in 1986 and soon became involved in the testing and trimming of the Wild T Paraglider, one of the first true Paragliders, soaring on Wether fell (Yorkshire Dales) for over an hour in 1987. After a short break I returned to the sport in 1996 and within in a year started competing, finishing 2nd in the 1997 BP Cup and going on to win it again in 2002. In the same year along with my ever supporting wife Claire,we became the only pilots to ever win an Open comp on a tandem (the Lakes Charity Classic). I have now flown more defined tasks in the UK than any other pilot.and have represented the UK in the Bleriot cup in 2002, 2003 and in 2005, finishing in 2nd place overall in the 2005 event, with the UK team winning with the largest margin ever in this international team competition. I finished in 2nd place in the 2007 UK champs,and I am curently ranked 75th in the world.
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